Job description
About Perlego
Perlego is on a mission to make education accessible to everyone. Learners worldwide struggle to afford and access the books they need to succeed. Dubbed “The Spotify for Textbooks,” Perlego gives learners unlimited access to our catalogue of 1.5 million ebooks from over 9,000 of the world’s leading publishers. We partner with 300+ universities, companies, and training providers to put a library in every learner’s pocket and we are only getting started.
The Role
Books are at the core of everything we do here at Perlego. We’re looking for an entry level Account Executive to join the Content team, who partner with thousands of brilliant academic and non-fiction publishers around the world. The team builds and nurtures these relationships, from bringing new publishers on board to helping existing partners grow with us. We work closely with Ops, Finance, Product, B2B, Marketing and more to make sure the right books are available for our users, and working as they should be.
In this role, you will…
- Support the Content Account Managers across all areas of working with Perlego’s partner publishers, including preparing materials for key account calls, monitoring and reporting account health, and ad-hoc administrative tasks
- Manage relationships and handle queries from small presses, with potential for eventual development into handling more strategic publisher partners
- Distill large volumes of data into useable insights in the form of university reading lists, publisher catalogue audits and more
- Work with Operational and Product teams to identify and implement areas for process improvements
- Work with Marketing to manage and administrate book engagement initiatives to boost publisher revenue
- Potential for sales development work with the Content Acquisition team, working on campaigns to book meetings with target publishers
This is the perfect role for you if you…
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Are confident speaking with a range of internal and external stakeholders on calls and in person
- Can demonstrate strong excel and data analysis skills
- Are highly organised with great attention to detail
- Have a proactive, curious mindset with a willingness to learn and improve
- Are interested in Publishing, EdTech or content subscription
- Are keen to work in a fast-paced startup environment. You should be comfortable with ambiguity and want to work in an environment which offers huge opportunities for growth
It’s a plus if you have…
Previous experience in a publishing, SaaS or client-facing role
Familiarity with tools such as HubSpot, Retool, Thoughtspot or similar platforms
Some understanding of the basics of the book or higher education industries
Hybrid working with 2–3 days per week in our London office
A collaborative, supportive sales and marketing environment
Clear progression opportunities within the company
The chance to make a real impact on Perlego’s B2B growth and our mission
22 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with an additional day each year
All employees an also enjoy the days between Boxing Day and New Year off, to reset and refresh for the new year - this is additional to your annual leave
After three years there is an opportunity to take a 1-month unpaid sabbatical, and after five years there is an opportunity to take a 1-month paid sabbatical
Competitive Parental leave policies
Health care plan through Vitality
Compensation
£33,000 per year
