Author Success Coach (Austin, TX - In Office)

selfpublishing.com; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 53,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top tier healthcare

Self Care budget

Training & development

Bonus program

Job summary

selfpublishing.com is seeking an Author Success Coach in Austin, TX to deliver high quality coaching that gets real results for our authors. You’ll help writers start or grow a business, become career authors, or build a legacy with coaching that leads to publishable outcomes.

You’ll join a mission-driven team valuing growth, accountability, and collaboration, with a strong emphasis on workshops and scalable programs. This is an in-office, full-time role at our Austin headquarters.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of coaching experience (business, fitness, health, or life coaching) or strategic business consulting.
• A proven track record of coaching people to tangible results.
• A published book, or the drive to write one with us in your first 6 months.
• 1+ year leading groups: workshops, live events, or group fitness classes.
• Proficient tech skills.
• Perfect written English and excellent spoken English.
• Ready to work 45+ hours a week.

Responsibilities

• Coach authors to results: Help 75% of your authors achieve their program’s promised result within one year (120+ results per year).
• Complete 200 coaching calls per month: Deliver authentic, friendly coaching in every author interaction.
• Set launch calls (96+ per year): Guide authors toward the next phase of their journey, with 30%+ renewing into the next phase product.
• Create Raving Fans: Give every author an experience on par with Disney or Chick fil A.
• Be the bridge to results: Work closely with our Coaching, Author Success, and Community teams to help authors get their books published.
• Lead workshops: Facilitate virtual and in person workshops, and help improve our group coaching call structure so it drives tangible results.
• Continuously improve: Track author success checkpoints, recommend curriculum updates, grow through monthly call reviews, and recommend standout author testimonials every quarter.

Skills

Coaching experience

Track record

Group workshop leadership

English proficiency

Tech skills

Published book

Time commitment 45+ hrs/wk

Job description

• Hard Work & Continuous Improvement

About Us

At selfpublishing.com, we help purpose-driven people turn their ideas into published books...and those books into life-changing impact. Through online education, coaching, and done-for-you services, we empower aspiring authors to get their stories out into the world.

Our mission? Help 100,000 people publish a book by 2035, impacting 120M+ lives through "Leveraged Impact". (Check out our TEDx talk here).

We’ve been featured on the INC 5000 list four times...and we’re just getting started.

Author Success Coach

Location:

Austin, TX (In Office, Full Time)

Department:

Author Success

Mission

To help authors get published, get noticed, and get profitable.

As an Author Success Coach at selfpublishing.com, your mission is to deliver high quality coaching that gets real results for our authors. Whether they’re starting or growing a business, becoming a career author, or leaving a legacy, you’ll give them the coaching that sets them up for success.

At selfpublishing.com, we believe it’s not about the book. It’s about what the book does for you. If you have a track record of top performance, a passion for helping others, and you’re looking for a new challenge, you’ll fit right in here.

Great fit if you come from fitness: personal trainers, fitness coaches, and gym leaders who get people to real results tend to thrive in this role.

What You’ll Do

• Coach authors to results: Help 75% of your authors achieve their program’s promised result within one year (120+ results per year).
• Complete 200 coaching calls per month: Deliver authentic, friendly, and respectful coaching in every author interaction.
• Set launch calls (96+ per year): Guide authors toward the next phase of their journey, with 30%+ renewing into the next phase product.
• Create Raving Fans: Give every author an experience on par with Disney or Chick fil A.
• Be the bridge to results: Work closely with our Coaching, Author Success, and Community teams to help authors get their books published.
• Lead workshops: Facilitate virtual and in person workshops, and help improve our group coaching call structure so it drives tangible results.
• Continuously improve: Track author success checkpoints, recommend curriculum updates, grow through monthly call reviews, and recommend standout author testimonials every quarter.

Who You Are

• Ready to learn, be challenged, and grow a ton.
• Someone who takes initiative and is obsessed with continuous improvement.
• A team player who believes the best things are accomplished through teamwork.
• Organized, detail focused, and a systems thinker.
• An experienced coach and strategist who isn’t afraid to get your hands dirty, be scrappy, and execute quickly.
• Excited to take ownership of facilitating workshops.

The Selfpublishing.com Way (Our Core Values)

• Honesty & Integrity Always Win
• Fail Fast, Fail Forward, Fail Often
• Hard Work & Continuous Improvement
• Everyone Is Responsible For Facilitating Change
• Best Is The Standard

What You Bring

• 2+ years of coaching experience (business, fitness, health, or life coaching) or strategic business consulting
• A proven track record of coaching people to tangible results
• A published book, or the drive to write one with us in your first 6 months
• 1+ year leading groups: workshops, live events, or group fitness classes
• Proficient tech skills
• Perfect written English and excellent spoken English
• Ready to work 45+ hours a week

Please Don't Apply If

• Have no interest in books (and using books to change people’s lives)
• Have less than 2 years of coaching experience
• Have never led a group, workshop, or class
• Are not a team player

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay: $50,000 to $75,000 annually, based on experience
• Performance bonus: $3,000 to $14,000 annually (and the sky’s the limit based on performance)
• Total year one earnings: $53,000 to $89,000+ (base plus performance bonus)
• Top tier healthcare: Your choice of high quality plans for full time employees
• Self Care budget: $3,000 per year for massages, house cleaning, or date nights with your spouse
• Training: $15,000+ worth of training and continued education when you’re hired

Location & Hours

This is a full time, in office role (45+ hours a week) based at our Austin, TX headquarters.

Why You'll Love It Here

selfpublishing.com teaches people how to write, market, and publish their first book in as little as 90 days, giving them more opportunities, confidence, and income. We’re on a mission to disrupt a broken publishing industry and show people that self publishing isn’t just an option. It’s the BEST option.

We’ve made the INC 5000 list of fastest growing private companies multiple times and have been certified as a Great Place To Work. You’ll work side by side with a passionate, purpose driven team that believes in growth, accountability, and having fun along the way. With how fast we’re growing, there’s huge opportunity for advancement if you’re a fast learner.

Want to help authors change their lives, one book at a time?

The Pay Range For This Role Is

50,000 - 75,000 USD per year (Westlake Office)