National Account Manager, Children's Books

Job Description

Simon & Schuster has been named to Forbes magazine list of ''America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022.''

Simon & Schuster is a global leader in general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories.

For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

The National Account Manager position is responsible for our wholly owned Children's list and Andrews McMeel kids for Ingram and Baker & Taylor. This position may require travel to Ingram in Nashville, TN 1-3 times a year and travel as needed to Bridgewater, NJ. In this position, the National Account Manager is required to sell in all titles and keep estimates updated in our system. They must analyze sales weekly and manage efficiencies in an effort to keep returns to a minimum. The account manager must provide regular feedback on sales through written updates, sales call preparation and post-call follow-up meetings with their manager and with publishing. The account manager must create and maintain strong relationships with the buying, marketing and collection development staff at both Ingram and Baker & Taylor. They must conduct regular backlist reviews.

Qualifications:
* 3-5 years of prior sales experience within the publishing industry is required.
* Exceptional interpersonal skills needed with the ability to effectively communicate with varied personalities at the account as well as all levels of management
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage many projects simultaneously while attending to details and deadlines
* Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint, knowledge of Edelweiss preferred
* Forward thinking, energetic, problem solver with focused relationship building skills.
* Passionate, dedicated reader.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

Paramount believes in creating environments that allow our primary focus to remain on providing entertainment, education and information to our millions of viewers around the world. As part of this commitment to health and safety, Paramount requires COVID-19 vaccines for current US employees, including all newly hired employees, subject to applicable law. Union employees are subject to the agreement reached between the Company and the applicable Union.

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