Business Head, Publication at Vista Group

Job Requirement

• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in editorial and publishing industry.
• Must be a published author with record of sold books.
• Must be a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors.
• Managing the sales function – End to End to meet prospective distributors, providing publishing expertise and get orders from clients.

Job Description

• Receive, edit, design, check for plagiarism and produce manuscript for publication and marketing.
• General supervision of the printing press, designing policies and ensuring publication compliance.
• Coordinating resources to ensure prompt publication.
• Charting book publications and establish nationwide distribution channels.
• Registering book title with ISBM, facilitating book reviews with targeted state ministry of education and other relevant bodies according to the Nigerian school curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate market needs and build productive long-lasting relationships with distributors.
• Generate new sales leads
• Attend publishing events, media outreach and academic seminars.
• Report and provide feedback to management using financial data
• Create and maintain distribution database within assigned territory
• Continually sourcing new Sales opportunities
• Develop understanding of product line and value chain
• Services existing customers, obtains orders, and establishes new customers by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential customers.
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc.
• Recommend changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management.
• Preparing and submitting sales contracts, quotation and invoice for orders.
• Visiting clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services.
• Seeking areas of opportunity in the marketplace to gain new customers
• Working effectively with the sales team and other colleagues to ensure a high standard of service to all customers
• Any other duties assigned by Management