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Sales Administrative Assistant – Ireland (6-month FTC)
We’re looking for a pro-active, organised, and collaborative person to join our Penguin Random House Ireland Sales Team in Dublin. You will be responsible for helping grow sales, develop direct trading relationships with booksellers and increase the showcasing of our books, our authors, and our brands across stores in Ireland.
Reporting to our Sales Manager, you will provide account support to the Irish Key Account team. You will work across our 8 publishing businesses and assist in building the sales campaigns for mega brand authors such as Jeff Kinney, Paul Howard and Robert Harris.
There are 14 staff in our Penguin Random House Ireland office who all work closely to support each other. You’ll also be working with our UK colleagues and the role will require occasional trips to London.
Key responsibilities:
- Work in conjunction with the Irish sales management team to provide account support for all Irish retailers.
- Preparing sales materials for customer meetings, highlights presentations and divisional meetings and providing follow-up material and information.
- Develop strong relationships with our UK based sales operations team and regularly join the over-arching Penguin Random House Ireland meetings to develop ideas to grow our Irish sales.
- Under the direction of more senior colleagues manage the ordering process and proof mailings for Irish retailers.
- Under the direction of more senior colleagues, monitor and analyse sales and market share of key accounts and feedback to key stakeholders
- Accompany authors to signings both in-store, and retailer warehouses, ensuring that the signings run smoothly and prioritising author care.
- Regularly communicate with stores to arrange author stock signings, becoming the booksellers’ go to contact for PRH for such requests.
Assist our publicity team at author events. This occasionally will mean working outside of the core office hours.
What you’ll bring
Essential criteria:
A strong team player with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude who is comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.
Persuasive and charismatic; you will whip up enthusiasm for our books and authors.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as being a skilled & confident presenter.
A genuine love of books and bookshops, and a passion for sharing that love with others!
- Able to understand the impact of their role and be confident to initiate actions – with an appetite to take on more
- Ability to work autonomously when given specific tasks, showing initiative and anticipating needs
- Ability and confidence to attend author warehouse signings and events independently
A full clean driver’s license is required.
Preferred criteria:
Some knowledge of the publishing market in Ireland would be beneficial.
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview. We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing [email protected]. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable with, for us to support your request.
Application instructions
Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 08/05/2026.
Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.
Here at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage you to showcase your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team.
We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.
Salary
€31,500 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.
Hybrid working
For this role we expect that you will attend the office, based in Dublin, three days per week.