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International Sales Executive (French language)

DK International Publishing & Licensing are seeking a confident and enthusiastic Sales Executive with solid experience selling rights and coeditions to international markets.  

This role is part of our important French language sales team and offers an excellent opportunity to develop and grow sales of adult and children's titles to France and Quebec. Your day to day tasks and responsibilities will include: 

  • Preparing meeting agendas; presenting to and conversing with customers in France and Quebec; quoting; supplying title materials
  • Liaising with internal departments and colleagues to answer customer queries
  • Independently following up meetings and queries, seeking decisions, negotiating, closing sales  
  • Post-sales production tracking (coeditions, royalty agreements and contract queries) and general customer care
  • Preparing and inputting business forecasts
  • All related administrative and files tasks related to your market area of responsibility

You should be able to work under pressure and understand how to organise and prioritise a busy workload effectively. You are flexible and willing to learn and adapt in a changing business environment; you have a "can-do" attitude and good commercial instinct. A prior knowledge of Biblio publishing system would be an advantage. You must be willing to travel if business requires.

The successful candidate must be fluent in spoken and written French and English.  Knowledge of other languages would be an advantage.   

We are currently working remotely but expect the role to transition back to our Embassy Gardens (London) offices when possible.

If you are interested, please apply with your CV and cover letter by 28th June 2021.

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy.  This allows colleagues to work from home for up to three days a week to ensure the importance of a good work-life balance.    

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

About our Company: 

We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

We are the world's leading illustrated publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann, creating cutting-edge design and stunning visual books for the whole family. We are passionate about inspiring curiosity and bring people to books through their thirst for knowledge. With a global book loving community of over 800 colleagues in the UK, US, Germany, India, China, Canada, Spain and Australia, we produce books in over 100 countries and over 60 languages. Find out more on dk.com.

 

International Sales Executive (French language)

DK, London
Full-time, Permanent
Publisher
Administration, Publishing, Marketing, Communications, Sales, Business Development, Customer services
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International Sales Executive (French language)

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The successful candidate must be fluent in spoken and written French and English