Sales Marketing Operation Assistant, Rh

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Sales Marketing Operations Assistant to orchestrate sales materials for our industry-leading reps. As a key liaison between publishing, marketing/publicity, and sales, this role on the sales marketing team is responsible for keeping the ''trains'' running on time – and inspected for top sales-driving performance. This position provides an intensive education in trade book publishing in a fast-paced, exciting, and collaborative environment, and will work across all Random House division imprints.

The ideal candidate:
• You have been hailed as an organizational mastermind, thrive on beating deadlines, and your attention to detail is finely tuned
• You have excellent time-management skills, a team mindset, and a graceful communication style
• You can quickly switch gears to accommodate projects that drop into the schedule and streamline where needed to achieve efficiency
• You can easily switch hats to focus on creating memorable and effective presentations
• And perhaps most of all, you want to help spread the word about amazing books that educate, entertain, and inspire

Day-to-day tasks will include:
• Coordinating with publishing teams to communicate and track deadlines, best practices, and processes for sales materials, such as catalog copy, recorded editorial presentations, and early excerpts/reading materials
• Reviewing and proofreading catalog copy, suggesting edits in accordance with best practices, and ensuring all edits have been completed
• Trafficking catalog copy to publishers, web copy team, and Sales Directors; ensuring deadlines are met and providing materials to Sales Reps by respective deadline
• Scheduling weekly and seasonal sales meetings and communicating/tracking follow-up with publishing and marketing/publicity teams
• Creating and proofreading PowerPoint presentations for sales meetings with a focus on key takeaways for each title; working with Publishing Managers and marketing/publicity teams to implement edits
• Editing audio recordings of editorial presentations
• Assisting with Advance Copy Program: soliciting quantities from publishing team and Sales Reps, coordinating with production team, monitoring inventory, creating early book mockups, and scheduling mailings
• Executing departmental administrative duties as needed

Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:
• Proven attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, take initiative, and work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
• Proofreading/copyediting and writing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Experience such as ad/media trafficking or project management a plus
• Strong interest in book publishing and in books across genres

Entry-level salary for this position is $45,000. Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program, kindly include your cover letter and resume in our application system.

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g381o9-18-118-120-204-42 in your application.