Publishing, Distribution & Sales Support Assistant
Full Time | Office Based – Werrington, Peterborough
We are looking for a bright, organised and proactive person to join our busy magazine publishing team.
This is a varied role for someone who loves being organised, enjoys getting things done and is happy turning their hand to lots of different tasks. No two days will be exactly the same.
You’ll work across three key areas of the business – Publishing, Magazine Distribution and Sales Lead Generation – supporting our Publishing & Distribution Manager as well as our Managing Director and sales team.
PUBLISHING SUPPORT
You’ll help keep our magazines organised and on schedule, including:
- Researching local content and ideas for our magazines
- Finding suitable images and local What’s On information
- Chasing advertisers for artwork and updates
- Liaising with advertisers regarding straightforward artwork changes
- Making small amendments to adverts using Adobe software or AI tools
- Sending voucher copies to advertisers
- Organising and storing magazine copies
DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT
You’ll help with the day-to-day administration behind getting thousands of magazines delivered each month, including:
- Booking deliveries onto our Round Control tracking system
- Adding magazines, products and leaflets to delivery schedules
- Contacting distributors to confirm upcoming deliveries
- Answering routine distributor questions via WhatsApp
- Advertising available delivery rounds and helping recruit new distributors
- Receiving, labelling and organising boxes of customer leaflets
- Preparing leaflets for printer insertion and hand delivery
- Checking GPS tracking for completed delivery rounds
- Helping resolve routine distribution queries
SALES LEAD GENERATION
You won’t be expected to sell. Instead, you’ll help our sales team find new businesses to speak to.
This will include:
- Researching businesses in the towns and villages our magazines cover
- Finding potential advertisers through local Facebook groups
- Sending approved introductory messages to businesses
- Sending email marketing campaigns to our database
- Researching and adding new prospective customers to our CRM
- Keeping prospect information accurate and up to date
- Monitoring responses and passing interested businesses directly to the sales team to follow up
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
You’ll need to be very organised, reliable and comfortable working independently.
You should enjoy working through a list and getting things completed, but also be able to spot when something needs doing without always waiting to be asked.
Good computer skills are essential, and you’ll need to be confident learning different systems and using tools such as email, CRM software, Adobe programs and AI.
Experience in publishing or magazine distribution would be useful, but it isn't essential. We’re much more interested in finding someone with the right attitude who is organised, switched-on and keen to learn.
You’ll need:
✓ Excellent organisation and attention to detail
✓ Good written English and communication skills
✓ Confidence using computers and learning new software
✓ The ability to manage several different tasks and deadlines
✓ A proactive approach – someone who sees a job and gets it done
✓ Confidence communicating with customers, businesses and distributors
✓ A positive, practical attitude and willingness to muck in
THE ROLE
Hours: Full time
Location: Werrington, Peterborough
Working arrangement: Office based
This would suit someone who enjoys being the organised person behind the scenes who keeps everything moving.
If you like variety, enjoy getting things ticked off, are comfortable learning new systems and want a role where you can become an important part of a small, busy team, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: Up to £26,000.00 per year
Location:
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (required)
Work Location: In person
