Sales & Marketing Assistant

Chronicle Books•New York, NY

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Chronicle Books is searching for a Sales & Marketing Assistant to provide support for our NY-based Marketing & Publicity team and our Northeast Independent and School & Library Sales Manager in addition to providing other Sales and Marketing support as needed. Reporting to the Executive Director of Marketing & Publicity, this is an integral role that works across teams and provides insight into how these key departments bring our books to market.

Requirements

Excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
Proven ability to take initiative, prioritize, and juggle varying responsibilities.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, with exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Nice To Haves

Canva experience is a plus.
Salesforce and Edelweiss are preferred competencies.
Experience working in a fast-paced office environment and/or book publishing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assisting our key account sales manager handling School & Library (S&L) sales, placing orders for key S&L accounts, managing key account meeting preparations, and gathering information from multiple departments.
Requesting and mailing samples, attending key account meetings, building Edelweiss collections for buyers, summarizing sales reports, keeping all Salesforce account information current, and managing order tracking.
Managing departmental meetings and agendas, gathering all event information for company-wide emails, assisting the development of seasonal marketing plans, and providing support for Children’s publicity.
Creating M&P PowerPoint slides, handling publicity & marketing mailings, conducting influencer research, acting as a point person for M&P point person in the NYC office.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k
Profit share plan
Three weeks of paid vacation to start
Two weeks of sick time per year
Company holidays, including a paid winter break between Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Paid family, maternity, and paternity leave
Commuter benefits
Long-term disability insurance
Annual tuition assistance
Annual wellness stipend