Publishing Assistant, Sales

Would you like to work for an independent literary publisher?
 

Sandstone Press is an independent publisher, founded in 2002 and based in Dingwall in the Highlands of Scotland. Sandstone publishes about thirty fiction and non-fiction titles a year.
 

Sandstone Press books have won or been shortlisted for many literary prizes including the Man Booker, Commonwealth, Arthur C Clarke, Creative Scotland, Green Carnation, Saltire Society, Petrona, Bill Rollinson Prize for Landscape and Tradition, Boardman Tasker, Not the Booker, and Desmond Elliott Awards.
 

Sandstone Press is represented by D J Segrue Ltd in Great Britain and in Ireland and Dufour Editions in North America. Our books are distributed by BookSource, ebooks by Faber Factory Powered by Constellation.
 

Details of our current publishing programme and submission guidelines can be found on our website www.sandstonepress.com
 

Location: Sandstone Press, Dingwall
Salary: £18,500pa; initial one year contract with potential for renewal
 

Job Objective
To assist Sandstone Press to increase retail sales.
 

Key Tasks

• Liaise with the sales team on all aspects of retail in UK and Ireland
• Liaise with sales team on discounts/promotions/events, including preparation of order forms
• Provide data to overseas distributors and agents, and liaise with them to facilitate and support sales
• Work with Assistant Publisher, Production, to monitor stock levels and advise on reprints
• Maintain and update website, liaising with Publicity Officer
• Monitor sales by web site MyBooksource and in due course develop Sandstone website to increase sales 
• Monitor and analyse ebook sales, including promotions, and work with others to maximise and develop
• Develop relationships with key accounts
• Build relationships with targeted bookshops, to support Sandstone authors
• Other tasks relevant to the job, as specified by the Sandstone Board of Directors
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Employee Specification
Knowledge 

• Degree in Publishing or related discipline 
• Knowledge of the Publishing Industry
• Knowledge of bookselling

Experience    

• At least one year’s experience of working in publishing and/or the book trade

 Skills and Attributes  

•  Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Creative thinking
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and under pressure, and use initiative
• Accurate record keeping and timely reporting
• Planning skills 
• Diplomacy
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Publishing graduates and booksellers with relevant industry experience are invited to apply.

Enquiries to Moira Forsyth, Editorial Director - moira@sandstonepress.com

Applicants should submit a CV and covering letter by the closing date of 13th March, 2016
 

At present Sandstone Press employs three full time members of staff in addition to its three directors: an Administrator, a Publicist and an Assistant Publisher (Submissions and Production). Sandstone contracts with freelance designers, copy-editors and proof-readers, and an IT specialist.

You might like to look at the following videos to get a feel for the company:

Managing Director Robert Davidson speaks to Xpo North -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld5O2vg0e5k – 

Moira Forsyth, Editorial Director, is interviewed by Dr Gail Low of Dundee University - https://dura-dundee.org.uk/2016/02/04/an-interview-with-moira-forsyth-of-sandstone-press/