Pluto Press Fellowship Associate, North America
Reporting to the Sales Manager for North America
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Objective:
The Fellowship Associate is a two-year contract, performing various tasks to support our sales and marketing efforts in North America. This position provides an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual interested in joining a small team to learn about the facets of radical nonfiction publishing and exposure to multiple departments and stakeholders within the company.
Requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• An interest in Pluto’s core publishing categories: Feminist Studies, African American Studies, Political Economy, Gender Studies, and History.
• Strong project management capabilities with stellar organizational skills and the ability to navigate across an organization.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, collaborative, and has a growth mindset, passionate about books.
• Comfortable communicating by email, phone, and in person.
• A working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and other standard computer programs, and experience with database systems.
Key Activities
Sales
• Coordinating mailings of book samples and galleys to customers and media leads
• Consistently and accurately update customer databases.
• Assist with regular metadata uploads for online retailers and Edelweiss, ensuring accurate and up-to-date product information across all platforms.
• Communicate with bookstores, libraries, and other retail partners to ensure our titles are prominently displayed and effectively promoted.
• Respond to customer, retailer, and sales rep inquiries and provide excellent customer service to build positive relationships with clients and partners.
• Research potential accounts as directed, identifying new business opportunities and contributing to the department’s North American expansion strategies.
• Provide market and title research for forecasting sales of new titles
• Develop ebook promotions on Amazon.
• Develop ebook promotions with textbook ebook suppliers (Vitalsource, Perlego, Kortext).
Marketing
• Monitor social media topics and how to utilize those trends best to maximize trade sales opportunities.
• Develop, design, and deploy our monthly trade and library market newsletter.
Events, Trade, and Author Support
• Assist in planning and executing sales events, book launches, and author signings to promote our titles and engage with customers.
• Be the in-house champion for select key authors, working on both the frontlist and backlist with a focus on anniversaries, cultural moments, media tie-in opportunities, social media buzz, and more to increase our trade sales.
• Act as the primary contact for stock ordering, invoicing, and consulting with stakeholders and distributors to ensure on-time deliveries.
Reporting
• Assist the Sales Manager with monthly sales reports.
• Monitor sales performance metrics and prepare reports for the sales team and management to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
Support additional departmental needs, as called for
For more information, check out our website:
https://www.plutobooks.com/jobs/
