Our organization dedicates itself to the creation and promotion of exceptional books that inspire, educate, and last. With a focus on empowerment and careful attention to detail, we share books that not only illustrate the importance of lessons like resilience, but also entertain and add to the historical record.

Job's Purpose

As our catalog of titles grows, we’re seeking an individual to build our network and increase our sales. The ideal candidate possesses the vision, willingness and personal commitment to do what it takes to get the job done and to achieve results.

Qualifications

Must be confident, creative, dependable, organized, results-focused and able to multitask with precision and minimal supervision
Ability to recognize and seize opportunities to sell new services to assigned accounts
Ability to recognize and proactively correct service issues, if and when they arise, to maintain a positive supplier relationship and exceed service expectations of assigned clients
Background in writing and/or history and/or military preferred
Experience writing, negotiating and/or reviewing contracts or proposals beneficial.
Experience with Ingram Content Group beneficial.
Ability to gain an in-depth understanding of Master Wings’ complete portfolio
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence others
Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and suppliers
Must possess a high degree of business acumen and professionalism and be able to correspond with people of all types of backgrounds and varying levels of experience and education
Proficiency in all Microsoft products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook. Be able to create professional documents from start to finish in Word & PowerPoint and fully understand Excel.
Proficiency in Constant Contact

Primary Responsibilities

This is a remote position that requires about 25% travel in the community.
Work with the marketing and PR department to create a yearly plan.
Analyze the territory/market’s potential, track sales and provide status reports.
Create weekly call reports and monthly/quarterly/yearly sales goals
Relay customer needs, challenges, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
Research and employ best practices and promotional trends.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Work with an in-house marketing team to formulate strategy.
Prospect retail outlets to secure book positioning.
Create opportunities for author talks and signings.
Manage the entire sales process from identifying prospects, face to face meetings, to answering questions.
Establish, develop, and maintain positive business relationships with internal partnership leads.
Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments.

Benefits (Full-time Employees)

Paid time off
401K
Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Qualifications

Must be confident, creative, dependable, organized, results-focused and able to multitask with precision and minimal supervision
Ability to recognize and seize opportunities to sell new services to assigned accounts
Ability to recognize and proactively correct service issues, if and when they arise, to maintain a positive supplier relationship and exceed service expectations of assigned clients
Experience writing, negotiating and/or reviewing contracts or proposals beneficial
Experience with Ingram Content Group beneficial
Ability to gain an in-depth understanding of Master Wings’ complete portfolio
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence others
Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both customers and suppliers
Must possess a high degree of business acumen and professionalism and be able to correspond with people of all types of backgrounds and varying levels of experience and education
Proficiency in all Microsoft products, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
Be able to create professional documents from start to finish in Word & PowerPoint and fully understand Excel
Proficiency in Constant Contact

Benefits

Benefits (Full-time Employees):
Paid time off
401K
Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate possesses the vision, willingness and personal commitment to do what it takes to get the job done and to achieve results
This is a remote position that requires about 25% travel in the community
Work with the marketing and PR department to create a yearly plan
Analyze the territory/market’s potential, track sales and provide status reports
Create weekly call reports and monthly/quarterly/yearly sales goals
Relay customer needs, challenges, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services
Research and employ best practices and promotional trends
Perform other duties as assigned
Work with an in-house marketing team to formulate strategy
Prospect retail outlets to secure book positioning
Create opportunities for author talks and signings
Manage the entire sales process from identifying prospects, face to face meetings, to answering questions
Establish, develop, and maintain positive business relationships with internal partnership leads
Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments

Literary Merchandise and Sales Representative

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