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Sales Representative (Winnipeg)
Editorial Assistant
Customer Contact Specialist
Developmental Editor

Sales Representative (Winnipeg)

Higher Education Division

Oxford University Press Canada has an opening for a highly organized and dynamic individual to assume the position of Sales Representative in the Higher Education Division. The position is based in Winnipeg.

As a member of Canada's fastest growing publisher of higher education textbooks, the successful candidate will be responsible for strategically focusing time and efforts on key sales opportunities to grow the assigned territory. Sales representatives should feel comfortable with cold-calling and prospecting, and thrive in independent, fast-moving work environments. They should be able to prioritize effectively in order to meet and surpass set sales targets.

Specific duties include:

  • Meeting with existing customers to ensure continued loyalty and satisfaction with OUP products
  • Growing existing customer base by researching new opportunities and following up on leads generated by head office
  • Daily visits to university and college campuses, meeting with professors to discuss their specific course needs and match those to OUP products
  • Effectively manage daily and weekly paperwork and administrative tasks, including book sampling weekly sales reports
  • Successfully planning daily, weekly, and monthly travel itineraries, matching potential business opportunities to campus visits
  • Developing strong relationships with faculty members, department staff, and bookstore personnel
  • Sourcing possible author candidates, and sending market information to the acquisitions group

The successful candidate will possess a valid driver's license and a university degree or a two year business administration diploma. Excellent interpersonal, communication and time management skills are essential. Previous sales and/or publishing experience will be considered an asset.

Oxford University Press offers a competitive salary, comprehensive, company car, and bonus compensation designed to reward performance. Overnight travel is required. Interested applicants should forward their resume and cover letter by September 3, 2010 to:

Euan White
National Marketing Manger
Higher Education Division
Oxford University Press Canada
8 Sampson Mews, Suite 204
Don Mills, ON
M3C 0H5
Email: Euan.White@oup.com

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

Editorial Assistant

Higher Education Division

There is an immediate opening for an Editorial Assistant in the Higher Education Division of Oxford University Press. Responsibilities include:

  • Market research to determine market size and books in use; preparing market summaries for Acquisitions Editors, including overall market size and market share of books in use;
  • Co-ordinating reviews for new and revised books based on market research and in conjunction with the Acquisitions Editors, including timely submission of reviewer reports and co-ordinating payments;
  • Creating review summaries for Acquisitions Editors when requested;
  • Keeping a database of reviewers and potential reviewers organized by discipline and course;
  • Helping Acquisitions Editors to prepare competition grids for proposals to publish, including competitive analysis reports;
  • Conducting ancillary research, for competing titles, and identifying areas for improvement of OUP ancillaries;
  • Help Acquisitions Editors to send targeted letter campaigns to potential authors for specific projects and disciplines;
  • Identify possible areas for publication by gathering course schedules and market research;
  • Creating sales reports on SAP for specific books as directed by the Acquisitions Editors;
  • Other editorial duties as required.

The editorial assistant works as a team with all the acquisitions editors but reports to the Senior Acquisitions Editor. Because this position is responsible for assisting more than one person, independence, initiative, and the ability to assess and assign priorities are critical skills.

Essential qualifications include an undergraduate degree in the social sciences or humanities, courses from a publishing program such as Ryerson or Centennial, word processing skills, and the ability to use the Internet for research. Useful additional qualifications include a graduate degree, familiarity with Excel and/or SAP and copyediting and proofreading skills.

Interested candidates should forward their résumé and cover letter by September 3, 2010 to:

Katherine Skene
Supervising Acquisitions Editor
Oxford University Press Canada
8 Sampson Mews, Suite 204
Don Mills, ON
M3C 0H5
Email: katherine.skene@oup.com

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

Customer Contact Specialist

Canada's most respected publisher of school learning resources, and a branch of the world's largest and most prestigious university press has an immediate opening for a Customer Contact Specialist.

Do you have a back ground in education and publishing? Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you ready to build on your post secondary education and professional experience by gaining valuable sales and marketing experience? Do you want to be part of a winning team and help further Oxford's objective of excellence in research, scholarship and education by publishing worldwide?

If you answered yes to each of these questions, this Customer Contact Specialist position may be for you. You will be part of a fast paced data driven team focused on managing customer experiences, and marketing and selling classroom instructional resources in targeted territories across Canada. This position will be based in our new Don Mills office.

The successful candidate will possess a university degree, be achievement and goal-oriented, articulate and enthusiastic, possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, and be able to thrive in a fast paced team based work environment. Because of the need to effectively represent a range of learning resources across subjects and grades, the successful candidate must also possess exceptional organizational skills as well as the ability to prioritize effectively. This position may require attendance at professional displays and conferences, as well as some overnight travel.

Oxford University Press Canada offers a competitive compensation program including a sales incentive plan, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Please email your résumé and cover letter by September 3, 2010 to:

Duncan Lane
National Sales & Marketing Manager
Oxford University Press Canada
8 Sampson Mews, Suite 204
Don Mills, ON
M3C 0H5
Email: duncan.lane@oup.com

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

Developmental Editor

Higher Education Division

Oxford University Press is currently seeking two (2) senior-level Developmental Editors with experience in Higher Education Publishing keen to work on a robust list of titles covering multiple disciplines.

The successful candidates will oversee manuscripts from the time contracts are signed through turnover to copy editing and work closely with authors and other in-house editors to develop texts that comply with publication plans as well as peer and market reviews.

Core responsibilities include:

  • Liaising with authors pre-submission to secure timely arrival of first-draft manuscripts
  • Assessing manuscripts for compliance with publication plans and directing authors on necessary adjustments
  • Coordinating peer review of manuscripts and guiding authors through implementation of required revisions
  • Preparing manuscripts for copy editing, including: estimating length, coordinating art programs, identifying literary permissions, preparing notes and briefings for production and marketing departments
  • Coordinating suites of ancillaries to accompany core texts

 

Specific qualifications include:

  • Minimum of 3 years editorial experience in the higher education market, with proven skills and results; previous developmental experience a strong asset
  • Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects on strict deadlines
  • Certification through a professional program (e.g., Ryerson University Publishing Program; Simon Fraser Writing and Publishing Program) an asset

 

Interested applicants should forward their resume and cover letter by 3 September 2010 to:

Phyllis Wilson
Managing Editor
Higher Education Division
Oxford University Press Canada
8 Sampson Mews, Suite 204
Don Mills, ON
M3C 0H5
Email: Phyllis.Wilson@oup.com

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.