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Director of Sales, Little Bee Books

MAIN OBJECTIVE
Little Bee Books is currently recruiting for an experienced, results-driven, analytical, and organized National Accounts Manager, Mass Markets or Assistant Manager, Mass Markets to join our team! This role is responsible for building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with North American mass market accounts while increasing sales, collaborating with the head of sales on developing growth strategies, and regularly reporting on progress. Our ideal candidate will be an experienced, results-driven, and successful sales professional who will provide expertise and management for sales primarily across mass retail and wholesale channels.

ABOUT US
Little Bee Books is looking for a National Accounts Manager, Mass Market Sales for all imprints including Little Bee Books, BuzzPop, and Yellow Jacket. We are a children’s book publisher dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun books for busy little bees of all ages. Little Bee Books offers an inspired selection of board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, middle grade fiction, graphic novels, and more. Our goal is simple – make great books and have fun doing it. A role at Little Bee Books is an opportunity to be a part of something unique!

About Little Bee Books: Little Bee Books, the company’s eponymous imprint, is dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun children’s books for busy little bees ages 0 through 12, offering an inspired selection of early learning concept books, board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, and more. For more information, please visit littlebeebooks.com.

About BuzzPop: BuzzPop, an imprint of Little Bee Books, creates media and licensing books designed to bring the very best of pop culture, favorite brands, and media tie-ins to fans of all ages. With a list including bilingual Disney books, a full line of L.O.L. Surprise! titles, and Crayola coloring and activity books, as well as publishing programs featuring boundary-breaking social media influencers such as Meredith Foster and Karina Garcia, BuzzPop is devoted to creating empowering and diverse books for everyone. For more information, please visit buzzpopbooks.com.

About Yellow Jacket: Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books, publishes middle grade and young adult series and standalone titles for ages 8 and up, covering an array of genres including humor, historical fiction, magical realism, coming-of-age stories, graphic novels, and much more. For more information, please visit yellowjacketreads.com.

Little Bee Books is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, alienage, disability, age or perceived age, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, partnership status, military status, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, and benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Managing and growing sales in the mass market channel in the US and Canada including, but not limited to, grocery chains, warehouse clubs, Walmart, Target, etc.
Growing the overall presence at the mass channel to achieve financial targets.
Working closely with the head of sales on growth strategies and regularly reporting on progress.
Developing new sales opportunities and leading project management for titles in all imprints through custom and proprietary sales.
Building P&L statements to inform business decisions and achieve maximum margin.
Maintaining strong relationships with buyers and collaborating strategically when appropriate.
Overseeing order management and fulfillment with Little Bee Books’ distribution partner.
Curating and pitching account appropriate title lists for customers.
Creating and delivering regular account presentations and handling day-to-day account business including coop and navigating of the Readerlink Portal.
Providing consistent, persistent, and progressive follow-up on all business.
Keeping apprised of trends in children’s publishing, particularly in the mass market.
Learning and utilizing Little Bee Books’ internal systems for asset management, title data, and sales reporting.
Participating in interdepartmental acquisitions meetings and providing perspective to the direction of overall publishing.
Collaborating internally with multiple departments to help execute and forecast sales, initiate reprints, estimate first prints, and influence future title acquisitions.
Managing sales goals and sales operation budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred, or college course work and knowledge gained through equivalent work experience.
3+ years mass market sales experience.
Children’s publishing sales experience strongly preferred.
Proven record of new business development and revenue growth.
Solid foundation of key buying contacts.
An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to self-start and enthusiastically pursue growth.
A friendly, courteous, outgoing, and customer service-oriented manner.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Detail oriented with excellent follow through and a positive attitude.
Ability to work independently, decisively, and productively with minimum supervision.
Up to 20% travel required.

