Associate Director, HC360 Children’s (NYC Hybrid)

Overview

Act as the key point of contact for building seasonal publication lists and driving sales development for the International Children’s portfolio. Lead schedule and special‑markets activity, coordinate sales/marketing/PR strategy, and develop new revenue opportunities for heritage and under‑exploited brands and authors.

Responsibilities

• Chair every‑six‑week Children’s Pub Schedule Review; schedule children’s focus and distribution lists; advise on first prints and backlist inventory
• Work with the Affiliate Publisher and International Sales to identify and prioritise focus titles, present lists to Sales for seasonal launch, pre‑positioning and positioning meetings.
• Attend weekly Children’s Hot Title and First Print meetings
• Chair quarterly Children’s Brainstorm meeting with sales and editorial
• Meet with the special markets and educational wholesaler teams to identify and develop opportunities, and expand brand products.
• Run monthly imprint meetings with UK children’s divisions Farshore and HCCB to review financials, current and upcoming schedules, and status of special markets projects.
• Develop sales of heritage brands through trade and non‑trade accounts, including creation of exclusive/premium product where appropriate.
• Build on the success of the Expanse and Miles Kelly imprints to identify and develop future US opportunities with UK editorial teams.
• Provide timely commercial feedback on future publishing projects, working with Rights and International Sales to determine preferred routes to market.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in children's publishing, with preference for experience in sales
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results across multiple projects
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with sales teams and key stakeholders 
• Familiarity with special markets and non-trade channels preferred
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• A track record of building and maintaining productive cross-functional relationships

Personal attributes

• Proactive, high level of initiative with an eye for new opportunities.
• Confident presenting and discussing titles using relevant sales information.
• Skilled at working with multiple stakeholders across UK and US organisations to broker successful outcomes.
• Strong prioritisation and project‑management skills; able to handle urgent tasks and longer‑term plans.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.  When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.

The salary range for this position is $95,000-$105,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.     

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