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Salary:&nbsp;£37,291 to £41,985 (depending on experience)Role:&nbsp;Full time, permanent&nbsp;Location:&nbsp;Farringdon, London This is an exciting opportunity to drive sales and manage customer relationships internationally at an independent children's publisher.&nbsp;Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling THAT’S NOT MY® series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Ravena Guron – with everything from Sticker Dolly Dressing&nbsp;to Philosophy for Beginners in between.Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children’s publishing and one of the best-known brands in children’s books globally, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, but which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.Usborne’s busy Export team manages the sales of English Language books to open markets outside of the UK &amp; Ireland, North America and Australia and New Zealand. The team is made up of 5 in-house salespeople, supplemented by four external territory managers for markets such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America/the Caribbean and Japan.We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised individual to join our busy Export Team to manage sales to, and relationships with, our customers in Southeast Asia and Pakistan. This is a hands-on, wide-ranging role, which will involve managing customer orders and queries, developing marketing and sales strategies as well as providing support to and collaborating with our external Sales Representative in the Middle East and the Territory Manager covering China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.&nbsp;This is a brilliant opportunity to grow your international sales experience in a fast-paced, creative and friendly environment where you’ll be part of a team passionate about getting books into the hands of children around the world. Key responsibilities<ul><li>Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers, sales representatives and distributors.</li><li>Manage customer orders and queries.</li><li>Oversee the invoicing and account set-up process for customers, ensuring costings are prepared accurately.</li><li>Monitor customer performance and commercial terms to ensure sustained growth and profitability.</li><li>Develop tailored sales and marketing strategies to grow frontlist and backlist sales.</li><li>Explore new business opportunities and provide market insights to the wider team.</li><li>Resolve export challenges—from shipping delays to documentation issues—with a problem-solving mindset.</li><li>Work collaboratively with internal teams at Usborne including our editorial, marketing and production departments.</li><li>Travel to visit customers in your territories as well as attending relevant international book fairs.</li></ul> What we’re looking forWe are looking for someone with an excellent knowledge of book market and publishing. The successful candidate for this role will have at least 3 years international sales experience in a similar role, with a can-do, team player attitude.&nbsp;The successful candidate will also demonstrate:<ul><li>Excellent relationship-building and customer service skills.</li><li>Great communication and presentation skills.</li><li>An ability to juggle multiple deadlines and prioritise workload effectively. &nbsp;</li><li>Fantastic negotiation and influencing skills.</li><li>A keen eye for detail.</li><li>Commercial awareness with an ability to conduct market research, spot trends and respond accordingly.</li><li>Strong financial acumen and numeracy skills to handle costings, price negotiations and profit margins effectively.</li><li>Problem-solving skills.</li><li>Confidence using Microsoft Office and Biblio&nbsp;</li></ul> Location and benefitsWe offer a 35-hour working week from our offices in Farringdon, London. After a short initial induction period we operate a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home which we feel optimises our opportunities for collaboration and contact with our colleagues. You'll need to be able to reliably commute to and work from the office on in-person working days.In addition to our transparent salary grading structure, you’ll also enjoy a generous and thoughtfully designed benefits package, including:<ul><li>25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays), rising to 30 days after 5 years</li><li>Industry-leading pension scheme and life assurance</li><li>Access to our Employee Assistance Programme via Health Shield and in-house Mental Health First Aiders</li><li>Healthcare cashback scheme and virtual GP access</li><li>A paid volunteering day each year to give back to causes you care about</li><li>Discounts and perks through our employee rewards programme</li><li>Cycle to Work Scheme</li><li>A 75% staff discount on Usborne books (yes, really!)</li></ul> Recruitment processAfter an anonymised shortlisting process, we anticipate first interviews taking place in person around the week commencing 28th July 2025, with second round interviews also in person shortly afterwards.We are looking for the successful candidate to commence the role as soon as possible.Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role so you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK. AI noticeWe kindly ask that you refrain from using any AI tools for your application.Whilst AI is undoubtedly a useful tool in some instances, we need to see that you're able to demonstrate your ability to originate ideas and write them in a compelling manner, not just generate them using a tool.Therefore, any suspected AI usage may result in your application being rejected. Usborne is dedicated to building a diverse taskforce that reflects the wide range of communities that read our books globally. Decisions are made based on the individual’s skills and experiences and we welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, particularly those underrepresented in publishing.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Usborne Publishing

