Book Publishing - Assistant

Job Description

The Role

CAA is seeking an assistant to support an Agent in our Publishing department. This Agent works with clients across all departments (Music, Film, TV, News, etc.) to create literary opportunities for A-list celebrity talent. CAA Publishing represents award-winning and bestselling storytellers across a wide range of disciplines, including fiction, non-fiction, biographies, memoirs, cookbooks, children’s books, and more. Our authors include media personalities, musicians, actors, political figures, trendsetters, and more.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support, including heavy phones, coordinating meetings, schedules and heavy travel, preparing expense reports, and producing correspondence
• Create decks for client pitch meetings
• Serve as first point of contact with clients and executives with a professional, customer-service attitude
• Assist with special projects, research, and compiling information as needed
• Track client projects and payments
• Stay up to date on the publishing landscape, popular culture, entertainment, sports, and politics

Qualifications

• BA/BS from an accredited University or College preferred
• At least 1 year of relevant administrative experience within the Entertainment Industry, prior talent agency experience a plus
• Ability to interact with a wide range or clients, colleagues, and industry leaders with diplomacy, discretion, and grace under pressure
• Outgoing, creative thinker, with strong interest or knowledge of popular culture and book publishing
• Excellent phone demeanor
• Experience anticipating needs of manager and clients
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized, with the ability to keep pace with multiple priorities and timelines
• Adept at problem solving and thinking quickly
• Ability to perform well under pressure, maintaining a sense of urgency
• Team oriented

Location

This role is in-person, based out of the New York, NY office.

Compensation

The base hourly rate for this position is in the range of $20.00 - $22.00. This position also is eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus. Ultimately, wages may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Please provide complete and legible information.An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.