Sales & Operations Associate / Manager
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $48000
Job Summary: Grove Atlantic is seeking to fill a vacancy in its sales department. We will consider two levels of candidates: Sales & Operations Associate (minimum 2 years’ experience salary $48K to $53K) or a Sales & Operations Manager (minimum 5 years’ experience salary $55K to $65K).
This role will report to the Associate Publisher in overseeing the company’s sales, inventory, reprints, metadata, and relationships with retail vendors, working closely with our distribution company, Ingram Content Group. This is a key position at the heart of Grove Atlantic, involving interaction with all internal departments (Editorial, Production, Marketing, Publicity, and Finance) and the broad world of distribution and bookselling.
To Apply:
Please email PDFs of your resume, cover letter, and three names of references to Judy Hottensen: Jhottensen@groveatlantic.com. The subject line of the email should read: Sales & Operations Associate/Sales & Operations Manager - Your Full Name. No phone calls, please. Candidates who advance to the interview process will be notified.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Offer support to the Associate Publisher in planning current and future seasonal lists, including preparations for Pre-Sales/Launch and Sales Conference.
Manage the overall metadata health of all Grove Atlantic titles, allowing our books to be discovered more easily, and keep the Contract and Production Database updated with sales information.
Provide daily POS reports, as well as title-specific sales and inventory numbers to help determine reprint strategy.
Work on weekly reprint schedules as well as setting up titles for print to order (POD), coordinating with the Production Department.
Plan for Grove's presence at regional and national tradeshows, as well as coordinating outreach for Indie Next and Indies Introduce campaigns alongside Marketing initiatives.
Assist the Publisher and Financial Controller with overall budgetary planning.
Qualifications for Candidates:
Ability to multitask with excellent follow-through while prioritizing multiple deadlines at once.
Excellent organizational, administrative, verbal, and written communications skills.
A strong desire to work in independent publishing, as well as a passion for reading widely.
A vested interest in the support of authors, as well as independent bookstores.
Skills/Experience:
Bachelor's degree.
Advanced knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets.
Familiarity with ONIX, and Edelweiss.
Knowledge of BISAC and Thema coding systems, preferred.
Familiarity with Ingram Content Group, preferred.
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other conditions protected by law.
Benefits include paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, as well as health and dental coverage. Applicants must have the ability to work in the United States.
Grove Atlantic, Inc. is a mid-sized trade book publisher consisting of four imprints, Grove Press, Atlantic Monthly Press, Black Cat and Roxane Gay Books. We publish literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and translations. We look for applicants who have a passion for books, are high-energy, take initiative, possess strong communication skills, and work effectively with others. We are committed to making publishing an increasingly inclusive and equitable industry and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, gender and sexual identities, and disability statuses.
