Publishing Sales and Outreach Assistant

Positioned in a specialised literary outreach campaign, this part-time independent contract role is critical for driving the market visibility and regional footprint of an established resource from the 30 Sept until the end of October. Working approximately 5 hours per week, this flexible role focuses on strategic brand collaborations and the opportunity to manage high-trust relationships with media houses, maternal health networks, and retail stockists.

Key Responsibilities

• Media & Podcast Procurement: Proactively follow up with radio stations, podcasts, magazines, and parenting websites to secure feature opportunities, interviews, and editorial coverage.
  

• B2B Relationship Architecture: Establish contact and coordinate strategic collaborations with baby clinics, antenatal educators, and boutique child-rearing retailers.
  

• Campaign Coordination: Administer the distribution of promotional review copies, manage public giveaways, and coordinate target audience competitions to expand reader market share.
  

• Stakeholder Liaison: Act as the central point of contact for all incoming book enquiries, handling reader and commercial communications with professional sophistication.
  

• Logistics & Distribution Oversight: Facilitate order tracking, oversee consignment stock inventory levels, and manage physical book distribution pipelines.
  

• Database Management: Build and maintain an accurate, structured contact and outreach database to monitor pipeline progress and capture future partnership hooks.
  

• Performance Reporting: Compile a concise weekly progress report highlighting conversion milestones, communication outcomes, and newly identified promotional opportunities.
  

Requirements

• Professional Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a proven track record of handling high-trust email campaigns and media pitches.
  

• Administrative Rigour: Strong organisational capabilities with a meticulous approach to data logging, process adherence, and inventory tracking.
  

• Independent Autonomy: A demonstrated ability to execute tasks proactively without micro-surveillance, working smoothly to meet seasonal targets.
  

• Geographical Location: Based within South Africa, with a strict operational preference for candidates residing in Cape Town to enable direct bulk stock handovers.
  

• Availability Alignment: Complete commitment to the full contract duration running from 30 Sept through to the end of October.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience within author support, publishing administration, public relations, or targeted B2B product sales.
  

• A natural, demonstrable alignment with maternal health, pregnancy, birthing networks, breastfeeding support, or early-stage parenting sectors.
  

Required Software Skills

• Google Workspace / Microsoft Office 365 (Particularly advanced Excel or Sheets for database tracking and clean email management via Outlook/Gmail)
  

• Project Tracking Tools (Familiarity with tracking workflows or shared cloud storage models)
  

Benefits

• Complete scheduling flexibility allowing hours to be integrated around existing commitments.
  

• High-trust working relationship with an established specialist author.
  

• Meaningful engagement centered on connecting parents with vital developmental resources.