Export sales executive

Closing date: 10th July 2025Salary: £32,375 per annumDepartment: Sales Operations (Commercial)Reports to: Audience managerLocation: London / Manchester / Leeds / Bristol / Glasgow We are looking for a data-driven, strategic and curious audience and programmatic analyst to join our growing digital offering at C4.The Sales Operations team is responsible for the creation and delivery of maximising revenue across all delivery methods of viewing within the 4Sales portfolio across linear, VoD and Social. The team is required to deliver exceptional levels of service to Sales and customers, manages deal delivery and creates value through innovative systems, working practices and new trading opportunities. The department works with several external vendors and key stakeholders across the business to develop roadmaps, ensure smooth operations and troubleshoot issues. &nbsp;They also provide answers to content, data, forecasting and operational questions.The role involves developing data-backed audience strategies that drive performance and efficiency across our digital media ecosystem. The analyst will push forward our attribution solution and seek optimisation strategies for our programmatic solutions. They will work with our established audience tools such as our CDP, Data Clean Room and attribution solution, but also help to onboard new technologies and data tools to further enhance the audience product. The analyst will drive traction within the Sales Teams and across C4 by looking at patterns and delivering actionable audience insight.The analyst will be analysing performance data direct from the C4 Ad Server to understand DSP behaviour around PMP deals and drive efficiency and recommendations for a floor price that should fluctuate based on demand. &nbsp;They will also provide a support role in managing the day-to-day PMP campaigns for agencies and trading desks. There is a significant external facing element to the role that requires close collaboration with our trading partners, DSPs and data solution vendors.The role requires a person with proven technical ability and the ability to demonstrate the value of audience and programmatic campaigns to agencies. It is also essential to have an aptitude for problem solving. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Build and manage audience segments using any combination of first, second- and third-party data.</li><li>Provide strategic thinking on audience design and targeting logic.</li><li>Work closely with the Audience Manager to build out effective workflows in relation to audience targeted campaigns and troubleshoot issues.</li><li>Develop audience strategies for both direct and programmatic campaigns to evaluate performance and provide recommendations for improvement.</li><li>Enhance and develop our Attribution solution to best in class.</li><li>Analyse performance data from the ad server to identify insight and opportunities.</li><li>Maintain and grow strong relationships with Data and Programmatic partners.</li><li>Optimise and drive efficiency gains through the workflow and campaign set up processes.</li><li>Ensure yield maximisation and operational ad delivery efficiency.</li><li>Build excellent relationships with the Direct Sales and Operations teams.</li><li>Be flexible and passionate about getting the job done and the demands of a changing media landscape.</li></ul> JOB FACTORSTechnical &amp; Professional Skills&nbsp;<ul><li>Understanding of audience segmentation across Digital landscape.</li><li>Good knowledge of the programmatic landscape and the roles of the major tech players.</li><li>Ability to collect, analyse and interpret data to make informed decisions about audience taxonomy, PMP pricing and the delivery of campaigns across our digital products.</li><li>Understanding of working with external and internal support teams to manage solutions through various teams and levels to resolution.</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.</li></ul>Autonomy/Judgment/Decision Making<ul><li>Ability to work with little supervision within guidelines.</li><li>Plan and prioritise time effectively to meet all goals and deadlines.</li><li>Manage the demands of the technology roadmap and balance with agency expectations.</li><li>Communicate messages to market appropriately.</li></ul>Relationship Management<ul><li>Comfortable leading cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and shifting priorities.</li><li>Able to develop effective external and internal relationships.</li><li>Develops and maintains effective relationships with agencies.</li><li>Ability to uses mediation skills when required.</li></ul>Complexity/Problem Solving<ul><li>Resolves day-to-day technical issues with partners.</li><li>Monitors campaigns for accuracy of delivery, ensures that inventory is optimised with minimal wastage.</li><li>Time management - able to juggle and prioritise tasks according to strict deadlines.</li></ul>Business Impact/Strategic Perspective<ul><li>Understands the strategic aims of the department and how they relate to this role.</li><li>Strong storytelling and presentation skills and able to influence non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul> ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE &amp; SKILLS<ul><li>Highly proficient in spreadsheet analysis and articulating key information to the sales team.</li><li>Experience with data platforms and the programmatic ecosystem.</li><li>Ability to liaise on technical, operational and sales driven agendas with stakeholders.</li><li>Experience working with decisions makers at a range of levels and in different disciplines.</li><li>Proven experience in Ad Sales / Ad Technology.</li><li>Experience of multi-screened ad delivery.</li><li>Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint.</li><li>High levels of attention to detail, particularly with numerical data.</li><li>Proven account management experience.</li><li>Ability to negotiate effectively with clients.</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

