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Vacancy

Our Client, a leading Nigerian publisher, with office located in Abuja and Lagos is seeking to fill the following vacant positions:

Sales Executive - (Job Location – Lagos)

The ideal candidate must be an enthusiastic sales executive who is passionate about reading and feels challenged by the prospect of selling books as you would sell a fast moving consumer product. She/he must be sales driven, resourceful and take responsibility for controlling own success in the growth of our business.

Key Tasks

• Promote, sell and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through relationship building for repeat business
• Identify and develop innovative sales lead to include retail outlets (bookshops, supermarkets, pharmacy etc.) and non-retail outlets (hospitals, offices, hotels, restaurants etc.)
• Analyse the different region and market potential to determine the value of existing and prospective customers to our business
• Show books to existing and potential customers and assists them in selecting those best suited to their needs.
• Identify and participate in events, conventions and fairs (i.e NYSC camp, educational fairs, setting up roaming book stalls etc)
• Provide management with oral and written progress reports on activities, customers’ needs, problems, interests and market suggestion on books
• Plan and organise personal sales strategy that maximise the Return on Time Investment in your specific territory.
• Keeps abreast of trends, market conditions, competitive activities in the Nigerian book sector.


Qualifications, knowledge and skills
• Committed & loyal to career building & growth within a caring and supportive company.
• Result driven and have a strong work ethic.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of the operations of a bookstore and inventory management or willingness to learn
• Be highly organized and detail oriented with professional comportment
• Willingness to travel to different regions in the South-West
• A first degree/HND / ND. A National Youth Corps member that is willing to serve with us can also apply


Publicist (Job Location – Abuja)

The position holder must be an energetic publicist with the ability to develop and implement intensive PR campaigns for our books & authors. The Publicist will be responsible for planning and executing our media campaigns (on TV, radio, print and social media). She/he must understand how to pitch a campaign to journalists, editors and bloggers to represent our story. She/he must be driven and passionate about promoting books and have a can-do spirit.

Key Tasks

• Responsible for implementing original and compelling publicity campaigns for key titles in our four imprints each season through media, industry and author events
• Write press releases, pitch letters, blurbs, author bios, and other promotional materials (blog posts, microsite content, social media updates) with a goal of securing international, national, regional, and local media in print, broadcast, and social media
• Manage and execute all social media strategies across all social media platforms (Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter) including digital advertising strategies
• Orchestrate and oversee multi-city and platform tours, build pre-publicity buzz, media launches, and booking national and local author appearances
• Strengthen and develop relationships with educational institutions, corporations, media and retail contacts in addition to maintaining relationships with authors
• Maintain and strengthen our contact database for each imprint and research unique projects and contribute to social media outreach efforts.
• Act as point person for all publicity and marketing information and initiatives. Eventually, move projects forward as needed with minimal supervision from Publisher
• Create special sales opportunities for our titles and follow through with them
• Keep abreast of trends in African writing, digital publishing, and social media marketing

Qualifications
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills (please share samples)
• Demonstrated success securing press coverage in traditional and digital media
• High energy and enthusiasm and the ability to manage and generate several creative ideas for campaign strategy and implementation
• Proven ability to work within a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• A strong interest in social media and youth culture and proficiency with various social media platforms
• Interest in books by African writers across different genres
• Ability to work in a small, flexible team rather than a large organisation
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn about digital analytics and media tracking tools
• A bachelor’s degree in any relevant field, a Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.


Method of Application: Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail should be sent to; hr@rhizomeng.com. Please note; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Vacancy
JOB LOCATION: Abuja - Nigeria
A Boutique Hotel Located in Abuja, where Elegance, Quality and Services are priority is seeking for qualified candidates to fill the vacant positions below;

General Manager
Responsibilities
• Planning and organising accommodation, catering and other hotel services
• Promoting and marketing the business
• Managing budgets and financial plans as well as controlling expenditure
• Maintaining statistical and financial records
• Setting and achieving sales and profit targets
• Analysing sales figures and devising marketing and revenue management strategies
• Participating in development of recognition programmes for staff, advertising and promotional programs and campaigns to increase market awareness and penetration.
• Developing and recommends appropriate training to meet guest needs
• Identifying training needs, and make sure staff receive training, including skills training to provide consistent, reliable service
• Dealing with customer complaints and comments
• Addressing problems and troubleshooting
Knowledge and Experience
• Good knowledge and practical experience of the hospitality industry
• 8 – 10 years’ experience, at least 5 of which must be in management position
• Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Excellent social skills
• Strong business sense
• Quest focused
• Target driven and resilient
• Self-motivating
• Strong managerial, communication and negotiation skills







Food and Beverage Manager
Responsibilities
• Ensuring achievement of budgeted profitability of the F&B department
• Taking overall responsibility for the P&L and profitability of the Food and Beverage department.
• Monitoring present and future trends, practices and systems in the food & beverage industry to ensure that the hotel’s food & beverage operations are competitive in the market place
• Prepare and communicate an annual Food and Beverage business plan
• Maximising the service opportunities for guests to ensure return visits

