Product Executive (Canelo)

Dorling Kindersley; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A publishing company in Hounslow seeks a Product Executive to connect teams and align publishing strategies. The candidate will manage market analysis, collaborate with sales and editorial teams, and contribute to forecasting and budgeting. Strong organizational, data analysis, and communication skills are essential. Join a workplace that promotes diversity, flexible working, and numerous employee benefits. Apply by January 4, 2026.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

Volunteering policy

Employee assistance programme

60% discount on company books

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Shopping discounts

Flex Fridays

Up to 30 days remote working from abroad

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisational skills with strong attention to detail and time management.
• Experience as a Sales Assistant or in a similar publishing support role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key link between the Canelo and Sales teams.
• Collaborate with Editorial and Sales to align publishing schedules.
• Run market and sales analysis to identify trends.

Skills

Exceptional organisational skills

Confidence working with data

Strong influencing skills

Commercial awareness

Self-starter in fast-paced environments

Job description

Are you commercially minded, highly organised, and passionate about bringing books to market? Do you enjoy working with data, spotting trends, and collaborating across teams to help shape publishing success? If so, we’d love you to join us as our new Product Executive.

This is an exciting new role at a pivotal time for DK, supporting the growth and integration of Canelo into our publishing portfolio. As Product Executive, you’ll play a key role in connecting the Canelo and Sales teams helping to identify key titles, guide focus across market channels, and ensure our publishing and sales strategies are perfectly aligned.

You’ll work closely with colleagues in Sales, Editorial, and Marketing to forecast trends, analyse data, and make sure Canelo titles are represented effectively across the trade. It’s a role that offers variety, visibility, and the opportunity to make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key link between the Canelo and Sales teams, ensuring titles are prioritised and promoted effectively across all market channels.
• Collaborate with Editorial and Sales to ensure publishing schedules are aligned with sales activity.
• Collaborate with marketing and publicity to ensure all campaigns are communicated effectively across departments and are on course.
• Help prepare presentations and sales materials for internal and external meetings.
• Run market and sales analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
• Contribute to forecasting, budgeting, and pre‑acquisition analysis.
• Coordinate internal communication of sales information across departments.

What We’re Looking For

• Exceptional organisational skills with strong attention to detail and time management.
• Confidence working with data and comfortable using it to drive decisions.
• A natural communicator with strong influencing skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Commercial awareness, with an interest in fiction and the book market.
• Self‑starter who enjoys working in a fast‑paced environment and managing multiple priorities.
• Experience as a Sales Assistant or in a similar publishing support role is desirable.

Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Volunteering policy and charity matching.
• Employee assistance programme.
• 60% discount on company books.
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership.
• Shopping discounts.
• Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*).
• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad*.

*Subject to certain criteria being met.

And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business.

Closing date for applications: 4 January 2026.

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org.