Special Markets Sales Assistant — Exclusive Editions

Hachette Livre; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Diversity & inclusion programs

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Hachette Book Group in New York City is seeking a Sales Assistant for the Special Markets team in a full-time hybrid role (three in-office days per week). You will support the Proprietary Sales channel, helping retailers with exclusive editions, literacy initiatives, and partnerships.

You will work closely with editorial, design, and production teams, coordinate samples and materials, run reports, and assist with sales presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1 year of office experience.
• Collaborative team player with strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills—extensive customer interaction and cross‑department collaboration.
• Excellent time-management and organizational abilities with the capacity to juggle shifting priorities, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables), PowerPoint, and Word.
• Familiarity with InDesign or Canva is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day‑to‑day communication with customers, from the pitch phase to delivery, real time status updates.
• Maintain production schedule of customer-specific print-runs, tracking changes, delays, and billing status.
• Oversee data entry in customer portals.
• Run weekly sales reports and track future shipments/billings to anticipate full-year results.
• Coordinate samples, design mockups, and other materials, as well as help with PowerPoint decks for sales presentations.
• Conduct industry research to build lead lists and help identify new growth opportunities.
• Run title sales reports and P&Ls to determine viability of these new opportunities.
• Generate meeting agendas and circulate follow‑up notes.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Organization

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

InDesign/Canva

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

InDesign

Canva

Job description

Hachette Book Group in New York City is seeking a Sales Assistant for the Special Markets team in a full-time hybrid role (three in-office days per week). You will support the Proprietary Sales channel, helping retailers with exclusive editions, literacy initiatives, and partnerships.

You will work closely with editorial, design, and production teams, coordinate samples and materials, run reports, and assist with sales presentations.