Knowledge and Experience
• Previous proven F&B Management experience, ideally gained in a busy 4* or 5* hotel environment
• Experience of managing a diverse team
• Previous experience of supporting the training and development of team members
• A genuine passion for providing exceptional standards of Guest service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent personal presentation
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts

Accountant
Responsibilities
• Co-ordinate the maintenance, implementation and development of accounts receivable and cash book systems, to ensure all financial reporting is accurate and up to date.
• Administer and reconcile all bank accounts, investigating any irregularities, and taking the appropriate action.
• Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the system.
• Prepare and analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels and ensure expenditure control.
Knowledge and Experience
• B.Sc / HND in Accounting, Banking and Finance or other related fields
• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience
• Knowledge of accounting principle and practice
• Knowledge of finance principle
• Knowledge of relevant accounting software



Method of Application

Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail should be sent to; hr@rhizomeng.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, February 15th, 2013

Publicist Job Description (23rd January, 2013)

Our Client, a leading Nigerian publisher, with office located in Abuja, seeks an energetic publicist to develop and implement intensive PR campaigns for our books & authors. You will be responsible for planning and executing our media campaigns (on TV, radio, print and social media). You must understand how to pitch a campaign to journalists, editors and bloggers to represent our story. You must be passionate about seeing African writing flourish globally.

Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria.

Qualifications
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills (please share samples)
• High energy and enthusiasm and the ability to manage several campaigns at once
• Strong pitching technique and proven ability to generate creative ideas for campaign strategy and implementation
• Proven ability to work within a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Strong organisational ability, excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workload according to tight deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• A strong interest in social media and youth culture and proficiency with various social media platforms
• Interest in books by African writers especially in the categories of literary fiction, romance, crime thriller and children’s books
• Understanding of marketing to young people and non-traditional readers


Educational Qualification
A bachelor’s degree in any relevant field, a Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.



Key Tasks

• Responsible for implementing original and compelling publicity campaigns for key titles in our four imprints each season through media, industry and author events
• Write press releases, pitch letters, blurbs, author bios, and other promotional materials (blog posts, microsite content, social media updates) with a goal of securing international, national, regional, and local media in print, broadcast, and social media
• Orchestrate and oversee multi-city and platform tours, build pre-publicity buzz, media launches, and booking national and local author appearances
• Communicate with editorial, marketing and sales as part of an integrated publicity effort for each title and build strong media relationship
• Strengthen and develop relationships with educational institutions, corporations, media and retail contacts in addition to maintaining relationships with authors
• Maintain and strengthen our contact database for each imprint and research unique projects and contribute to social media outreach efforts.
• Keep author publicity sheets up to date, attractive, and consistent with the help of interns and send to sales representatives as needed
• Ensure that all web representations of our books (our site, midpoint's site, online distributors) are accurate and good selling tools for our titles
• Create special sales opportunities for our titles and follow through with them
• Keep abreast of trends in African writing, digital publishing, and social media marketing
• Manage and execute all social media strategies across all social media platforms (Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter) including digital advertising strategies

Method of Application: Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail should be sent to; hr@rhizomeng.com. Please note; Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, January 31st, 2013








Publicist Job Description (21st January, 2013)

Our Client, a leading Nigerian publisher, with office located in Abuja, seeks an energetic publicist to develop and implement intensive PR campaigns for our books & authors. You will be responsible for planning and executing our media campaigns (on TV, radio, print and social media). You must understand how to pitch a campaign to journalists, editors and bloggers to represent our story. You must be driven and passionate about promoting books and have a can-do spirit.

Qualifications
• Excellent writing, editing and communication skills (please share samples)
• Demonstrated success securing press coverage in traditional and digital media
• High energy and enthusiasm and the ability to manage and generate several creative ideas for campaign strategy and implementation
• Proven ability to work within a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• A strong interest in social media and youth culture and proficiency with various social media platforms
• Interest in books by African writers across different genres
• Ability to work in a small, flexible team rather than a large organisation
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn about digital analytics and media tracking tools
• A bachelor’s degree in any relevant field, a Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.

Key Tasks

• Responsible for implementing original and compelling publicity campaigns for key titles in our four imprints each season through media, industry and author events
• Write press releases, pitch letters, blurbs, author bios, and other promotional materials (blog posts, microsite content, social media updates) with a goal of securing international, national, regional, and local media in print, broadcast, and social media
• Manage and execute all social media strategies across all social media platforms (Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter) including digital advertising strategies
• Orchestrate and oversee multi-city and platform tours, build pre-publicity buzz, media launches, and booking national and local author appearances
• Strengthen and develop relationships with educational institutions, corporations, media and retail contacts in addition to maintaining relationships with authors
• Maintain and strengthen our contact database for each imprint and research unique projects and contribute to social media outreach efforts.
• Act as point person for all publicity and marketing information and initiatives. Eventually, move projects forward as needed with minimal supervision from Publisher
• Create special sales opportunities for our titles and follow through with them
• Keep abreast of trends in African writing, digital publishing, and social media marketing

Method of Application: Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail should be sent to; hr@rhizomeng.com. Please note; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, January 31st, 2013

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