Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien Cultural Sales Representative
- Employment
- Part-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Compensation
- €2,000/month
- Department
- Wholesale, Commercial & B2B Sales
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026
About Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien
Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien is a leading French media group, uniting influential titles, events, and services that inform economic, political, cultural, and civic life. As an employer, the Group offers a dynamic environment where journalistic excellence, digital innovation, data, marketing, events, and business expertise converge. Backed by the standards of a major media institution, it values intellectual curiosity, agility, responsibility, and a strong sense of public interest. Employees contribute to trusted brands with national reach while helping shape new formats, audiences, and experiences in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Citadelles & Mazenod, an art-book publisher within Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien, is seeking a Cultural Sales Representative for departments 04, 05 and part of 83. The role develops and manages customer accounts, presents and sells the catalogue, and represents the publisher at book fairs; it is a part-time permanent position with non-exclusive VRP status and a fixed gross salary of €2,000 per month plus commission.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develop and manage the assigned territory, including prospecting, client development, retention and account follow-up with education professionals and individual customers.
- Organize sales and prospecting visits to schools and individual customers across departments 04, 05 and 13, and part of department 83.
- Present the catalogue, including backlist and new releases; transmit orders; manage returns and billing disputes; and strengthen customer loyalty and commercial relationships.
- Implement subscription campaigns.
- Identify book fairs with sales potential and participate in them, including setting up and staffing the stand and selling books.
- Prospect for new customers and book fairs during territory visits.
- Report all commercial information about the territory to the Sales Manager weekly.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of successful sales experience.
- Strong interpersonal skills, proactivity and rigour.
- Autonomous, organized and motivated by challenges.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Must have a personal vehicle.
Skills
Experience
At least 3 years of successful sales experience.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Compensation
The base compensation for this position is EUR 2,000 per month.
Benefits
Commission; profit-sharing and employee savings scheme; fuel reimbursement allowance; access to LVMH Group private sales; advantageous health insurance; substantial employee social benefits through the CSE.
Culture
Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien offers a dynamic, editorially driven workplace where journalistic excellence, innovation, and public-impact storytelling are central to the culture. As an employer, it brings together diverse media, digital, events, and business expertise, encouraging collaboration, agility, and responsibility in a fast-evolving information environment.
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