• Commissioned and scheduled new titles• Line managed and trained sales, publicity and marketing staff• Set company targets, forecasts and budgets• Liaised and met with agents, attending book fairs and conferences• Negotiated contracts

- Implemented new commercial strategies to increase revenue and company profile- Managed, liaised and forged strong relationships with sales representatives, authors, agents and distributors, both home and export, to maximise commercial opportunities- Increased sales by over 90% over a two year period, making the most of export and backlist- Monitored trends and sales data and consistently analysed performance- Set targets, budgets and costings for all titles- Managed all staff and relationships with designers, freelancers and creative agencies- Commissioned new titles and set future direction for the company. Successful books included Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen, The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Thériault, 12 Years a Slave (outselling the Penguin film edition in 2013), Suffragette by Emmeline Pankhurst and The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared- Led presentations and acted as the company spokesperson at meetings and book fairs- Drafted, negotiated and finalised contracts with agents and translators- Planned and implemented marketing and publicity campaigns for all key titles- Put in place digital strategies including managing ebook and audiobook creation- Led Hesperus to be shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year 2014

- Responsible for the new European marketing strategy, working closely with the sales team- Developed new initiatives with existing customers as well as seeking out new directions- Planned and implemented brand strategy documents for key authors- Managed and maintained marketing spend in line with the budget- Developed new press and media contacts in Europe and made creative use of authors- Attended book fairs and led marketing discussions with customers and the sales team- Spread departmental and European strategy internally- Led sales conference sessions and presented titles- Frequent contact with European customers and European Area Sales Managers- Designed and created marketing materials from posters to adverts to bookmarks- Visited customers abroad to discuss and implement marketing plans