HOURS OF WORK, LOCATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS

Full-time
Tuesdays and Thursdays are in-office and the rest of the week can be worked remotely or in-office
$60k – $85k, commensurate with experience.
Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Employer Match, Life Insurance, PTO
Travel required

TO APPLY
Please apply by sending your resume to careers@littlebeebooks.com and listing the position you are applying for in the subject line. Please be sure to note your salary expectations. We would love to hear more about you and your passion for our company so please feel free to send a letter, video, comic monologue, or whatever best showcases you.

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Director of Sales, Little Bee Books

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Little Bee Books is currently recruiting for an experienced, results-driven, and organized National Accounts Manager, Special Markets or Assistant Manager, Special Markets to join our team! This role is responsible for building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with special markets buyers while increasing sales, collaborating with the head of sales on developing growth strategies, and regularly reporting on progress. Our ideal candidate will be an experienced, results-driven, and successful sales professional who will provide expertise and management for sales primarily across specialty retail and wholesale channels and to a lesser extent within the premium and corporate sales markets.

ABOUT US
Little Bee Books is looking for a National Accounts Manager, Special Markets or Assistant Manager, Special Markets for all imprints including Little Bee Books, BuzzPop, and Yellow Jacket. We are a children’s book publisher dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun books for busy little bees of all ages. Little Bee Books offers an inspired selection of board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, middle grade fiction, graphic novels, and more. Our goal is simple – make great books and have fun doing it. A role at Little Bee Books is an opportunity to be a part of something unique!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Managing and growing existing accounts across specialty retail, specialty wholesale, premium, and corporate channels in the US and Canada.
Growing the overall specialty account base by pursuing new business opportunities and adding new accounts within North America to achieve financial targets.
Working closely with the head of sales on growth strategies and regularly reporting on progress.
Developing new sales opportunities and leading project management for titles in all imprints through custom, proprietary, and premium sales.
Building P&L statements to inform business decisions and achieve maximum margin.
Overseeing order management and fulfillment with Little Bee Books’ distribution partner.
Curating and pitching account appropriate title lists for customers.
Creating and delivering regular account presentations and handling day-to-day account business.
Providing consistent, persistent, and progressive follow-up on new business.
Keeping apprised of trends in children’s publishing.
Learning and regularly utilizing Little Bee Books’ internal systems for asset management, title data, and sales reporting.
Participating in interdepartmental acquisitions meetings and providing perspective to the direction of overall publishing.
Collaborating internally with multiple departments to help execute sales and influence future title acquisitions.
Managing sales goals and sales operation budgets.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred, or college course work and knowledge gained through equivalent work experience.
3+ years special markets sales experience.
Children’s publishing sales experience strongly preferred.
Proven record of new business development and revenue growth.
Solid foundation of key buying contacts.
An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to self-start and enthusiastically pursue growth.
A friendly, courteous, outgoing, and customer service-oriented manner.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Detail oriented with excellent follow through and a positive attitude.
Ability to work independently, decisively, and productively with minimum supervision.
Up to 20% travel required.

HOURS OF WORK, LOCATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS

Full-time
Tuesdays and Thursdays are in-office and the rest of the week can be worked remotely or in-office
$60k – $85k, commensurate with experience.
Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Employer Match, Life Insurance, PTO
Travel required

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Art Director, Little Bee Books

MAIN OBJECTIVE
Little Bee Books is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and creative Assistant Designer or Junior Designer to join our team! The Assistant Designer or Junior Designer is responsible for book design—from the initial text galley, and artist selection, to the final output of print-ready files. They will work with Editorial, Sales, Marketing, and Production to ensure that all art and design needs are met for individual titles, spanning across children’s books, middle-grade, graphic novels, activity books, and licensed book products. Our ideal candidate will be highly organized and a fast learner, with a knack for storytelling and love of illustration.

