UNSW bookshop manager, Sydney
UNSW Press Ltd
- See the difference you can make through the work you do at an innovative campus bookshop at UNSW Sydney
- Collaborate with high-performing, creative teams at a leading university press
We are looking for a bookshop manager to join our team in 2023.
UNSW Press operates a bookshop, the NewSouth Books distribution business and publishes award-winning nonfiction books.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a successful company and become an active member of the UNSW community.
As UNSW bookshop manager, you will report to the CFO of UNSW Press and work with dynamic teams with a passion for books.
Accountabilities for this role include:
- Consolidating past success in an award-winning bookshop, delivering on existing commitments and identifying future growth opportunities
- Working with direct reports to build their capabilities and ability to effectively manage their work with a wide range of customers (students, academics and professional staff), publishers and other stakeholders
- Delivering integrated digital and retail marketing campaigns on schedule
- Developing digital platforms, including website, eDMs and social media
- Driving sales across all product categories, including textbooks, trade books, UNSW merchandising and stationery
- Supporting a diverse events program on UNSW campuses.
Skills and experience
- Tertiary qualifications and experience in retail and/or the book industry
- A passion for books and reading and an understanding of the changing nature of the industry
- Highly developed understanding and quantifiable success in digital content and social media management, customer service and community engagement
- Strong organisational and office technology skills
- High-level written and verbal communication skills
For further information or a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact UNSW Press chief executive Kathy Bail at kathy.bail@unswpress.com.au with a cover letter and CV by the closing date of 16 January 2023.
UNSW Press aspires to be an employer of choice for people from diverse backgrounds. It aims to ensure equality in recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff 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.
Job details
Job: UNSW bookshop manager
Company: UNSW Press Ltd
Location: Sydney NSW
Work type: Full time
Application closing date: 16 January 2023
Contact details
Name: Kathy Bail
Company: UNSW Press Ltd
Email: kathy.bail@unswpress.com.au
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