Sales and Outreach Assistant

Positioned at the heart of a specialized literary outreach campaign, this part-time independent contract role is critical for driving the market visibility and regional footprint of an established parenting resource from the 30th of June until the end of October. Operating across approximately 5 hours per week, this flexible engagement focuses on strategic brand collaborations, media relationships, and localized stock distribution management. It offers an autonomous operational professional the opportunity to manage high-trust relationships with media houses, maternal health networks, and retail stockists while steering the administrative growth of a purposeful asset. 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 organizational 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 June 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 freelancing or personal commitments. High-trust working relationship with an established specialist author. Meaningful engagement centered on connecting new parents with vital developmental resources.