Sales Assistant

About the role

This position will support the team that sells to special markets accounts. The role will include supporting our in-house team and our commissioned rep gift sales force. For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children’s books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the commissioned gift rep sales force, including attending seasonal gift shows.
• Prepare title presentations for in-house accounts.
• Oversee event orders and author orders.
• Liaise between sales and other departments (marketing, publishers, SRE, operations, inventory).
• Manage price increases and other attribute changes and communicate those changes quickly to the RDS team.
• Maintain Smart Returns attributions and communicate changes.
• Track and upload coop for all Reader link accounts.
• Manage sample mailings and sales materials.

Qualifications

• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office—particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize workflow to meet critical deadlines.
• Self-motivated, disciplined, commitment to quality and strong team player.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
• Experience: entry-level—experience in publishing or with a literary agent a plus.
• Education: Associate’s Degree/College Diploma.
• Time Type: Full time.
• Job Type: Regular.
• Job Family Group: Sales.
• Location Region/State: New York.

Benefits

• Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan).
• Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions.
• Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Generous Parental Leave Program.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount.

Pay

Annual salary: $52,000.00

Schedule

Based in New York City with a minimum of two days per week in the SoHo office; additional in‑office attendance may be required if essential functions demand it.