Publishing agents must always be up to date about trends and new features in the publishing market and they must take decisions about the route that the different publishing lines in the company should follow. Their work consists of detecting market niches that are worth focusing on and discovering where the opportunities are for the publishing industry. They must also look for new subject matters and new authors so that the company for which they work has the best opportunities. Publishing agents are key figures in sectoral firms.

• Stay up to date about editorial market trends.
• Identify future markets and new products.
• Develop ideas for books and identify suitable authors.
• Prepare proposals for future publications, including expenses, expected sales, profits, etc.
• Travel to book trade fairs to be up to date.
• Look for new authors.
• Search for publications in other languages to translate and publish in Catalan and Spanish.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Comunicació cultural
• Grau: Comunicació i industries culturals
• Grau: Periodisme
• Grau: Estudis anglesos
• Grau: Estudis àrabs i hebreus
• Grau: Estudis d'Àsia oriental
• Grau: Estudis literaris
• Grau: Llengües i literatures modernes
• Grau: Estudis clàssics
• Grau: Filologia clàssica
• Grau: Llengües romàniques i les seves literatures
• Grau: Filosofia
• Grau: Humanitats
• Grau: Humanitats i estudis culturals
• Grau: Llengües aplicades
• Grau: Filologia catalana
• Grau: Filologia catalana i estudis occitans
• Grau: Llengua i literatura catalanes
• Grau: Filologia hispànica
• Grau: Llengua i literatura espanyoles
• Grau: Llengua i literatura hispàniques
• Grau: Estudis francesos

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 2

Analytical thought: Level 2

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 3

Strategic orientation: Level 3

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Humanities

The key interests of people who are interested in the field of humanities are studying the activity of human beings over time as well as their cultural and artistic expressions. Activities that represent this field are the creation of cultural products and the organisation of exhibitions and events, in addition to the promotion of actions for the preservation and dissemination of an artistic group. Significant knowledge of cultural, historical and linguistic heritage is required to carry out these activities.

Proofreader

Copyeditor

Director of publishing line

Publisher

Reader

• Work hours

  Wage earners will generally work full-time, but with a lot of flexibility for travel.

• Salary

  Literary agents can earn between 21.063 and 30.312 euros, depending on their experience. Median: 25.267 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician