Literary Agent

Park & Fine   New York , NY   Full-time     Publishing
Posted on September 7, 2023

About:

Park & Fine Literary and Media (PFLM) is a boutique literary agency in Manhattan, specifically designed and resourced to discover and support bestselling authors across categories, genres, and continents.  The agency is independently funded and founded by Theresa Park and Celeste Fine.  Our leadership shares a commitment to business ethics that values people as much as profits, and a portion of the company budget is distributed annually to invest in employee-led initiatives in the publishing community.  You can read more about the agency at parkfine.com.

Purpose: PFLM is hiring a Senior Literary Agent.  

Your Profile:

The right candidate has been working as a full-time agent for 5+ years, with demonstrated success partnering with authors in Adult and/or YA and Children’s books.  PFLM values colleagues who draw from a diversity of personal and professional experiences and are passionate about every aspect of representing career authors.

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation: $100K - $500K+ commensurate with agent’s current client list. 

PFLM provides medical with premium paid by PFLM, vision and dental insurance also available with partial premium paid by PFLM. We also have a 401(k) plan after 1 full year of employment. Employees have 23 days of paid vacation, 10 holidays + 1 floating holiday, Summer Fridays 9-1 from Memorial Day-Labor Day. 

Physical Requirements:

Location: Flexible

How to Apply: Please submit a cover letter, CV, and client list to cfine@parkfine.com

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

PFLM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.