An excellent opportunity has arisen with a leading, London-based publisher of children’s books as English Export Assistant.

The successful candidate will join the English Language Export Department, and will undertake responsibility for the following:

• Being the point of contact for the company’s distributors and Bookclubs in Canada, looking after all aspects of their accounts
• Updating customers with the production schedule
• Sending out advance material, such as AIs, and proofs where appropriate to distributors. This material will also be used to sell titles to Bookclubs
• Updating spreadsheets, and updating customers as to any changes to the dispatch dates
• Entering new orders into internal systems, and keeping customers up to date with progress
• Analysing stock activity while utilising reports from accounts. This will include conceptualising new ideas as to how to move stock, as well as organising stock transfer from the company’s UK warehouse where necessary
• Organising and creating a publicity schedule, using UK marketing material as a template for Canadian Trade

The successful candidate will be a bright graduate, with some work experience in publishing sales or rights. With excellent office skills, the chosen applicant will have a strong knowledge of IT packages such as Word, Excel, Quark and Outlook. Excellent written English is also essential.

Please send your CV and covering email to Ellie Pike ASAP