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Macmillan is seeking a Sales Assistant to join the Children’s Sales team. Reporting to the B&N Manager, the assistant will be responsible for supporting Barnes & Noble and Canadian retailers, tracking sales and other projects for both accounts, and preparing materials for their sales calls and seasonal presentations. Our ideal candidate is highly organized and detail oriented with the ability to multi-task across multiple projects. Experience in sales or publishing, including internships, is a plus. 

What You'll Do:

• Support the Barnes & Noble and Canada managers in daily tasks
• Prepare sales materials for each account, including monthly sales calls and seasonal presentations
• Create and distribute daily and weekly sales reports to the National Account Managers
• Communicate updates about projects, answer questions, and follow-up with accounts and team members from different departments, including editorial, marketing, and design 
• Attend seasonal planning meetings

What You'll Bring:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite, especially Excel
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and prioritize across tasks
• Very organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work with a variety of team members and departments across Macmillan
• Some professional publishing or bookselling experience preferred.
• College graduates preferred.

The salary for this role is $50,000.

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.  

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats. 

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur. 

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.