Sales and marketing assistant, Sydney

NewSouth Books is seeking an organised and motivated Sales and Marketing Assistant to join its collaborative, creative team. NewSouth Books is the sales, marketing and distribution division of UNSW Press Ltd, a dynamic business representing more than 80 local and overseas publishers in the Australian and New Zealand market.

This early career position is ideal for someone seeking experience in sales, marketing and distribution across a diverse range of genres and formats. The role suits someone organised, creative and passionate about books. Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, this is a full-time position based in Sydney.

Responsibilities include:

• Creating sales materials for the sales team (including monthly sales sheets, order forms and AI sheets)
• Loading and updating print and digital title information and metadata into NewSouth systems
• Distribution of sales and marketing assets and collateral to accounts
• Coordinating reading copy requests and mailouts for the sales team
• Maintaining eBook data and uploading/deactivating files to vendors
• Maintaining the marketing email inbox

Desired skills and experience:

• Relevant experience, preferably in books or bookselling, would be an advantage
• High-level written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and to deadlines
• Strong organisational skills and technology literacy (proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe and inventory management systems preferred)
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Excellent attention to detail

NewSouth aspires to be an employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds and aims to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention and promotion, and that no-one is disadvantaged on the basis of their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity or Indigenous heritage. We encourage everyone who meets the selection criteria to apply.

Please send your CV and a covering letter by email to kat.hunt@newsouthbooks.com.au with the subject line ‘Sales and Marketing Assistant Application’ by Wednesday 25 March.

Job details

Job: Sales and Marketing Assistant
Company: NewSouth Books
Location: Sydney
Suburb: Randwick Sydney
Salary range: $61-$65,000
Work type: Full time
Application closing date: 25 March 2026