Now Hiring - Macmillan Publishers - Media And Communication Sales Assistant, International in New York, NY

We are looking for a Sales Assistant to provide administrative support for Trade Sales Canada Division & International Sales acting as primary point of administrative support for the Directors and Account Managers in each department. This role reports jointly to Canada Lead and Senior International Sales Manager.

What you'll do:

• Daily order processing for International, as well as daily customer service responsibilities.
• Update & Maintain seasonal Canada/International Editions database and metadata.
• Work with International reps, Children & Adult Canadian NAMs to prepare monthly sales presentations, as will help prepare for sales meetings and book fairs.
• Update and maintain International account details on an ongoing basis.
• Communicate with Sales Reps globally on a regular basis.
• Create and track special printings and bindery orders for key accounts.
• Primary point of administrative contact for Indigo and Raincoast for data feeds, including all the additional steps needed to upload Macmillan data feeds into Indigo systems and Catalist
• Provide customer support, materials, samples, galleys and digital manuscripts. Managing selling material including files posted the Digital Assets Folder. Send seasonal reports including seasonal title grid, competitive titles grid, sales kits, etc. Solicit Raincoast seasonal galley quantities and send from Universal Wilde.
• Assist seasonal Big Book Previews and seasonal presentations
• Review daily orders and work with supply chain & Canadian Lead to release or cancel orders.
• Prepare and circulate Indigo top 25 report and other reports
• Solicit Raincoast P&B estimate quantities weekly
• Maintain C format grid; request C format ISBN’s seasonally

What you'll bring:

• Strong analytical skills
• Microsoft office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Knowledge of Gmail
• Adept at learning new online platforms
• Excellent follow up skills
• Able to multi-task
• Strong interpersonal skills

Ideal Experience:

• Some administrative office experience preferred

This role will have an annual salary of $47,500.

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.