Publishing Sales Director
(Remote) Niche publisher seeking a dynamic Publishing Sales Director to drive sales strategies, lead the inside sales team, and expand it’s presence across retail and specialty markets. This role will fill feature strategic growth, collaboration, and team leadership.
Main Responsibilities Include:
Lead the development and execution of sales strategies for distribution partnerships, special sales initiatives, and publisher sales programs
Oversee the inside sales team, aligning efforts to meet and exceed goals
Establish title-level sales targets and monitor performance
Collaborate cross-functionally with editorial, marketing, and production teams
Provide market insight and reporting to publishers and internal stakeholders
Represent company at trade shows, vendor meetings, and industry events, and plan and lead bi-annual sales conferences
Track trends, competition, and new opportunities to develop sales approach
Qualifications/Experience/Skills Include:
7+ years publishing sales experience, including scaling and growing distribution clients and key account management
Proven success leading sales teams and driving strategic growth
Strong knowledge of adult and children’s book markets
Established relationships with major retail and independent book channels
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with editorial, marketing, and production
Salary: Competitive
Job#: SG-4768