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Author Account Manager

Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

1 Positions

ID: 1619

Posted On 11/24/2021

Job Overview

We are looking for an Author Account Manager to create long-term, trusting relationships with our authors. As an Author Account Manager, you will work with authors to help upsell products and add-ons. This role is perfect for those who are just starting out in their sales career. No previous sales experience necessary! We are looking for coachable, highly motivated individuals.

 

Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?

Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.

When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve.

 

What Does An Author Account Manager Do?

  • Manage sales and relationships with assigned authors, including up-selling to existing authors to maximize sales
  • Travel to visit assigned authors or attend conventions to promote Kendall Hunt products
  • Initiate and manage revision and reprint process for assigned authors
  • Coordinate contracts and production process for revisions
  • Create schedules and communicates with authors to keep them on schedule
  • Generate leads for outside sales through bookstore contacts and author referrals
  • Proactively work to gain referrals for other potential authors and adopters
  • Implement successful sales strategies to increase sales and profits on assigned accounts

 

Characteristics of Who KH Looks For in an Author Account Manager - You are...

  • A top performer that's used to going above and beyond the minimum expectations
  • Competitive, highly organized, and self-driven
  • Comfortable and disciplined enough to work from your home office
  • Someone who has "been there" bringing sales experience from any industry that will translate into success with us
  • Someone who holds a Bachelor's Degree - we are looking for the right person, not a specific degree

 

Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!

Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.

Our companies offers -

  • Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
  • Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
  • Base hourly rate, plus commission.
  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
  • Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
  • 15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
  • Scholarship and tuition reimbursement

 

All applicants must have valid driver's license and bachelor's degree.

 

Primary Contact

11828

Kelly Schanbeck

Corporate Recruiter/HR Specialist,

563-589-1225

Phone

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Fax

kschanbeck@kendallhunt.com

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Job Details

Categories

Customer Service
Education
Publishing/Printing
Sales/Service

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement


Qualifications

Education

Bachelors

Company ID

1103

Job REQ #

# Positions

1

Start Date

20211124

End Date

20220217

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Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

About the Company

As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years.  We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States.

Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development.

We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources.  We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships.

Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material.

Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market.

We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today’s students.

For more information, visit Kendall Hunt’s website https://www.kendallhunt.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer