Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Job Opening

From today's Publishers Marketplace - in case you have time on your hands, plenty of cash in your pockets, and a deep longing to learn about the agenting business:

Offered by: Vigliano Associates

Salary: unpaid

Duration: Internship

Location: New York, NY

Requirements: An opportunity to fill an opening for an internship at Manhattan's premier boutique literary agency is now available. We are a busy, fast-paced agency that works with a variety of both fiction and non-fiction clients. The right candidate should be computer literate, organized, detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task. You will provide general office support by answering phones, filing and running errands as well as, reading and reviewing queries and manuscripts.
This position will provide excellent training and a foot in the door to the book publishing industry. This is an un-paid internship with high possibility for compensation later. Starts immediately. hours are 10 to 7, three days per week.
Please e-mail your resume to kk@viglianoassociates.com or fax to: 212-888-8550.

Contact: Kirby Kim


You get to read the slush and you won't get paid. Sounds like a miserable deal, unless you want to grow up to be an agent. The experience is uncompensated, but priceless.

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