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Account Manager, Publisher Relations (F/M/D) - Europe
Remote - Europe | Full Time | 15/09/2025
The strategic core of this role is to manage relationships with distributed partner presses through reporting on sales and royalties, providing a direct contact point, and working with the Director to represent these publishers internally and externally as necessary. This role will have a specific set of partners to work with, in coordination with the Director. The goal of this role is to expand our direct publisher relations work. This is a full-time position that would ideally be based in Europe or the Asia-Pacific regions.
Your tasks
- Coordinate with the Paradigm Distribution Operations team as needed for integrations of new publishers and regular account maintenance.
- Assist in further developing existing and fostering new relationships with assigned list of publisher partners.
Assist the Director with coordination on marketing for the presses with our internal marketing and sales teams. - Becoming the main point of contact for a press, and then coordinate as needed internally with the appropriate team for the press needs
Assist in communication to the presses about their usage. - Provide individualized representation for the partners internally to other departments
- Assist in proactively generating a high level of contact via quarterly meetings, e-mail and phone
Produce sales/business reports and analyses according to deadlines (this will include royalty reports, regular sales dashboards, usage reports as well as other reporting as necessary) - Assisting with other account management tasks and needs as required.
Your profile
- Undergraduate degree in any field, though humanities or business is preferred
- Strong excel experience is preferred
- A Master’s degree is preferred but not required
- Experience with academic publishing industry is preferred.
- A detail-oriented approach to work
- Strong organizational ability
- The ability to be adaptable as the organization grows.
- A motivated, entrepreneurial, results-oriented personality with drive for success
- A can-do problem-solving attitude
- Excellent oral, written, and analytical skills
- A demonstrated interpersonal ability in client relations
- Ability to travel as needed
- Languages: English (required), German (preferred), Spanish (ideal but not necessary)
We offer you
- An exciting professional challenge for one of the innovation drivers of the publishing industry
- Family-friendly working time models, flexitime, and flexible home office arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance, alongside a substantial vacation allowance and additional special leave days
- Extensive benefits and allowances for a healthy, balanced life
- Development budget and opportunities for training and personal development
- Passionate colleagues in diverse, international teams; joint team events and company parties
At De Gruyter Brill, we are dedicated to diversity, equal opportunity, and building an inclusive culture where everyone belongs. We believe in individual potential, so please apply even if you don’t meet every requirement—passion and a willingness to learn matter as much as qualifications. We look forward to hearing from you!
Vontavia Smith
People + Culture
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