ABOUT US
Little Bee Books is looking for an Assistant Designer or Junior Designer for all imprints including Little Bee Books, BuzzPop, and Yellow Jacket. We are a children’s book publisher dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun books for busy little bees of all ages. Little Bee Books offers an inspired selection of board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, middle grade fiction, graphic novels, and more. Our goal is simple – make great books and have fun doing it. A role at Little Bee Books is an opportunity to be a part of something unique!

About Little Bee Books: Little Bee Books, the company’s eponymous imprint, is dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun children’s books for busy little bees ages 0 through 12, offering an inspired selection of early learning concept books, board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, and more. For more information, please visit littlebeebooks.com.

About BuzzPop: BuzzPop, an imprint of Little Bee Books, creates media and licensing books designed to bring the very best of pop culture, favorite brands, and media tie-ins to fans of all ages. With a list including bilingual Disney books, a full line of Mattel titles, and Crayola coloring and activity books, as well as publishing programs featuring boundary-breaking social media influencers such as Meredith Foster and Karina Garcia, BuzzPop is devoted to creating empowering and diverse books for everyone. For more information, please visit buzzpopbooks.com.

About Yellow Jacket: Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books, publishes middle grade and young adult series and standalone titles for ages 8 and up, covering an array of genres including humor, historical fiction, magical realism, coming-of-age stories, graphic novels, and much more. For more information, please visit yellowjacketreads.com.

Little Bee Books is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, alienage, disability, age or perceived age, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, partnership status, military status, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, and benefits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create text galleys for artists.
Assist in the selection of artists for assigned manuscripts.
Art direct artists as necessary, based on feedback from various contributors.
Present covers to in-house team.
Route books throughout various stages of development, gaining the necessary approvals to finalize.
Make in-house corrections to text, and art/color as necessary.
Hand letter titles and other text elements.
Manage schedules of overlapping projects.
Ensure proper license requirements and approvals are met for book assets.
Complete preflight and output final book files for the printer.
Ensure files are archived properly on the server.
Post images for sales and manage sales image archive throughout book production.
Manage the creation (by external vendor) and processing of ebook files for select titles.
Develop and maintain a relationship with illustrators, both from current and for potential future projects.
Make reprint corrections such as copyright updates and spine adjustments to backlist titles.
Work with foreign publishers to create translated co-editions or titles.
Create advertisements and other visuals for Sales and Marketing.
Collaborate with the Art Director, fellow design team, and Editorial on new ideas and projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred, or college course work and knowledge gained through equivalent work experience.
Highly proficient in InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator, and knowledge of the Microsoft Office programs.
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work independently, decisively, and productively with minimum supervision.
Good verbal and written communication skills
Design portfolio required.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Detail oriented with excellent follow through and a positive attitude.

HOURS OF WORK, LOCATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS

Full-time
Tuesdays and Thursdays are in-office and the rest of the week can be worked remotely or in-office.
$45k – $50k, commensurate with experience.
Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Employer Match, Life Insurance, PTO

TO APPLY
Please apply by sending your resume to careers@littlebeebooks.com and listing the position you are applying for in the subject line. Please be sure to note your salary expectations. We’d love to hear more about you and your passion for our company so please feel free to send a letter, video, comic monologue, or whatever best showcases you.

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MAIN OBJECTIVE
The Senior Editor will work with licensors to acquire and edit titles, manage an editorial staff, and organize, supervise, and participate in the management and development of all submissions for Buzzpop publications. Our Senior Editor will be an experienced, creative, and results-driven leader with a proven acquisition record, excellent editorial skills, and effective written and oral communication skills.

ABOUT US

Little Bee Books is looking for a Senior Editor for our Buzzpop imprint. We are a children’s book publisher dedicated to making high-quality, creative, and fun books for busy little bees of all ages. Little Bee Books offers an inspired selection of board books, novelty books, activity books, picture books, chapter books, nonfiction, gift sets, middle grade fiction, graphic novels, and more. Our goal is simple – make great books and have fun doing it. A role at Little Bee Books is an opportunity to be a part of something unique!

