What are the responsibilities and job description for the National Account Manager position at Macmillan Publishers?
The National Account Manager will be responsible for managing Macmillan’s relationship with retail eBook accounts, including Apple, NOOK, Kobo, Google, and Humble Bundle. At the National Account Manager level, they will be involved in pricing discussion and business development alongside the Associate Director, eBook Sales channel, and SVP Sales ops.
What you'll do:
- Monitor and troubleshoot scheduled eBook price promotions on ONIX grid
- Retail and subscription account management, including but not limited to call prep, title presentations, list management, business reviews, and promotional nominations
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Participate in business development responsibilities, including contract review and discussions with legal and production
Work as primary eBook contact for Apple, Nook, Kobo, Humble Bundle, Google, and additional new accounts
- Participate and prep discussion for regular sales and marketing meetings
What you'll bring:
- Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written) and customer service skills
- Strong organization skills and attention to detail
- Proven ability to work independently on deadlines and manage time efficiently
- Able to perform basic analytic tasks in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, vlookups, and calculating percent change
- Proficient in Gmail, Google Sheets, and Google Slides
- Account Management experience
- Ability to multi task and prioritize
- Strong analytical and report breakdown skills
Ideal Experience:
- 3 years in publishing and/or sales
This role will have an annual salary of $80,000-$90,000.
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.
Salary : $80,000 - $90,000
