Are you highly organised, detail-driven, and passionate about making things run smoothly behind the scenes, so that we maximise sales opportunities for our books in every channel?  Do you thrive on juggling multiple projects and collaborating with teams across a business?  If so, we’d love you to join us as our new Sales Material Assistant.

In this crucial role, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our UK and International Sales teams coordinating impactful sales materials, ensuring title data is accurate and helping our books shine in front of customers worldwide. Reporting to the Head of Business Operations, you’ll collaborate with the Publishing, MPR and DK Sales Teams to deliver first in class sales materials to our sales teams and booksellers, as well as coordinating on related ad hoc projects. 

A crucial part of this role is also the administrative support for preparing for major bookfairs (Frankfurt, London, Bologna), from briefing creative teams to stand logistics and setup to being involved with capturing valuable feedback afterwards.

The role will juggle numerous tasks, will be focused on achieving agreed deadlines and will have excellent coordination and collaboration skills.  

What you’ll be doing:

• For one or more DK divisions, coordinating the creation, accuracy, and distribution of sales materials for UK and International Sales teams

• Supporting the delivery of best in class sales materials for bookfairs and retailer presentations, and, if required, supporting sales colleagues during bookfairs

• Collaborating with publishing and creative teams to ensure information, visuals, and assets are engaging and fit for purpose

• Managing sales material feedback loops and streamlining processes to improve efficiency

• Building strong cross departmental relationships and representing sales material needs in meetings
  
  

What we’re looking for:

• Exceptionally organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Sharp attention to detail and an understanding of what is required to present books in their best light

• A natural communicator who can adapt to a wide range of stakeholders

• Resilient, proactive, and solutions-focused, with a “can do” attitude

• Comfortable working independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment

• Tech-savvy and confident using multiple systems (such as Google, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint etc)

• Experience of copywriting is a bonus, as is enthusiasm for the international publishing business

This is a chance to be right at the centre of how our books reach the world, working across a wide variety of projects that are crucial to the success of our sales teams.  You’ll gain exposure to every part of the publishing process, build relationships across departments and territories, and play an important role in some of the biggest events in the publishing calendar.

If you’re a proactive organiser with a commercial mindset and a passion for books, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your most recent CV and cover letter.

Salary: £27,500 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits

Closing date for applications: Friday 21 November 2025.

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays

• Generous pension scheme

• Volunteering policy and charity matching

• Employee assistance programme

• 60% discount on company books

• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership

• Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*)

• Shopping discounts 

• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad*

And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working three days a week from the DK office, and two days from home.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

*Subject to certain criteria being met.

About our Company: 

We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

We are the world's leading illustrated publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann, creating cutting-edge design and stunning visual books for the whole family. We are passionate about inspiring curiosity and bring people to books through their thirst for knowledge. With a global book loving community of over 800 colleagues in the UK, US, Germany, India, China, Spain and Australia, we produce books in over 100 countries and over 60 languages. Find out more on dk.com.

 Company: Dorling Kindersley Limited | Job ID: 284420