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Audience and programmatic analyst

Closing date for applications: 6 July 2025Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 dependent on experience (+bonus +benefits)Location: LondonContract: Permanent&nbsp;Bring books to Europe and drive sales, build relationships and champion authors in this exciting junior-level sales role based in London.Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.We're made up of 11&nbsp;autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder &amp; Stoughton; Headline; Quercus; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary schools.Hachette UK is part of&nbsp;Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Ireland.It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industries. &nbsp;What you'll be doingYou will report into the Head of Sales for Europe and will be responsible for sales into Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta and Gibraltar. You will need to develop relationships, as well as present and sell new titles on a regular basis&nbsp;in order to meet and exceed budgets.You will be required to carry out regular reviews of sales to identify issues and opportunities and drive improved customer performance and profitability. You will also be responsible for planning and managing an efficient and appropriate level of travel within set budgets and efficiently using time both with customers and in the office; managing and planning book fairs, and other sales events.&nbsp; There will also be an element of sales support to the rest of the European team as and when required. ResponsibilitiesDay-to-day customer support, including:<ul><li>Processing all orders</li><li>Dealing with general queries and information requests</li><li>Processing credit claims and returns.</li><li>Ensure accuracy of record keeping</li></ul>Sales material and customer support:<ul><li>To co-ordinate all sales material for your accounts.</li><li>To organise sales trips and carry out all follow-up activity.</li><li>To update/maintain customer databases</li></ul>Product and market knowledge:<ul><li>championing brand authors and focus break through titles</li><li>attending regular meetings and sales conferences (including book fairs where relevant)</li><li>reading advance information on material</li><li>maintaining a relevant level of market and competitor awareness by active information seeking outside company (including regular visits to stores)</li><li>Assist in the development of new routes to market</li></ul> &nbsp;Who we are looking for<ul><li>Strong organisational skills coupled with a keen eye for detail</li><li>Good interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to build customer relationships</li><li>An independent decision maker (within agreed parameters)</li><li>Team player</li><li>Strong IT Skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, and strong attention to detail.</li><li>Customer focused and proactive</li><li>Flexible, adaptable and positive</li><li>Able to understand financial drivers of performance, and to manipulate and analyse data to enhance sales and profitability</li><li>Good knowledge of the book market</li><li>Demonstrable sales experience</li></ul> &nbsp;What we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:<ul><li>28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)</li><li>Generous pension schemes</li><li>Rent deposit loans</li><li>2 community days per year</li><li>Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)</li><li>Retail discounts through Hachette rewards</li><li>Cycle to Work scheme</li><li>Eye care vouchers</li><li>Wide-ranging training library</li><li>Development programmes (including mentoring)</li><li>Up to 70% off book purchases</li><li>A charity bookshelf</li><li>12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including&nbsp;Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing&nbsp;and religious networks</li><li>Season ticket loans</li><li>And much more!</li></ul>The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House,&nbsp;with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. &nbsp;Our commitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.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 junior roles. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.booktradeentrysupport.org/" target="_blank">www.booktradeentrysupport.org</a>Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Carmelite House

