Sales Assistant, UK Consumer Sales
Bloomsbury UK
- Location
- London, UK (Hybrid)
- Posted
- June 4, 2026
Job Description
Role overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, well-organised, and confident communicator with excellent time-management skills and attention to detail to work within our fast-moving UK Sales department. Sales Assistants perform a key support role within the wider UK Sales team, working across all Bloomsbury Consumer titles. The role will include assisting with the day-to-day administration and operations of the team and our customers. This particular appointment will support one specific area of publishing: the Children’s and Children’s Education and Special Sales teams.
This is a superb opportunity to join a high-performing UK Sales team of a top 5 UK publisher and to work in a vibrant and successful publishing sales environment. Based in our Bedford Square office, this will be a part-time, hybrid-working position.
Responsibilities
- General support for the Children’s, Children’s Education, and Special Sales teams across all imprints
- Administration support for a range of individual UK retailer accounts
- Fielding queries and processing orders
- Prepare presentations for retailers and internal briefings
- Prepare sales figures for the Sales team and senior sales colleagues on request
- Provide sales analysis for a range of needs, including Annual Business Reviews and internal trackers
- Respond to ad hoc requests for book samples, Advance Information (AI) sheets, and book jackets
- Assist at events and signings across the Sales department and organise stock
- Absence cover for colleagues as required (e.g., holidays/flexi Fridays)
- General ad hoc admin and UK Sales tasks for the whole team
Qualifications
- Good communicator who is confident dealing with people at all levels, particularly on the phone and over email/video
- Excellent attention to detail and focused on efficiency at all times
- Strong time-management, prioritisation, and organisational skills with a keen awareness of deadlines
- Ability to adapt to changing daily tasks
- Strong numerical and written skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Teams
- Beneficial to have knowledge of internal systems such as Biblio and Nielsen Bookscan
- Experience in publishing or book trade environment is helpful
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary per annum: £27,000
Additional information
The role is a full-time, permanent position.
The role is based at our London office, 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office-based / 3 days home-based (or fully office-based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday/Tuesday.
This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.
Application Information
- Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button.
- Detail how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role.
- Deadline for applications: 23:59 on Friday 19th June 2026.
- For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.
- Bloomsbury reserves the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.