Publication Manager

MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. To make this possible, we create, curate, acquire and champion visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. The Publishing Team at MUBI prepares unique print publications and original writing to reveal the excitement, depth, and diversity of film culture. Across our biannual print magazine Notebook, its digital counterpart, and the recent launch of the MUBI Editions imprint, we aim to expand MUBI’s cinephile ecosystem, developing and producing English-language publications of lasting value and quality.

Following the successful release of our inaugural title Read Frame Type Film, we are now looking for an enthusiastic Publications Manager to contribute to and further strengthen the running of MUBI Editions. The scope of the Publications Manager encompasses a wide array of strategic tasks and we welcome candidates who bring new perspectives to the Team. Reporting to the Publishing Director, this newly-created role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work in a motivated, highly-creative environment and focus on film-related book publishing.

Please note that the role is in publishing administration and operations. It is not an editorial nor a writing role, and candidates without demonstrable book publishing experience within areas relevant to MUBI Editions will not be considered.

• Title assessment and evaluation: project retail prices, sales, and print runs;
• Rights management: in conjunction with the Publishing Director and the Legal Affairs Managers, negotiate permissions or republication rights, ensuring the smooth running of contractual relationships;
• Help solve challenges around manufacturing, costing, and timing;
• Data and Sales: maintain metadata in the title management system; evaluate the performance of individual titles and share insights with relevant stakeholders;
• Inventory and stock management: coordinate stock delivery and warehouse transfers; track stock levels and movements through sales data analysis;
• Existing experience in the publishing industry, with a specialism in art books and independent publishing;
• Knowledge of and experience in arranging and negotiating publishing rights and agreements;
• Experience of sales operations or inventory management within a bookselling or publishing environment;
• Understanding of contemporary publishing trends and market interests for MUBI’s core audience and beyond.

We want to make cinema accessible to everyone. That means it's our responsibility to ensure that all candidates are not discriminated against in our hiring processes and our employment decisions based on their race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, age, gender identity or expression, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, family or parental status, or any other applicable characteristic.

Compensation Range: £36K - £38K