Location: New York,NY, USA
** Sales Assistant - PRH Publishing Services**
The Penguin Random House Publishing Services team is seeking a sales assistant to provide support to a team of three and administrative support for the department as needed. This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves to streamline and improve processes, enjoys creative problem-solving, and has a desire and willingness to seek increased responsibility and grow within a busy department. The sales assistant will work primarily with Penguin Random House sales and marketing liaisons, publishing operations, and digital customeroperations teams to respond to client questions and concerns.
**Responsibilities**
* Collect and maintain seasonal materials for client publishers, including assigning comparable titles and sales estimate due dates, meeting materials
* Correspond with client publishers regularly regarding final sales estimates, meeting/deadline reminders, metadata, and title information sweeps
* Maintain seasonal meeting materials for all publishers, track receipt of those materials, and maintain accuracy of title information
* Assist sales managers with day-to-day client queries
* Manage and announce drop-in titles
* Provide regular sales reporting to clients and sales managers
* Collaborate with other team members to ensure coverage for setting up and running WebEx meetings
* Distribute sales materials to reps as requested
* Manage gathering and sharing sales rep feedback with client publishers
* Help create and update documentation about processes and best practices for the imprint sales team
**Requirements**
* Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work both independently and collaboratively
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Self-starter with enthusiasm and ability to take initiative
* Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; experience with Outlook, Teams, SAP, or WebEx a plus!
* Experience in a customer support role, publishing, or bookselling a plus
Salary for this position is $45,000. Please apply using our online application process, and please include your resume and cover letter.
Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.
Penguin Random House is the leading adult and childrens publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 250 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Childrens Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be found at
*Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status*.
**Company:** Penguin Random House LLC
**Country:** United States of America
**State/Region:** New York
**City:** New York
**Postal Code:** 10019
**Job ID:** 206522
Date: Mar 1, 2022 Location: New York, NY, US, 10019
**Nearest Major Market:** Manhattan
**Nearest Secondary Market:** New York City
**Job Segment:** Sales Support, Publishing Sales, Medical, Sales, Publishing, Healthcare
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