Sales Executive, International Sales

Sales Executive, International Sales at HarperCollins Publishers

Employment Type: Full time

Location: Hybrid – London, UK (3+ days in office)

Salary: £29,000 (GBP)

Seniority: Junior

Closing: 11:55pm, 30th Apr 2026 BST

This is an exciting opportunity to join the successful International Sales Team at HarperCollins, working across the HQ, Pavilion, 4th Estate and William Collins imprints.

The Sales Executive role will involve supporting the Heads of International Sales and managing accounts directly. It requires an extremely high level of organisation, communication and attention to detail, swift learning of new systems, and confident use of Microsoft Office applications. The successful applicant will exhibit outstanding relationship management and problem‑solving skills.

We’re looking for a personable, bright individual who can learn quickly and use their own initiative. The candidate should ideally have experience in a client‑facing role with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to think creatively and take immediate ownership of specific projects and customer relationships.

As well as being heavily customer‑facing, the role will sit across some of the most exciting, bestselling authors and brands in the market, so a love of reading and talking about books is essential.

Core responsibilities

• Provide exceptional administrative support across international territories.
• Collate numbers for print runs and manage the print meeting process.
• Collate numbers for proofs and samples and supply when necessary.
• Create internal and external PowerPoint presentations.
• Generate order forms.
• Manage meeting schedules for Heads of International Sales and the wider team.
• Attend and minute meetings and circulate actions in a timely manner.
• Maintain a database of sales and marketing assets.
• Create sales reports.
• Manage relationships with key export partners, ensuring prompt and professional communication.
• Take ownership of the administrative management of the Indian and South African markets.
• Resolve internal and external queries quickly and efficiently, liaising with customers and customer services when required.
• Promote and sell HarperCollins’ titles, always looking for new ways to reach more readers.
• Represent International Sales at internal and external meetings.
• Liaise effectively with other divisional teams and departments including Production, Marketing, PR, Editorial, Finance, Inventory, etc.

Experience required

• Sales, administration, account management or customer service experience.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office capability (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Knowledge of and keen interest in books.

Skills required

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills.
• Confidence with learning new systems and processes.
• Strong organisation – ability to prioritise and manage workload effectively.
• Proactiveness – use initiative and problem‑solve.
• Professional, reliable, able to work quickly under pressure.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office).
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days).
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
• Private healthcare cover and life assurance.
• Summer Hours.
• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and a wellbeing portal.
• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme.
• Relocation Rent Support Loan.
• Employee networks: HC All In, Elevate, HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network, Neurodiversity at Work.
• Unlimited training on the Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes.
• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers.
• Gym membership discount.
• Onsite physiotherapy (London only).
• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days.
• Certified Carbon Neutral company.
• Free e‑books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books.
• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts.
• Onsite prayer room.

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