Logo of Huzzle

Trade Marketing Administrator

Applications are closed

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry, Junior, Mid & Senior Level
  • London

Requirements

  • Essential experience, abilities and knowledge you’ll need to succeed:
  • Excellent administration, communication and organisational skills
  • Ability to multitask, juggle a busy workload and stay calm under pressure
  • Ability to communicate confidently
  • Effective time management and prioritisation of workload
  • Attention to detail
  • A passion for books
  • Quick to form new relationships
  • Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to react quickly.
  • Desirable skills we’d love you to have:
  • Experience working as a bookseller or in publishing
  • An understanding of the UK book market
  • A passion for reading
  • Experience with working to deadlines
  • Have used or are familiar with Google for Work (Gmail / Google applications).

Responsibilities

  • Creating retailer presentations for a range of accounts
  • Administration support for independent bookshops and local sales representatives
  • Sending out proofs and display materials to retailers and booksellers
  • Assisting with our signed-stock process, including organising couriers and keeping track of materials
  • Keeping sell-in materials up to date for the UK Sales team, including presentations, order forms and physical and digital samples, proofs and materials
  • Support and attendance at events as required.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title is Trade Marketing Administrator.

What type of contract is being offered for this position?

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Which team will the Trade Marketing Administrator be joining?

The Trade Marketing Administrator will be joining the Trade Marketing team, which is part of the wider UK Sales team at Pan Macmillan.

What are the main responsibilities of the Trade Marketing Administrator?

The main responsibilities include creating retailer presentations, providing administrative support for independent bookshops and local sales representatives, sending materials to retailers and booksellers, assisting with the signed-stock process, keeping sell-in materials up to date, and supporting events as required.

What skills are essential for this role?

Essential skills include excellent administration, communication, and organisational skills, the ability to multitask and manage a busy workload, effective time management, attention to detail, and a passion for books.

What desirable skills would enhance a candidate's application for this position?

Desirable skills include experience working as a bookseller or in publishing, an understanding of the UK book market, a passion for reading, experience with deadlines, and familiarity with Google for Work applications.

What benefits are offered with this position?

Benefits include 28 days annual leave, a generous pension scheme, discounted private medical insurance, flexible working hours, a cycle to work scheme, staff discounts on Pan Macmillan books, and more.

Where is this position based?

The position is based in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week.

What is the closing date for applications?

The closing date for applications is 5 August 2024.

What is the salary for the Trade Marketing Administrator position?

The salary for the position is £26,500.

Are there any diversity and inclusion commitments from Pan Macmillan?

Yes, Pan Macmillan is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level of the organisation and welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of various characteristics.

Do applicants need to have the right to work in the UK?

Yes, all applicants must demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Entertainment & Media
Industry
201-500
Employees
1843
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Pan Macmillan is a distinctive, award-winning global book publisher in our 175th year. A company that’s small enough to be personal but big enough to matter. We’ve won Publisher of the Year two years out of three, have divisions all over the world and it’s our business to bring to life the best books for all readers. If you believe in the power of books and reading, join us. Our list brings together a great publishing heritage with some of the brightest new talent, including Cormac McCarthy, Jon Ronson, Carol Ann Duffy, Julia Donaldson, Lewis Carroll, Bret Easton Ellis, John Cooper Clarke, Danielle Steel, Alan Hollinghurst, Omar El Akkad, China Mieville and Joe Wicks.