National Account Manager
$70,000–$85,000 year
HybridNew York City, New York, United States or New York, United States
Job Summary
Maximize sales growth on frontlist and backlist titles throughout the year by preparing and presenting all titles to key Mass Retailer, Wholesale Club, and Readerlink accounts during seasonal previews, sales calls, and strategy meetings. Communicate account activity and strategy to the wider sales team and Publishing regarding reorders, while representing the account at internal Launch, Strategy, Sales conference, and marketing meetings. Run weekly and monthly sales reports including point of sale, sell-in recaps, market share updates, and seasonal promotions. Based in NYC on a hybrid schedule of three days in-office and two days remote, this role requires three to five years of sales experience in account management with children's publishing experience preferred.
Required Qualifications
- 3-5+ years of sales experience in an account management role
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and organizational skills with great attention to detail
- Ability to successfully prioritize and work on multiple projects at a time
- Ability to work well under pressure, and meet strict deadlines
- Proven ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- The role is NYC based
- candidate will need to be in the office three days a week as part of the hybrid working policy at HBG
Desired Qualifications
- children's publishing experience
- experience with public speaking
- Power BI experience
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