Jobs & Internships

Beacon Press is owned and operated under the auspices of the Unitarian Universalist Association and is an equal opportunity employer. Beacon Press values a diverse workforce.

Sales and Marketing Associate

Under the supervision of the marketing manager, the sales and marketing associate is responsible for all house sales to organizations, authors, catalogs, some specialty trade accounts, and the UUA. The individual will:

• work with the marketing department to develop seasonal sales plans for approximately 35 new titles per year along with some backlist titles;
• develop and foster relationships with organizations to sell books in bulk or through affiliate programs
• work with catalog customers to identify books that are suitable for specialty markets;
• coordinate outreach to freshman year, campus-wide, and city-wide reading programs through direct mail, personal outreach, and/or representation at conferences;
• develop promotional materials for authors and publicity as needed;
• provide support for trade and academic exhibits and manage the Beacon Press booth at the UUA's annual meeting;
• provide backup support to sales assistant for author events sales; and
• provide additional support as needed.
  

Individual must have BA; Excellent organizing, multi-tasking, customer service, good math, and communication (both oral and written) skills. One to two years experience in bookselling, marketing, sales, publishing, or non-profit outreach of some kind. Computer skills must be excellent, especially in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and web. Knowledge of Quark and Dreamweaver is helpful.

This is a full-time position, with benefits. People with disabilities and candidates who identify as a person of color, Hispanic/Latino and/or B/G/L/T are encouraged to apply.

To Apply: Email cover letter and resume to Alyssa Hassan, marketing manager, ahassan@beacon.org. No phone calls, please.

Publicity Intern

Beacon Press has an opening for summer interns in the publicity department. The interns will assist in various areas of administration and support, such as managing reviews, maintaining media databases, helping with mailings, and carrying out internet research. Office and computer experience is preferred. Candidates should be creative, detail-oriented, and motivated. This position is unpaid, and we ask our interns to commit to working approximately 15 hours per week.

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn and gain experience in a progressive, non-profit, independent publishing environment.

To Apply: please email your cover letter and resume to Maxine Giammo, publicity assistant; mgiammo@beacon.org