Area Sales Manager

Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for an Area Sales Manager, Ireland maternity cover, to join our established sales team of 3 people selling the Bloomsbury Consumer – Bloomsbury Adult, Children’s, Special Interest and Head of Zeus - titles into the territory of Ireland.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and sales-hungry professional with a real passion for launching and growing sales of titles by new and established authors to be part of the wider, fast-growing, fast-moving, and high-performing Sales Team of a top 5 UK publisher.

The Area Sales Manager, Ireland, may be responsible for a specific area of the lists and customer base, depending on the broader expertise and opportunities that come up through the recruiting process.

The role will report into the Senior Key Account Manager, Ireland and will be based from home in Ireland with team support from the 3rd team member, a sales assistant based in London, and will require periodic trips to our London office (likely 4 times a year).

• Responsible for sales in the territory, management of the trading relationships and working directly with all customers to grow sales and achieve UK Sales team targets.
• To work closely with different Consumer Teams to maximize all divisional sales through the Irish market.
• Identifying and developing new relationships with potential customers, ensuring customer needs are understood and selecting appropriate product solutions.
• Working with the wider Bloomsbury teams to ensure customers have all the necessary material and information to maximize sales of our books and liaise with office-based contacts to coordinate author events
• Provide general support to the Senior Key Account Manager, Ireland as required, including market research, gathering market feedback and data analysis.

Skills, knowledge, experience

• Previous sales experience required
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Self-motivated and Independent, a self-starter
• Must have a full clean driving license

The full job advert for this role can be viewed by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.

Application Deadline: 23:59 on Friday, 23rd of October 2026

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Additional information

Salary: €35,550 – €40,750 per annum

Starting: As soon as possible

Contract: Full-time, fixed term.

Duration: 12 months

Location: Ireland, field & remote working only

Bloomsbury Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays
• Work Anywhere Fortnight
• Season Ticket Loan
• Sharesave Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye care Voucher Scheme

And a range of other benefits as listed on our company website: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/work-with-us/rewarding-you/

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.