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Publishing Solutions Representative
- Access Dubuque (Dubuque, IA)
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Publishing Solutions Representative
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
1 Positions
ID: 83187
Posted On 10/14/2025
Job Overview
Kendall Hunt Publishing is seeking a Publishing Solutions Representative to join our Higher Education division. This role is dedicated to maximizing adoption sales of nationally marketed backlist titles through strategic relationship building and consistent communication via phone, Zoom, and email. The position is based out of our home office in Dubuque, Iowa.
As a Publishing Solutions Representative, you will oversee the adoption of textbooks across disciplines such as First-Year Experience, Science, Hospitality, Sport Management, and more. Each week, you'll receive a steady stream of qualified leads generated by our marketing team, minimizing the need for cold calling. Once you receive a lead, you'll provide the interested professor with a review copy of the textbook and follow up to address any questions.
Kendall Hunt provides comprehensive, ongoing training to ensure your success. You will gain:
+ **Product Knowledge:** While you won't need to read every textbook cover to cover, you will develop a strong understanding of each author's vision. You'll also have opportunities to meet directly with authors and engage with their work.
+ **The Kendall Hunt 5-Step Interview Process:** Learn the proven steps to successfully introduce textbooks to qualified professors.
+ **Technology Expertise:** Stay up to date with emerging educational technologies, including virtual learning platforms, eBooks, and adaptive learning tools.
At Kendall Hunt, you will be empowered to make a meaningful impact in higher education by connecting educators with quality resources that support student success.
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. https://www.kendallhunt.com
In A Typical Work Day You Will
+ Manage portfolio of existing discipline specific Higher Education products with the objective of increasing sales and adoptions of those products
+ Work with marketing to develop sales plans for each individual title based upon sales history
+ Incentivize books sold direct to student through the Kendall Hunt website, especially emphasizing digital eBook sales
+ Builds and maintains effective customer relationships
+ Periodically attend conventions or national sales meetings to help support sales of key backlist titles
+ Meet with the authors of your books to understand how new editions are progressing
Who We Need!
+ Someone who understand the importance of a positive customer experience and what your role is in that overall experience
+ Someone who has an entrepreneurial spirit and look at your career in terms of growing your business with potential bonus opportunities
+ Is a great communicator, people person, and problem solver
+ Someone who has inside sales experience, customer service experience, and/or strong time management skills
+ Someone with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
It's More Than Just a Job!
Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decisions 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.
Our companies offers -
+ Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance
+ Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability
+ Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing
+ 15 days of PTO at hire, plus paid holidays
+ Scholarship and tuition reimbursement
If you have good communication and computer skills and would like to find out more about this opportunity, please submit your resume.
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
Publishing/Printing
Sales/Service
Location
Dubuque, IA
Shift
First Shift
Job Type
Employee
Full/Part
Full Time
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Qualifications
Education
Bachelors
Experience
1-2 Years
Company ID
1103
Job REQ #
\# Positions
1
Start Date
20251014
End Date
20251031
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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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