Hachette UK

Sales executive

Closing date: 6th July 2025Salary: £27,125.00 per annum&nbsp;Reports To: Campaign LeadDepartment: Sales OperationsLocation: London / ManchesterStatus: FTC until 02/12/2025 (Secondment if internal)Job Grade: P3 Channel 4's Campaigns Operations team is hiring a detailed and proactive assistant.The key function of the Sales Department is to generate the maximum amount of revenue from Channel 4’s programmes and products and on behalf of UKTV and Discovery’s advertising opportunities. Whilst at the same time, delivering great customer service and working with the wider business to deliver the Channel 4 remit.It employs approximately 225 people who work across a range of related functions, including Agency &amp; Client Sales, Business Development, Digital, Partnership, Trading, Sales Development, and Campaign Operations. Most employees are based in London, but there are also growing sales teams in Manchester as well as an outsourced business in Dublin.The Campaign Operations Team is responsible for the creation and delivery of maximum revenue across all means of viewing. The purpose of the Campaign Assistant role within the Campaign Operations team is to book and administer both Linear and Digital campaigns in conjunction with the Airtime Sales team. This will be done under the guidance of a Campaign Executive. This level of service is to be attributed to all channels and platforms across our portfolio.The Campaign Assistant will help the Campaign Executive in all aspects of delivery and monitoring of deals to ensure the most efficient delivery of deals across all revenue streams. The most essential requirement is to ensure that the C4 sales department generates the maximum amount of revenue across all our revenue streams. Responsibilities<ul><li>To develop a thorough understanding of all trading aspects of the Channel 4 revenue flow.</li><li>To develop a thorough knowledge of all Linear and Digital booking systems.</li><li>To monitor the delivery levels of all Digital and Linear campaigns on a daily, weekly, monthly basis highlighting any anomalies.</li><li>To ensure all Digital and Linear activity is booked and adheres to the internal booking cycle.</li><li>To understand and prioritise any late Linear or digital problems highlighted by Airtime Sales.</li><li>Problem-solving throughout the month to maximise revenue for the channel.</li><li>Develop relationships with counterparts across all C4 Departments (including Airtime Sales &amp; Traffic) to ensure conflicting demands are met across all revenue streams.</li><li>Communicates both verbally and in writing with all internal departments across all disciplines.</li><li>Resolves routine airtime and digital problems at a campaign level.</li><li>Escalate more complex problems to line management.</li><li>Prioritise workload in conjunction with Campaign Operations Executives.</li></ul> Essential skills and experienceTechnical &amp; Professional Skills<ul><li>High level of accuracy and attention to detail.</li><li>Strong administration skills.</li><li>Experience of using online systems.</li><li>Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work to strict deadlines.</li><li>Experience in delivering excellent customer service.</li><li>Relevant experience in a TV Trafficking or campaign team role is a benefit.</li><li>Ability to work under pressure.</li><li>Previous experience of carrying out administrative duties.</li></ul>Autonomy/Judgement/Decision Making<ul><li>Ability to make judgement calls within a framework/guidelines.</li><li>Good PC skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).</li><li>Excellent communication skills.</li></ul>Relationship Management<ul><li>Experience in building and maintaining good internal &amp; external working relationships in order to support efficient working and maximise revenue.</li><li>Liaises continually with their exec and line manager team to ensure all time-sensitive tasks are covered.</li></ul>Complexity/Problem Solving<ul><li>The role requires an ability to adjust and learn quickly.</li><li>Business Impact/Strategic Perspective.</li><li>The role has deadline-critical daily objectives that must be adhered to.</li></ul> We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.&nbsp;

Campaign assistant

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