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Author Account Manager
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Author Account Manager
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
1 Positions
ID: 68982
Posted On 05/22/2025
Job Overview
Join our team at Kendall Hunt Publishing as an Author Account Manager in Dubuque! Immerse yourself in a thrilling role that allows you to work onsite and collaborate directly with our talented authors. Unlock the excitement of managing author relationships, ensuring their needs are met and their voices are amplified in the publishing world. Your passion for literature and your excellent communication skills will shine as you support our authors on their publishing journey. Must be available to work onsite in Dubuque, Iowa.
Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?
Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community.
When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com
_What Does an Author Account Manager Do?_
+ Manage sales and relationships with assigned authors, including up-selling to existing authors to maximize sales
+ Travel to visit assigned authors or attend conventions to promote Kendall Hunt products
+ Initiate and manage revision and reprint process for assigned authors
+ Coordinate contracts and production process for revisions
+ Create schedules and communicates with authors to keep them on schedule
+ Generate leads for outside sales through bookstore contacts and author referrals
+ Proactively work to gain referrals for other potential authors and adopters
+ Implement successful sales strategies to increase sales and profits on assigned accounts
Characteristics of Who KH Looks For in an Author Account Manager - You are...
+ A top performer that's used to going above and beyond the minimum expectations
+ Competitive, highly organized, and self-driven (Base salary plus bonus potential)
+ Comfortable and disciplined enough to work from your home office
+ Someone who has "been there" bringing sales experience from any industry that will translate into success with us
+ Someone who holds a Bachelor's Degree - we are looking for the right person, not a specific degree
Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!
Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.
Kendall Hunt offers -
+ Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for over 75 years
+ Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
+ Base hourly rate, plus commission.
+ Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
+ Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
+ 15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
+ Scholarship and tuition reimbursement
All applicants must have valid driver's license and bachelor's degree.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Primary Contact
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Kelly Schanbeck
Corporate Recruiter/HR Specialist,
563-589-1225
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Job Details
Categories
Education
Sales/Service
Location
Dubuque, IA
Shift
First Shift
Job Type
Employee
Full/Part
Full Time
Pay/Salary
$47,500 plus bonus potential
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Paid Holidays
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors
Experience
1-2 Years
Company ID
1103
Job REQ #
\# Positions
1
Start Date
20250522
End Date
20250619
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Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
About the Company
As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years. We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States.
Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development.
We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources. We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships.
Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material.
Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market.
We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today’s students.
For more information, visit Kendall Hunt’s website https://www.kendallhunt.com
_An Equal Opportunity Employer_
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