Sales Assistant (Hybrid)

Job Description
Penguin Random House is looking for an analytically minded Assistant to join the Online and Digital Sales team. This position reports to the Online and Digital Sales Director, supporting the sales managers responsible for selling Random House Adult titles to multiple online accounts including Amazon, Apple, Audible, Kobo, and Spotify.

The Assistant will distribute sales reports corporately, track/analyze data, help the team prepare for various meetings, and act as a liaison between the sales managers, sales directors, and the publishers. They will be tasked with reading frontlist titles, asked to share their opinions on them, and sit in on both divisional book launch, strategy, and marketing meetings across many pre-eminent publishing divisions. A creative and strategic marketing instinct will be important when managing backlist merchandising packages across all book categories at Amazon and other online accounts.

If you are a reader interested in book publishing and the evolving, fast-paced world of online/digital sales, this will be the perfect position for you!

This NYC-based role is a hybrid position with in-office responsibilities for a minimum of one day a week in the office. We will consider candidates who can work from a commutable distance to our offices at 1745 Broadway, which includes the tri-state area (NJ, CT, & PA).  The salary for this role is $55,000. Candidates must include a resume and cover letter to be considered for the role.

Specific responsibilities include:

Daily management of orders, sales reports, inventory, marketing content, and ancillary issues for titles at Amazon

Orchestrate merchandising, sales reports, initial buys, reorders, and monthly meetings with publishers for frontlist and backlist titles

Working and collaborating cross-departmentally with Metadata, Amazon Marketing Services, and Amazon Customer Service team members

Compiling and circulating time-sensitive data from a variety of internal databases and running ad hoc reports

Managing and executing monthly backlist merchandising reports across all PRH divisions

Assisting in the preparation for account appointments (i.e. gathering and preparing materials, creating PowerPoint presentations, Edelweiss catalogs) and participating in account-facing title presentations

Providing general administrative support for the department, including establishing staff meeting agendas, account manager calendar deadlines, and providing coverage when Sales Managers are out of the office

Qualifications
Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, inclination for public speaking a plus

High proficiency with Excel (vlookups, pivot tables), Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

Proven ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines

Strong analytical skills, including the ability to work comfortably with numbers

Ability to successfully prioritize and work on multiple projects at a time

Proactive, with strong organizational and follow-up skills

Team player with ability to work independently

Prior experience in retail, bookselling, and/or office environments is a plus

A passion for book publishing and sales is highly valued!