Marketing and Sales Manager

The University of Auckland

New Zealand’s leading scholarly publisher is looking for a highly motivated marketer to join its small and collaborative city-based team.

The role provides an opportunity for a talented professional with strong marketing and organisational skills to drive the promotion and sales of the Press’ award-winning list of non-fiction and poetry titles.

To be successful in this position, you will need to be customer focused and skilled at building relationships. Reporting to the director, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide sales support to trade distributors and agencies.
• Drive special sales and mail order campaigns.
• Manage stock movements and maintain stock levels.
• Keep regular contact with key booksellers and media.
• Develop marketing plans for all titles.
• Support freelance publicists and manage corporate publicity.
• Plan and organise book launches and events.
• Devise and oversee implementation of social media strategy.
• Supervise administration and marketing assistants.

You will be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, have well-honed communication skills, an attention to detail and the ability to work independently while playing a full part in the creative teamwork at a dynamic publisher.

The role is suitable for someone with broad experience within the book industry, or with a strong track record in marketing and promotions in a similar field.

Should you have any queries about this role, please email Sam Elworthy, Directory of the Auckland University Press s.elworthy@auckland.ac.nz

The University has an equity policy and welcomes applications from all qualified persons. The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students.

 Applications close: 3rd of July 2016