International Sales Assistant London 2023

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-organised and confident communicator with excellent time-management skills and attention to detail to work within our dynamic and ambitious International Sales department.

The International Sales Assistant performs a key support role within the wider International Sales team, working across all Bloomsbury Consumer, Head of Zeus and Special Interest titles, and with our client publishers Alma Books and Titan Books. The role will include assisting in the day-to-day administration and operations of the team and supporting sales to customers around the world, including bookshops, distributors and online retailers. This role will report to the Head of International Sales.

This is a superb opportunity to join the high performing and award-winning International Sales team of a top 5 UK publisher and to work in a vibrant and successful publishing sales environment. Based in our Bedford Square office this will be a hybrid-working position.

The role

• General support for the International Sales team
• Fielding queries from customers and processing orders through our distributor
• Working closely with the warehouse and Bloomsbury Operations team to be sure of successful supply to all accounts
• Maintaining the key titles order form and presentation
• Creating slides for internal sales meetings
• Preparing sales figures for customer meetings and book fairs
• Running title sales reports when requested
• Preparing the team for and attending book fairs in person
• Responding to requests for catalogues / book samples / AI sheets / book jackets
• Representing the International Sales Team at ad hoc internal and author meetings

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Excellent communicator who is confident with dealing with people at all levels, particularly on the phone and over email/video
• Excellent attention to detail with a focus on efficiency and a keenness to learn
• Excellent time-management, prioritisation and organisational skills, with a close eye for detail and keen awareness of deadlines
• Experience of multi-tasking and prioritising a busy work-load with competing demands on your time
• Ability to adapt to changing daily tasks
• Strong numerical skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Teams
• No previous experience of publishing is necessary for this role!

As an Assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

• Working Pattern
• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
• Holidays
• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Sharesave Scheme
• In-house Doctor
• Eyecare Voucher Scheme

Company culture! – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Disability, Mental Health, Pride and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 12 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began.

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.