Job Description

We have been a leading figure in publishing for more than 500 years. We have always been a forward-looking organization, maximizing the technology for the day, but the digital revolution is bringing enormous change, fast. That same spirit of adventure and entrepreneurialism is critical to our future success. In a fast-changing publishing landscape, OUP welcomes the inquisitive, the inventive, and the ambitious; people who challenge the conventional, and pioneer the possible.

About the Role

The Business Development Assistant role works to support all the Business Development activities: sales, promotion, and licensing, of OUP Music.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Business Development colleagues as required with administration around sales, promotion, licensing and support for distributed catalogues.
• Manage a roster of trade customers ensuring they have timely and accurate information on music titles.
• Generate new leads in key territories and contribute to the Business Development team\xe2\x80\x99s pipeline of new opportunities with existing IP.
• Work with colleagues at the ABRSM to support and strengthen that relationship; in particular supporting ABRSM promotion to trade accounts, assisting with online advertising campaigns and metrics, and being the main point of liaison for IT.
• Create or collate assets and data in order to publicise the OUP catalogue and composers and to build income. For example, our audio file archive, promotional materials for retailers, and reading session booklets.
• Manage general enquiry mailboxes and provide prompt and accurate responses to customer queries on the OUP catalogue and composers.
• Provide news items and composer information to external agencies e.g. music associations, websites etc., to raise the profile of the OUP catalogue and build income.
• Help organize, administrate, and occasionally attend conferences, workshops and other events (online or in person), to increase the profile and performances of OUP Music and its composers, and grow business.
• Support our submissions for exam syllabus selection, and other adoptions.
• Maintain the concert diary and research upcoming performances.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

This is an excellent opportunity for someone efficient, analytical, and proactive who has an interest in classical music. You will work both individually and as part of a team, and need strong interpersonal skills for building effective relationships with new and existing customers. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be confident picking up the phone and reaching out to new contacts to make good relationships.

Candidates need to demonstrate they have:

• Proactive, action-oriented \xe2\x80\x98can do\xe2\x80\x99 approach to work
• Constant desire to learn, improve, and respond to customer needs
• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical thought, with a high level of numeracy
• Excellent IT skills with experience of Microsoft Office (and Adobe CS desirable)
• Understanding of music (highly desirable) - how people use, buy, and perform classical and choral music
• Experience of music retail/sales or trade account management desirable

Benefits

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

Queries

Please contact with any queries relating to this role.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

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