Jobs of the Week

by | Jul 11, 2013 | Jobs, Uncategorized

Travel + Leisure

Position: Project Manager
Job Type: Full time, Freelance
Location: New York City 

Travel + Leisure seeks a project manager to assist with its annual Design Awards, which acknowledges the year’s best projects in architecture, design, fashion, and technology.

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing the intake of submissions and compiling entry data into organized spreadsheets
  • Communicating with PR, fielding questions and ensuring that all entry materials are received
  • Facilitating the execution of the package in print, tablet, and web formats.

Requirements:

  • Must be available to work 5 days a week
  • Must be responsible, dependable, punctual, hard-working, extremely organized and highly motivated
  • Must be able to multitask and work quickly and accurately under pressure
  • Should have knowledge of the architecture, design, art, and fashion worlds and an
    understanding of the awards.
  • Dates: August 12 to November 1, 2013

 Contact: 

Please send a resume and cover letter to Katie James. This job was originally posted on Ed2010.

Sky Horse Publishing 

Position: Sales
Job Type: Full-time
Location: New York City

Leading independent publisher Skyhorse Publishing is looking for a motivated, entrepreneurial-spirited Sales Manager to manage the day-to-day sales activities for established customers and to aggressively pursue new business. The Sales Manager will report to the Director of Special Sales. Among our core categories are rural living, cooking, humor & gift, health, reference and children’s. Great opportunity for growth!

Responsibilities include:

  • Increasing sales for existing accounts.
  • Proactively seeking ways to find incremental revenue through new business.
  • Maintaining a solid understanding of the Skyhorse list and the marketplace.
  • Meeting assigned revenue goals.
  • Provide editorial feedback from accounts as necessary.
  • Attend New York Now (formerly the New York International Gift Fair) and BEA. (Both are New York-based.)

Required Skills:

  • 1 – 6 years experience in a sales role.
  • Experience selling books to non-traditional markets a plus.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a sales team.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in a self-starting environment.
  • Flexible, yet focused.
  • Ability to travel, if necessary. (Extensive travel is not required.)
  • Basic computer skills.

Contact:

Please send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to Skyhorse Publishing. This job was originally posted on Publisher’s Weekly.