Senior / Key Account Manager (12m Maternity Cover)

Senior / Key Account Manager (12m Maternity Cover) - News Corp

Employment Type: Contract 12 month maternity contract

Location: Hybrid London, UK 3+ days office based

Seniority: Mid-level

Closing: 11:55pm, 2nd Mar 2025 GMT

Job Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Harper Non-Fiction division, working with retailers, the publishing division, as well as the wider UK sales team.

HarperNonFiction is at the cutting-edge of commercial non-fiction, working with the biggest brand names and unearthing the hottest new talent. Our books aim to get people talking and inspire new thinking. The role requires the ability to form strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, excellent organization skills, and a desire to be involved in the whole publishing process.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering sales targets through a high standard of account management and effective development and implementation of company sales strategies. We are looking for someone who can take the initiative and is truly eager to work on our amazing list of authors.

The person will need to collaborate with colleagues across the business to ensure overall business goals are met and play a key role in ensuring the commercial success of the divisions' key authors and brands across the key UK accounts.

Key tasks and accountabilities:

1. Account management for selected key accounts.
2. Manage retail budget, adding value and securing optimum promotional space across varied sales environments.
3. Working with Sales Director and the Head of Sales to help pull together sales strategy and analysis on divisional titles.
4. Liaising with divisional contacts across Marketing, PR, Editorial, Publishing Operations, Design, and Commercial Finance.
5. Working with the wider Home Trade sales team to ensure our priority titles are represented in relevant meetings.
6. Be a passionate advocate of our books internally and externally.

Skills required:

1. Commercial knowledge or experience of the non-fiction market.
2. Experience of maintaining and developing working relationships.
3. Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
4. Experience of working in a busy environment, managing priorities effectively.
5. Ability to communicate at all levels, both written and verbally.
6. Organised, detail-oriented, and able to work quickly under pressure.
7. Effective team player.
8. Willing to learn and take on new challenges.

Benefits:

1. Hybrid working model (3 days in the office).
2. 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days).
3. Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.
4. Private healthcare cover and life assurance.
5. Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal.
6. Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days.

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to with subject heading 'Vacancy Query' plus the job title.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.