About BuzzPop: BuzzPop, an imprint of Little Bee Books, creates media and licensing books designed to bring the very best of pop culture, favorite brands, and media tie-ins to fans of all ages. With a list including bilingual Disney books, a full line of Mattel titles, and Crayola coloring and activity books, as well as publishing programs featuring boundary-breaking social media influencers such as Meredith Foster and Karina Garcia, BuzzPop is devoted to creating empowering and diverse books for everyone. For more information, please visit buzzpopbooks.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the implementation of the licensing editorial strategy, including, but not limited to acquisitions, licensor/agent/author/illustrator relations, P&L’s, marketing and publicity efforts, and production quality control.
Effectively supervise the licensing editorial team through all aspects of editorial work, including but not limited to, licensor acquisitions, author/illustrator/freelancer/licensor care, contract negotiations, etc.
Manage title count for the BuzzPop imprint.
Develop and edit original book ideas.
Evaluate licensing opportunities.
Deliver conceptual, structural, and line edits to authors/freelancers and keep the authors/freelancers up to date on schedules, revisions, and related matters.
Liaise interdepartmentally to ensure that the licensing publishing lists reflect and drive market trends domestically and globally.
Hire and manage freelance editors and illustrators as and when needed.
Set and achieve key targets in terms of titles commissioned and profitability.
Define and oversee the implementation of processes that need to be put in place within the editorial, design, and managing editorial teams.
Work closely with licensors and authors, communicating supportively about problems and potential solutions for every aspect of editing.
Edit style, structure, content, and line of acquired titles to make books as strong and saleable as they can be.
Meet with the art department about ideas, directions, and comparable titles to help guide the process of creating a licensed title.
Present books for potential acquisition, along with information about competitive or comparable titles, projected sales figures based on comparable sales, and create a profit/loss statement for evaluation.
Directly negotiate major terms for potential acquisitions (including advance, payout, territories, subrights, options, delivery dates, term). Issue and record contracts to ensure that timely payments are made to all contributors.
Develop a productive and profitable list of titles that vary across formats, price points, and age ranges.
Present titles internally and externally at launch and sales meetings.
Write copy for launch meeting, catalog presentation, audio presentation, and book flap copy that effectively positions book for the sales, marketing, and publicity teams.
Arrange meetings with licensor’s publicity/marketing teams to discuss plans for individual books, where appropriate to do so.
Manage and mentor editorial team to encourage growth of editorial talent, by assigning reading and editing tasks and sharing contacts where appropriate.
Follow contractual terms for each license to ensure company compliance.

DIRECT REPORTS

Associate Editor/Editor
Editorial Assistant

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university preferred, or college course work and knowledge gained through equivalent work experience.
Minimum 5 years of children’s publishing experience.
Experience with licensed publishing required.
A proven record of successful, profitable acquisitions over a period of several years, with continuing core strengths in a category or categories that will continue to produce a steady supply of books to publish.
Excellent negotiation skills and strong presentation skills.
Strong sense of competitive books in the larger publishing market.
Ability to work both collaboratively and independently and to be supportive of other team members.
Established relationships with licensors.
Widely read in specific area or areas of publishing interest, both in past and present-day books.
A creative thinker with a strong vision for developing book projects that break new ground and are authentic.
A self-starter who is willing to pitch in when necessary to get the job done.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office

HOURS OF WORK, LOCATION, SALARY, AND BENEFITS

Full-time
Tuesdays and Thursdays are in-office and the rest of the week can be worked remotely or in-office.
$65k – $80k, commensurate with experience.
Health, Dental, Vision, 401K Employer Match, Life Insurance, PTO
Travel required

TO APPLY

Please apply by sending your resume to careers@littlebeebooks.com and listing the position you are applying for in the subject line. Please be sure to note your hourly salary expectations. We’d love to hear more about you and your passion for our company so please feel free to send a letter, video, comic monologue, or whatever best showcases you.