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Author Account Manager
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
1 Positions
ID : 59295
Posted On 01 / 03 / 2025
Job Overview
Join our team at Kendall Hunt Publishing as an Author Account Manager in Dubuque! Immerse yourself in a thrilling role that allows you to work onsite and collaborate directly with our talented authors. Unlock the excitement of managing author relationships, ensuring their needs are met and their voices are amplified in the publishing world. Your passion for literature and your excellent communication skills will shine as you support our authors on their publishing journey.
Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?
Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.
When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve.
What Does an Author Account Manager Do?
Manage sales and relationships with assigned authors, including up-selling to existing authors to maximize sales
Travel to visit assigned authors or attend conventions to promote Kendall Hunt products
Initiate and manage revision and reprint process for assigned authors
Coordinate contracts and production process for revisions
Create schedules and communicates with authors to keep them on schedule
Generate leads for outside sales through bookstore contacts and author referrals
Proactively work to gain referrals for other potential authors and adopters
Implement successful sales strategies to increase sales and profits on assigned accounts
Characteristics of Who KH Looks For in an Author Account Manager - You are...
A top performer that's used to going above and beyond the minimum expectations
Competitive, highly organized, and self-driven (Base salary plus bonus potential)
Comfortable and disciplined enough to work from your home office
Someone who has "been there" bringing sales experience from any industry that will translate into success with us
Someone who holds a Bachelor's Degree - we are looking for the right person, not a specific degree
Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!
Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.
Kendall Hunt offers -
Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
Base hourly rate, plus commission.
Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
Scholarship and tuition reimbursement
All applicants must have valid driver's license and bachelor's degree.
HRDept@kendallhunt.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Primary Contact
11828
Kelly Schanbeck
Corporate Recruiter / HR Specialist,
563-589-1225
Phone
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kschanbeck@kendallhunt.com
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Job Details
Categories
Education
Sales / Service
Location
Dubuque, IA
Shift
First Shift
Job Type
Employee
Full / Part
Full Time
Pay / Salary
47,500 plus bonus potential
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Paid Holidays
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors
Experience
1-2 Years
Company ID
1103
Job REQ #
Positions
Start Date
20250103
End Date
20250131
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Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
About the Company
As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years. We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States.
Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development.
We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources. We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships.
Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material.
Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market.
We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today’s students.
For more information, visit Kendall Hunt’s website
An Equal Opportunity Employer
