Senior Sales Director - Luxury Books & Wholesale

About ERG Media

ERG Media is an independent publishing and creative studio focused on beautifully produced books, editorial projects, and cultural objects spanning automotive, design, architecture, travel, luxury, and lifestyle.

Via its publishing imprint and Type 7 platform, the company develops collectible books and print pieces for a worldwide audience. Its work is created in partnership with leading brands, photographers, designers, cultural institutions, and private archives. The titles sit at the crossroads of luxury publishing, design, and storytelling, and are distributed through selected bookstores, museum shops, concept stores, automotive locations, hotels, and premium retail spaces across the globe.

Role Overview

ERG Media is seeking a senior sales leader with proven experience selling luxury coffee table books and premium illustrated publications into highly relevant retail channels. The primary objective of this position is to materially grow the company’s retail and wholesale presence worldwide, with a strong immediate focus on the United States.

This is a senior commercial role rather than an entry-level sales or standard account management position. The right candidate will already understand the market for high-end illustrated publishing and will bring an established network of buyers, retailers, distributors, museum shops, concept stores, hotel groups, department stores, and niche book accounts.

The ideal background includes international sales of luxury coffee table books, art books, design books, automotive books, architecture books, or other premium illustrated publications. The role requires someone who can position high-value printed products effectively, open new business quickly, and develop long-term wholesale partnerships.

The selected candidate will work closely with ERG’s leadership team and current wholesale operations to identify, secure, and expand the most valuable retail opportunities globally, starting with the American market.

Requirements

The company is looking for someone with 3 to 5 years of experience in wholesale sales, business development, or commercial leadership within luxury coffee table books, art books, illustrated publishing, design books, museum retail, or premium lifestyle publishing.

A successful track record in opening important retail accounts, building wholesale pipelines, and increasing wholesale revenue is essential.

Candidates should already have a relevant network across the book, museum, luxury retail, design, hospitality, and specialty retail sectors.

Applicants need a strong understanding of how premium books are purchased, displayed, sold, reordered, and positioned in different retail settings.

Good knowledge of the U.S. book and specialty retail landscape is required.

Experience selling to museum shops, independent bookstores, concept stores, luxury retail outlets, hotel groups, department stores, and specialty wholesale accounts is important.

Strong written and spoken English is required, and additional languages are considered an advantage.

Additional Information

This role is based in New York, NY and is a full-time onsite position.

The compensation field is not specified in the source information.

No vacancy count, start date, application deadline, or duration details were provided.