publishing rights manager
Publishing rights managers are responsible for the copyrights of books. They organise the sale of these rights so books can be translated, made into movies, etc.
publishing rights manager publishing rights managers are responsible for the copyrights of books. They organise the sale of these rights so books can be translated, made into movies, etc. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include copyright legislation, financial jurisdiction, follow work schedule, manage staff, negotiate publishing rights.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £54,772 a year for Managers and directors in the creative industries (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 1255). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only publishing rights manager, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does publishing rights manager do?
Publishing rights managers are responsible for the copyrights of books. They organise the sale of these rights so books can be translated, made into movies, etc.
What skills does publishing rights manager need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include copyright legislation, financial jurisdiction, follow work schedule, manage staff, negotiate publishing rights, finish project within budget. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace publishing rights manager?
Our AI-durability model gives publishing rights manager a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.