Nicole Brand

Rights Assistant at Penguin Random House Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

About

Rights Assistant at Penguin Random House Canada. Recently completed the Editing Certificate through Simon Fraser University. Author of fiction with a WIP novel and passionate about continuing to learn French and Spanish in her spare time. Former South African attorney, notary public and conveyancer prior to her move to Canada where she worked as a Law Clerk in US Business Immigration.

Experience

  • Penguin Random House Canada (4 yrs)
    • Rights Assistant
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Rights Assistant
      Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 · 7 mos

    • Intern
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos

  • Law Clerk at EY
    Feb 2021 - Apr 2021 · 3 mos

  • Editorial Intern at Dzanc Books
    Feb 2021 - Apr 2021 · 3 mos

    Volunteered as an Editorial Intern and assisted with reading and evaluating manuscript submissions (summary, comparative titles, audience, publishing potential and personal opinion); writing elevator pitches and creating and defending sample publishing seasons.

  • English Editor at MDPI
    Mar 2019 - Jun 2019 · 4 mos

  • Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc (Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
    • Junior Associate
      Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Commercial Real Estate Department

    • Candidate Attorney
      Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Employment, Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Real Estate Departments