Inspired Selection
Senior Sales & Marketing Executive
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Senior Sales & Marketing Executive (Temporary, Part-Time)
Part-Time, 21 Hours per Week (3 Days)
Location: Flexible / Hybrid
Inspired Selection is recruiting on behalf of an ambitious independent children's publisher seeking a proactive Sales & Marketing Executive to support the growth of its titles across retail, trade and online channels for approximately 6 months.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with bookselling, online bookselling, retail or ecommerce experience who enjoys building relationships, identifying opportunities and driving sales growth.
Working closely with an experienced publishing team, you will help increase visibility, support retailer partnerships, develop online sales and represent the business at events and across the trade.
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Key Responsibilities
- Build relationships with bookshops, retailers and trade partners
- Support sales outreach and follow-up activity
- Help grow online and direct-to-consumer sales
- Identify opportunities to increase visibility and sales across retail channels
- Represent the business at events and trade activities
- Support marketing campaigns and audience engagement initiatives
- Work closely with external marketing partners and internal stakeholders
About You
- Experience within bookselling, online bookselling, retail, ecommerce or customer-facing sales
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Commercially minded, organised and proactive
- Confident representing a brand and building new relationships
- Interested in children's books and keen to learn more about the publishing industry
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Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing children's publisher in a varied role where you can combine sales, marketing and relationship management whilst developing your publishing knowledge and helping to drive commercial growth.
** Inspired Search & Selection are a publishing recruitment specialist who operate an Equal Opportunities policy. We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.
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