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Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a sales team, providing guidance, training, support and mentoring as needed.
• Provide ongoing training and support to the sales team to enhance their product knowledge and sales skills.
• Working across UK/US principals with our distribution lists.
• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve sales targets and increase market share and footprint.
• Ensuring key accounts sales targets are met and high levels of customer satisfaction and delivered.
• Placing of orders and stock management.
• Analyse market trends and competitor activity to identify new business opportunities.
• Identify new market opportunities and develop strategies to penetrate untapped segments.
• Monitor sales performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Analyse sales reports and prepare forecasts for management review.
• Analyse sales data and prepare reports to track performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to develop and execute effective sales, publicity and marketing campaigns.
• Presentation and selling of books to customers.
• Create a collaborative, learning community while contributing to faith and spiritual growth.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and market developments.
• Attend industry events to network and generate leads.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a sales manager or any other related industry.
• Strong leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Experience in Christian ministry and faith philosophy is essential.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proven track record of successfully achieving targets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
• Valid driver's license and willingness, ability to travel as needed.

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Qualifications & Experience

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Minimum of 3 years of book production or operations experience
• Successful and proven track record in a similar or related role
• Computer literate (MS Word, Outlook and Excel)
• Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Afrikaans
• Excellent organizational abilities; the ability to keep to deadlines
• Meticulous, accurate and gives attention to detail
• Shows initiative and is flexible

Key Responsibilities

• Attend reprint meetings
• Request print quotes and compile budgets for reprints of print editions and new audiobooks
• Plan, schedule and coordinate all processes for the production process and delivery timelines
• Ensure delivery of products within set timelines and budgets
• Capture and update information on Bookmaster and on NB's Title Management System
• Update and maintain relevant information (reprint publication list and printing schedules)
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders
• Adhere to protocols in line with legal and audit requirements
• Provide administrative support to the production manager
• Work closely with colleagues in the production team
• Coordinate the production of audiobooks

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Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the publicity manager, the publicist's main responsibilities would include:

• Preparing and implementing publicity and marketing plans for the group's Afrikaans and English adult fiction titles
• Liaising with the media in order to obtain maximum positive publicity for our fiction titles in all forms of traditional, digital and social media
• Building and maintaining relationships with authors, media and booksellers
• Arranging author tours and events
• Working in conjunction with in-house editorial and sales departments
• Writing and coordinating marketing information for use in, among others, media releases, newsletters, internet marketing, social media and internal communication
• To work within a designated marketing budget

Required Skills & Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal skills in Afrikaans and English
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Thorough understanding of the media
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Planning and organizing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Creativity and innovation
• Ability to be persuasive and negotiate
• Problem solving skills
• Drive and motivation to succeed
• Flexibility and the ability to react quickly and proactively to change
• Ability to focus and prioritize
• Attention to detail while seeing the bigger picture
• Ability to create an impact in the media while being attentive to costs
• Proficiency in relevant software packages and applications
• Possession of a valid driver's license

Required Qualifications

Preferred

Qualification

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• BA degree in language or journalism;
• Marketing qualification

Experience

• Marketing or book trade experience
• Exposure to a media environment;
• Exposure to book trade;
• Experience in book publicity or PR

Prior Knowledge

Good general knowledge;

• Interest in books, reading and publishing in general
• Knowledge of contemporary adult Afrikaans and English literature;
• Knowledge of the book trade

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Key responsibilities

Reporting to the publicity manager, the publicist’s main responsibilities would include:

• Preparing and implementing publicity and marketing plans for the group’s Afrikaans and English Children and Youth titles
• Liaising with the media to obtain maximum positive publicity for titles in all forms of traditional, digital and social media as well as point of sale material
• Building and maintaining relationships with authors, media, booksellers and schools
• Arranging author tours and events at schools, other institutions and booksellers
• Working in conjunction with in-house editorial and sales departments
• Writing and coordinating marketing information for use in, among others, media releases, newsletters, internet marketing, social media, and internal communication
• Working within a designated marketing budget
• Supporting the publicity manager with general administration

Required skills & competencies

• Excellent written and verbal skills in Afrikaans and English (Multilingualism would be a recommendation)
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Thorough understanding of the media, the general trade and schools’ markets
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Creativity and innovation
• Ability to be persuasive and to negotiate effectively
• Problem-solving skills
• Drive and motivation to succeed
• Flexibility and the ability to react quickly and proactively to change
• Ability to focus and prioritise
• Attention to detail while seeing the bigger picture
• Ability to create an impact in the media while being attentive to costs
• Proficiency in relevant software packages and applications
• Logical thinker, good with administration
• Possession of a valid driver’s license

Required qualifications

Qualification

• Relevant tertiary qualification. 
• BA degree in language or journalism.
• Marketing qualification.

Experience

• Marketing or book trade experience.
• Exposure to a media environment.
• Exposure to book trade.
• Experience in book publicity or PR.

Prior knowledge

• Good general knowledge.
• Interest in books, reading and publishing in general.
• Knowledge of Children and Youth markets in South African.  
• Knowledge of the book trade.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of sales representatives across the country, providing guidance, training, support and mentoring as needed.
• Provide ongoing training and support to the sales team to enhance their product knowledge and sales skills.
• Working across UK/US principals with our distribution lists.
• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve sales targets and increase market share and footprint.
• Ensuring key accounts sales targets are met and high levels of customer satisfaction and delivered.
• Placing of orders and stock management.
• Analyse market trends and competitor activity to identify new business opportunities.
• Identify new market opportunities and develop strategies to penetrate untapped segments.
• Monitor sales performance and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Analyse sales reports and prepare forecasts for management review.
• Analyse sales data and prepare reports to track performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with procurement teams to develop and execute effective sales, publicity and marketing campaigns.
• Presentation and selling of books to customers.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and market developments.
• Attend industry events to network and generate leads.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Sales Manager or any other related industry.
• Strong leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proven track record of successfully achieving targets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
• Valid driver's license and willingness, ability to travel as needed.