This is an exciting opportunity to join the hugely successful International Sales team covering the two Children’s divisions at HarperCollins – Harper Children’s Books and Farshore. The International Sales Team are responsible for bringing colourful, empowering, and dynamic books to children all around the world and we are very excited to take on someone to help us achieve this.

The role will require an extremely high level of organisation and detail, as well as an ability to quickly acquire a high level of competency on company systems and confident use of Microsoft Office applications. They must also exhibit outstanding relationship management and be able to problem-solve.

Most of all we’re looking for a personable, bright individual who can learn quickly and use their own initiative. The candidate will ideally have a junior level of account management experience, a love of Children’s books, excellent inter-personal skills and be able to think creatively and bring new ideas to the table.

The role offers solid experience in the world of Publishing and will sit across the most exciting, bestselling authors and brands in the market, including acclaimed authors such as David Walliams, Michael Morpurgo, Alice Oseman, Holly Jackson, Tahereh Mafi and Lemony Snicket, award-winning picture book authors and illustrators such as Julia Donaldson, Oliver Jeffers and Rob Biddulph, heritage classics such as Winnie-the-Pooh, Paddington Bear, Tintin and Dr. Seuss, as well as exciting gaming brands such as Pokémon, Nintendo and Minecraft.

 Key Responsibilities

• Support the Director, Senior Sales Manager and Key Account Manager across both Children’s Divisions

• To be the primary contact for general day to day queries – i.e., checking information, requests for covers, internal PDFs, manuscripts, requests for sales information

• Send cost requests to Production and then collate, process and track all confirmed orders

• Deliver a high standard of customer service

• Act as liaison between Marketing & Publicity and our customers to help the International Team deliver successful global campaigns

Skills Required

• Must have excellent attention to detail

• Confidence with learning new systems and processes

• Organisation – the ability to manage and track files and data efficiently

• Proactiveness – Using initiative, seeking new business, problem-solve

• Professional, reliable, able to work quickly under pressure

• Keen to progress with an interest in sales

Benefits 

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days) 

• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave 

• Private healthcare cover and life assurance 

• Summer Hours  

• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal 

• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme 

• Relocation Rent Support Loan  

• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes 

• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers 

• Gym membership discount 

• Onsite physiotherapy (London only) 

• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days 

• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company

• Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)

• With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire

• Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books 

• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts 

• Onsite prayer room 

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit  https://www.btbs.org/

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.