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eBook Distribution Coordinator

The opportunity

We are looking for an eBook Distribution Coordinator, who will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining Bloomsbury’s global eBook inventory, both within the business and at various retail and institutional eBook vendor partners. The role will involve working with colleagues from all over the business, from Editorial and Production to Sales and Marketing, as well as with external partners, so candidates will need to have excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Experience in digital publishing is desirable for the role, as is a good working knowledge of Excel.

The role

  • Distribute the Bloomsbury eBook inventory to worldwide vendors and assist with any issues they may have in processing those eBooks
  • Work with internal colleagues to ensure that all eBooks are delivered to retailers on time and in good quality
  • Monitor worldwide vendor inventories and work with those vendors to ensure their individual eBook inventories are being processed and made for sale correctly
  • Assist external vendors with ingestion and distribution errors and work with internal colleagues to remedy those errors
  • Communicate progress and information on the department to colleagues around the company
  • Produce regular and ad-hoc reports on the status of the eBook inventory
  • Assist with vendor and sales queries that require distribution to take place outside of the standard distribution systems
  • Analyse data to improve the available inventory and increase sales
  • Reconcile inventory information received from vendors, and provide analysis to colleagues within the company
  • Field internal and external queries with diplomacy and clarity
  • Contribute to training programmes for new starters

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

  • Intermediate experience of Microsoft Excel
  • Demonstrate excellent time-management skills
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills
  • Some experience with Data analysis
  • An interest in Digital Publishing

 

Desirable

  • Experience with Content/Asset Management Systems such as Biblio, DAM, Coresource or Collection Point
  • Knowledge of ebook metadata standards, e.g. ONIX, BIC
  • Knowledge of ebook quality standards (e.g. ePub 4.0.2, iBooks Transporter, Kindle requirements, etc.) 

 

The role is a permanent full-time position based at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. Bloomsbury Publishing offers a competitive salary and generous staff discounts.

 

To apply, please email your CV, a covering letter outlining how you meet the requirements outlined in the ‘skills, knowledge and experience’ above and your salary expectations to workwithus@bloomsbury.com. Please note in the subject line: eBook BS1006

 

The closing date for this role is Sunday 10th June 2018

 

 

eBook Distribution Coordinator

Full-time, Permanent
Publisher, Trade
Ebook, Distribution

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