BookBub is a rapidly growing startup launched by serial entrepreneurs and run by a team gathered from the publishing and tech industries. Every day millions of readers use our service to discover great books, and thousands of leading publishers and authors work with us to drive sales and find new fans.
Connecting readers with great deals on ebooks is just the beginning for BookBub. We're growing our team to launch new consumer-facing book discovery features, tools for authors and publishers, and other web and mobile products that address the digital transition of the publishing industry.
About this position:
BookBub seeks a talented recent graduate to drive business from our author partners and help them use BookBub’s products to effectively market their ebooks. Responsibilities include:
- Representing BookBub in the author and publishing communities via email, phone, and face-to-face communication
- Becoming an expert on BookBub’s suite of marketing products and how they can help authors sell books
- Developing comprehensive knowledge of the self-published marketplace to understand authors’ pain points, needs, and goals
- Advising authors on best practices for utilizing BookBub’s products to help accomplish their goals
- Providing excellent client service to authors by scheduling and coordinating their BookBub promotions, responding to their questions promptly, and resolving any issues or complaints with a positive, helpful attitude
- Gathering and synthesizing author feedback and delivering it to internal stakeholders in order to help develop and improve products and increase product adoption
- Helping with some product marketing responsibilities, including writing client-facing copy, drafting educational blog posts, and working with product managers to test, develop, and improve author tools.
The ideal candidate will be:
- An outstanding written and verbal communicator who loves interacting with people
- Friendly, positive, and outgoing with a strong desire to be helpful to others
- Interested in both business strategy and the book/publishing industry
- Adept at creative problem solving through critical analysis and synthesis of information
- Able to work autonomously and self-manage
- Someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and easily adapts to change
- Meticulously attentive to detail with strong multi-tasking and coordination abilities
- Excited about a fast-paced, rapidly evolving start-up environment
- A Bachelor's degree holder in a related field
Benefits
BookBub offers competitive benefit options including medical, dental, vision, 401k, and take-what-you-need PTO.
BookBub strives to be an inclusive workplace and we value learning from different perspectives. We seek to foster an environment filled with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
