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Group Sales Development Manager

Media / Book Publishing

London

Permanent ⁄ £35000 - £40000

Updated September 1, 2008

This role presents a fantastic opportunity to join the expanding Group Sales Development team at Harper Collins. Working alongside the Group Sales Development Director, you will pro-actively develop new business for both existing book titles and bespoke concepts. Their clients include travel companies, media companies, corporates, FMCG brands and entertainment organisations. You will be tasked with driving revenue through various channels such as brands, agencies and new channels to market.

This hugely varied role requires a creative and commercial mindset with the ability to exploit angles in the market using your sales experience and excellent communication skills. A highly motivated self-starter you should be capable of working well autonomously using your initiative, tenacity and determination to succeed. You will also work with Editors, Sales and Trade Marketing within HarperCollins to drive forward new concepts and revenue streams.

Who we're looking for
• Experience presenting to Blue Chip organisations and agencies to a senior level in a sales capacity is a pre-requisite
• A strong track record in new business sales and account management / relationship building are essential
• Able to see business / market opportunities and act on them
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal

About our client
With a heritage stretching back nearly 200 years, HarperCollins is one of the world's foremost English-language book publishers. As publisher to many top authors with controlling rights to some of the hottest properties in the world of entertainment, they boast a diverse range of titles from celebrity biographies including Lewis Hamilton and Gordon Ramsay, licensed properties including Shrek and Spiderman, enduring children's classics such as the Narnia stories and The Hobbit, to market leading maps, atlases and dictionaries. Their author lists include Paulo Coelho, Virginia Andrews, Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton amongst many others.

What's on offer
£35,000 - £40,000 Basic + 20% Bonus

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 207 269 2592. Job Ref: 13005003
Your application will be sent to Anthony Broadhurst.