Area Sales Manager, Ireland – 12 month FTC, Remote/Field Based

Publishers Association Limited; Ireland; Remote; EUR 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern

25 days holiday

3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Two paid Personal Wellness Days

Flexible Fridays

Ride to Work Scheme

AXA Healthcare Plan

Eye Care Voucher Scheme

EAP Advice and Counselling

Job summary

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. is seeking an Area Sales Manager for Ireland on a 12‑month fixed term. The role is home-based in Ireland with some travel to London and close collaboration with the sales team to grow Irish titles and drive market growth.

You will lead sales efforts, work with consumer teams, and build strong customer relationships to meet targets and expand brand reach across Bloomsbury lists.

Qualifications

• Previous sales experience required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Self-motivated and independent, a self-starter.
• Must have a full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales in the Ireland territory and grow market share.
• Collaborate with internal teams to maximise sales opportunities.
• Identify new relationships with potential customers and present solutions.
• Coordinate author events with office contacts and support Senior KAM Ireland.
• Provide market research and data analysis to inform strategy.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Time management

Independent

Driving licence

Job description

The Vacancy

The opportunity

Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for an Area Sales Manager, Ireland maternity cover to join our established sales team of 3 people selling the Bloomsbury Consumer – Bloomsbury Adult, Children’s, Special Interest and Head of Zeus – titles into the territory of Ireland.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and sales-hungry professional with a real passion for launching and growing the sales of titles from new and established authors, to be a part of the wider, fast-growing, fast-moving and high-performing Sales Team of a top 5 UK publisher.

Bloomsbury is known for some of the bestselling authors in the Irish market, including: J.K Rowling, Madeline Miller, Peter Frankopan, Johann Hari, Elodie Harper, Dan Jones, Sarah J. Maas, Katherine Rundell, Samantha Shannon, Sarah Crossan, Sinéad Crowley, Catherine Doyle, Faith Hogan, Neil Jordan, Louise Kennedy, Colum McCann, Fintan O’Toole, Myles Dungan, Alan Murrin and Niall Williams.

The Role

We are looking for a confident communicator to work collaboratively with internal and external contacts to ambitiously increase our Irish sales in line with Bloomsbury’s overall growth plans working in tandem with our wider sales team to lead our best-in-class salespeople in delivering ambitious and sustainable sales, profit and market growth for authors across the lists.

The Area Sales Manager, Ireland may be responsible for a specific area of the lists and customer base depending on the broader expertise and opportunities that come up through the recruiting process.

The role will report into the Senior Key Account Manager, Ireland and will be based from home in Ireland with team support from the 3rd team member, a sales assistant based in London, and will require periodic trips to our London office (likely 4 times a year).

• Responsible for sales in the territory, management of the trading relationships and working directly with all customers to grow sales and achieve UK Sales team targets.
• To work closely with different Consumer Teams to maximize all divisional sales through the Irish market.
• Identifying and developing new relationships with potential customers, ensuring customer needs are understood and selecting appropriate product solutions.
• Working with the wider Bloomsbury teams to ensure customers have all the necessary material and information to maximize sales of our books and liaise with office‑based contacts to coordinate author events
• Provide general support to the Senior Key Account Manager, Ireland as required, including market research, gathering market feedback and data analysis.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Previous sales experience required
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Self‑motivated and Independent, a self‑starter
• Must have a full clean driving license

Additional information

The role is a full‑time, 12 month fixed term position, based remotely in Ireland, to start as soon as possible.

Salary Range: £30,500 – £35,000 pa / €35,550 – €40,750 pa depending on experience

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award‑winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits

• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Work Anywhere Fortnight – For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Learning & Development – Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Peppy Health App
• In‑house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme
• EAP Advice and Counselling

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi‑Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio‑economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began.

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well‑being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

Please read more on our Missions and Values here.

Please read our environmental policy here.

Our Benefits

Pension

Flexible Working

Life Insurance

Staff Discount on Books

Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)

Bike to Work

Employee Testimonials

Here’s what some of our employees had to say about joining Bloomsbury:

“It’s a friendly team, I feel part of a community and there’s such a breadth and variety of publishing”
Marketing Executive, Academic

“There is a passion for books and authors. People want to read and that comes from the top”
Commissioning Editor, Special Interest

“Bloomsbury has a strong International outlook, it’s good to be part of a global publishing team.”
Intern, Education

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