Sales executive, East Asia

Closing date for applications: 20 August 2025

Salary: £28,500

Use your language skills and passion for books to drive international sales and connect global teams at the heart of publishing

We are currently seeking a sales executive to report to the head of sales, East Asia.

Responsibilities

• Supports head of sales, East Asia and the China freelancer sales rep with general admin work, including (but not limited to): customer enquiries, order submission, customer service issues, samples & POS management, preparing sales trip materials, and mailing
• Communicates with co-workers in US and UK offices, including international sales teams, customer service, stock control and credit control teams; attends meetings and sales conferences both in person and virtually
• Organises Beijing Book Fair, including booking, design, logistics, samples, stand management, and other related issues
• Manages the HarperCollins Weibo account
• Provides regional expertise on UK and US systems
• Acts as first point of contact with UK/US teams for providing of sales and marketing material, publishing schedules, title plans, and print runs
• Responsibility for administrating and invoicing of direct deliveries and drop shipments

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin), both in written and speaking
• Experience in sales/marketing supporting roles are preferred
• Familiar with Chinese social medias including WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, etc.
• Self-starter, organized, adaptable, able to prioritize, high-level of communications skills
• Passion for promoting English books in the Chinese speaking markets
• Commercial awareness of revenue and profit that drives of the business and their impact of the role
• Willingness to travel when necessary

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.