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About the Role
About You
- Excellent spreadsheet skills and proficiency with Google Suite, Outlook, and related programs.
- Excellent communication skills, including high comfort level on the phone.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- The drive to self-start and resilience to problem-solve while working as part of a team.
- A flexible work style with strong time-management and collaboration skills.
- Physical ability to handle book inventory, and the ability to lift and move boxes of books weighing 25 lbs.
- A positive attitude and excitement for children’s books.
- Knowledge of AI tools to enhance productivity.
Benefits
- A flexible, hybrid working culture, with 3 days in the office highly encouraged.
- A friendly, welcoming, and inclusive working environment.
- Team gatherings, lunch and learns, and volunteer opportunities.
- A salary of $40k per annum, with potential for profit sharing bonus.
- Personal medical and dental benefits.
- Participation in the company’s 401k plan.
- Paid holidays, sick and personal time off.
- Paid Winter Break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
- Opportunities for growth and mentorship.
“The standard for excellence in children’s books” — Forbes Barefoot Books creates picture books, activity decks, board books, animated singalongs and educational content for children aged 0-12, covering themes including early learning & concept building, social-emotional learning, global awareness, health & wellness, and sustainability & STEAM. Their popular singalong videos available on YouTube have garnered nearly half a billion views. Barefoot’s highly-anticipated Autumn 2023 Catalog consists of over 20 new titles including the Kirkus starred reviewed and graphic-novel-adjacent picture book, Stranded!, as well as five new additions to their critically-acclaimed Our World series that follows days in the lives of children around the world. This series will also be included in the collection of dual-language editions Barefoot plans to release in Spring 2024, with each book translated into the language native to the country it features. Our proudest accomplishment in our 30 year journey is to have put nearly 30 million books into the hands of children around the world.