Walker Books Company Profile
| Company Name: | Walker Books |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| City: | London |
| Post Code: | SE11 5HJ |
| Company Website: | www.walker.co.uk |
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Home to books for all ages, Walker Books UK publishes many award-winning authors, illustrators and brands including Anthony Horowitz, Cassandra Clare, Lucy Cousins, Anthony Browne, Polly Dunbar, Patrick Ness and Where’s Wally?
Walker Books UK is part of the vibrant international Walker Books Group that includes Candlewick Press in America, Walker Books Australia, the Walker Group Licencing division, and Walker Productions, developing Walker content for other media platforms, including Hank Zipzer for BBC.
The Walker Books Group enjoys a unique ownership structure which includes all of its employees worldwide and more than 150 authors and illustrators. Walker is the world’s leading wholly independent publisher of English-language children’s books.
ABOUT THE WALKER BOOKS GROUP
The Walker Books Group is one of the world’s leading independent publishers of books and content for children. This vibrant international group includes Walker Books UK, London; Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts; and Walker Books Australia, based in Sydney and Auckland.
Renowned for its truly original publishing and outstanding quality, the Walker Books Group is home to books for readers of all ages. Award-winning authors and illustrators for the group include National Ambassador for Children's Literature, Kate DiCamillo, M.T Anderson, Patrick Ness, and Jon Klassen, and major brands for the group are Maisy, Guess How Much I Love You, Tilly and Friends, the widely acclaimed Judy Moody and the bestselling Where’s Wally/Where’s Waldo.
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| Contact Phone: | 7920419020 |
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Online Key Account Manager
About Walker Books Walker Books UK is part of the vibrant international Group that includes Candlewick Press, Holiday House and Peachtree in the USA and Walker Books Australia. Renowned for its truly original publishing and outstanding qu...
Vauxhall, London Walker Books ref: (Ref_29243) 10 days ago
| Job Sector | Publisher |
| Job Type | Sales |
| Employment Type |
Full-time
Hybrid Permanent |
| Skills | Proven track record in online/digital or key account sales, ideally including direct experience of managing Amazon; Experience negotiating trading terms, promotional investment and merchandising positions with major retail partners; A track record of building business cases and influencing senior stakeholders; Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the confidence to translate sales data into strategy and back a recommendation with evidence; Sound understanding of online retailing: promotional mechanics, pricing structures, sales patterns and metadata/SEO principles; Confident, credible negotiator, comfortable representing Walker externally with senior retail contacts; Strong Excel skills; working knowledge of BookScan and Amazon Vendor Central is a strong advantage; Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across editorial, campaigns and Group companies; Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise own workload against competing deadlines. |