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Business Development Executive
Pottermore Publishing. Support Pottermore Publishing’s commercial teams across Business Development and Account Management .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong project coordination and management capabilities, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools. Excels in communication, organization, and relationship-building within a commercial environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Project CoordinationMicrosoft Office SuiteProject Management SoftwareStrong Communication SkillsOrganizational Skills
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Hard Skills
Project CoordinationTask TrackingDeadline ManagementMarket ResearchPresentation Preparation
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailAdaptabilityProactivityDependability
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft OfficeAsanaTeamsSharePointCopilot
Industry Keywords
Commercial EnvironmentTrade PublishingBusiness DevelopmentAccount ManagementPublishing Operations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support Pottermore Publishing’s commercial teams across Business Development and Account Management
- Coordinate business development projects at internal Stage Gates 0–2, tracking actions, timelines, dependencies and owners through approval and contract stage
- Maintain project trackers, status updates and shared working documents
- Support preparation of internal commercial updates by gathering inputs from Business Development, Account Management and Finance
- Maintain visibility of the opportunity pipeline, including key dates, next steps, owners, status updates and dependencies
- Prepare briefing notes and meeting materials for partner and internal commercial discussions
- Coordinate cross-functional input from Legal, Finance, Marketing, Product Development, Production and Publishing Operations
- Conduct light market, partner and competitor research
- Prepare presentation materials and agendas, take meeting minutes, circulate actions and follow up on next steps
- Manage SharePoint spaces, including quarterly data hygiene sessions, file organisation, naming conventions and archiving processes
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience in a coordination or project management role, ideally in a busy team or commercial environment
- Comfortable supporting senior colleagues and managing changing schedules and priorities
- Experience organising tasks or projects, tracking actions and ensuring deadlines are met
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Experience with Project Management software (e.g. Asana), Teams, SharePoint or Copilot would be helpful
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Confident preparing agendas, taking meeting notes, maintaining action lists and following up on next steps
- Highly organised, accurate and dependable, with good attention to detail
- Able to manage several tasks at once, prioritise effectively and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and confidence building positive relationships with colleagues and external contacts
- Resourceful, adaptable and able to respond positively to changing priorities
- Friendly, approachable and enthusiastic, with a positive attitude
- Trustworthy and professional when handling confidential information
- Proactive and self-motivated, taking ownership of tasks and seeing them through to completion
- Background in trade publishing or an interest in Harry Potter is an advantage; mastermind-level knowledge is not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive Salary
- Company Bonus Scheme
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Group Pension Plan where we contribute 5%
- Life Assurance of 4 times salary
- Health Insurance (currently with Vitality)
- Health Shield Cashback Plan
- Harry Potter Franchise Partner discounts and a free ticket to see both parts of Harry Potter & The Cursed Child
- Annual Creative Bursary
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle Scheme
- Shared workspace and culture recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list 2026