Job Description: Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc., we offer a casual work environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative, and passionate they need to feel supported and valued. If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us make reading lives better. The Role: Rakuten Kobo Inc. is looking for a Content Sales Manager, for French-speaking countries, to join our team of international booksellers for 7 months, with the possibility of a 2 month extension, starting in July 2026. The Content Sales team is comprised of bookselling experts spread across the globe who ensure that the right books are being surfaced to the right customer at the right time. The team is responsible for, amongst other tasks, tracking local performance of all content types, merchandising content across all platforms and for all products (eBook A La Carte, audiobook A La Carte, Kobo Plus – our content subscription plans...), working closely with publishers and partners in creating marketing campaigns, measuring results to inform the sales strategy in order to maximize net sales, identifying and advocating for improvements to our eCommerce experience and subscriptions program, playing a key role in growing the eBook and audiobook markets in the French-speaking countries where Kobo operates, i. e. France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec. Reporting to the Director, Content Sales & Merchandising, French Geos & Emerging Markets, the Content Sales Manager, Global French, plays a vital role in helping the growth of the eBook and audiobook markets and in advocating for customer experience and product improvements to capture more content opportunities. The Person: Passionate about books and reading, you are an obsessive reader and bookseller or online retail professional with a desire to grow in the fast-moving field of eBooks, audiobooks, and content subscriptions. You have a strong gut-feel for what your customers are going to love, and you keep your gut healthy with a steady diet of data, with an ability to take that data and turn it into recommendations and decisions. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and process-oriented, you find ways to get things done even when it means adjusting your vision along the way, all the while developing healthy and productive cross-functional relationships in an international context. You must have prior success in the book industry in France. As Content Sales Lead, you will be responsible for: - Managing the Quebec Content Sales specialist to reach the budget objective on this territory. - Connecting French, Belgian, Swiss and Quebec customers with their next favorite eBook and audiobook. - Keeping abreast of the latest releases and upcoming titles in the markets you’re in charge of, ensuring they find the right space within the store, keeping into considerations the differences amongst our platforms, the cultural discourse going on in these countries, and opportunities to leverage the entire catalogue of available eBooks and audiobooks. - Employing the full array of reporting tools to inform title placement and selection on site, apps, and marketing materials but also to identify opportunities to develop ad-hoc initiatives. - Supporting the launch of new lines of business. - Working with Publishers and Retail Partners to execute promotions and marketing campaigns. - Together with other Content Sales Managers, collaborating with Kobo’s Marketing, Brand & PR and Publishers Relations team to capture and promote content-selling opportunities. - Working with Customer Care, Product and Business Development teams to keep them appropriately informed on the content story in your territories. - Working with Product, Analytics, Business Development, Retail Partners, Publisher Operations, and Vendor Management teams to maximize sales and analyze developments needed for Kobo’s market share growth. - Creating analyses on sales performance periodically and using these analyses to inform your strategy. The Skillset: Required: - A passion for bookselling and ecommerce, supported by time spent in a combination of book retail, publishing, or ecommerce roles. - A deep knowledge of the French book and digital publishing market, and an understanding of global cultures. - Native French (written/spoken/reading) is a must. - Fluency in English (written/spoken/reading) is required. - Strong data analytics skills – proficiency with Excel and Power Point . - A customer-first focus. - An enjoyment of working remotely, coordinating with a variety of teams sitting in several different countries – and the ability to build strong, cross-functional relationships working this way. - An interest for, or previous experience of, working across cultures. Nice to Haves: - An interest in project management. - Experience in managing people, including interns and work-study students. - Experience with project management softwares like Click Up. - Stellar communications skills, including a keen instinct for when to send an email, have a quick chat on Slack, have a call, or schedule a meeting. - Excellent organizational skills, autonomy, and the ability to stay calm under pressure to meet tight deadlines. The Perks - Remote working environment - 4 extra long weekends around bank holiday weekends - Free Kobo device + free weekly eBook or audiobook - Weekly Kobo Tech University sessions About Rakuten Kobo Inc. Rakuten Kobo Inc. is the world’s digital bookseller created by and for booklovers. Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten Group, Inc. and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo’s millions of worldwide users can read anytime, anywhere, and on any device. With a mission to make reading lives better for all, Rakuten Kobo connects readers to stories using thoughtful and personalized curation of eBooks and audiobooks, and the best dedicated eReaders and apps for reading. With the singular focus of making reading lives the best they can be, Kobo’s open platform allows people to fit reading into more moments in their busy lives. To learn more about Rakuten Kobo, visit www.kobo.com. Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.   Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.   #RKIND

• Content Curation: Analyze, provide technical assessments, and give feedback to authors, suggesting, requesting, and making adjustments. • Ensure conceptual, didactic, and methodological correctness in accordance with applicable legal guidelines. • Guarantee theoretical and pedagogical quality and compliance with educational directives. • Develop proposals for restructuring and improving publications based on management requests and newly applied guidelines. • Negotiation and Validation of Iconographic Resources: Review, negotiate, and validate iconographic resources and illustrations. • Perform preliminary assembly of materials and define digital content in collaboration with Art Editors. • Verify and approve stages of review and layout/typesetting according to the publication scope. • Adapt language according to the target readers' age group. • Perform checks in accordance with the editorial procedures established for each collection. • Proofreading of Laid-out Materials: Check verbal and non-verbal text within images, including credits, source, references, captions, and titles. • Ensure legibility of images, comic strips, charts, infographics, and artwork, ordering figures throughout the material. • Verify that maps comply with cartographic standards. • Ensure correct application of icons and section text, maintaining the visual quality of the material. • Check the ordering and repetition of questions. • Confirm that module/chapter titles and nomenclature align with the syllabus/Course Content. • Verify table of contents, pagination, headers, sidebars, page numbering, and style application. • Collaboration with the Editorial Team: Work together with the editorial team to create multimedia content that enriches and complements instructional materials. • Content Quality Assurance: Ensure that all written and/or revised content meets established pedagogical and editorial quality standards and aligns with the learning objectives set for the segment. • Continuous Updating: Stay current with guiding documents, new trends, best practices, and innovations in basic education to ensure that developed content is relevant and effective. • Propose and implement Artificial Intelligence tools that optimize processes.

Maintaining frequent contact and developing relationships with external specialty authors, editors, and peer reviewers.

Pay Rate: $16.50/hour Length: 12 weeks Hours: 40 hours/week Location: Boston, MA office; Remote, USA Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family-owned education publishing and services company and because of that we’re able to focus on what’s most important—helping students of all abilities and backgrounds learn and succeed. Education creates opportunities for students, helps develop lifelong skills, and enhances our society. At Macmillan Learning, we recognize the important role that educational content and technology play in supporting that. All that we do—from the pioneering products and learning materials we create for high school and college students, to the authors and creators we sign —is in service of ensuring that students of all abilities and backgrounds engage, learn and succeed. Our mission is to inspire what’s possible for every learner. We envision a world in which every learner succeeds. Through our content, tools, and services, we aim to make that a reality. Intern with us Summer 2026, so you can Achieve More. What will you be doing and learning? The Content Management- Production & Permissions Internship will provide a general introduction to support for Learning Resource Group workflows. This internship role will be divided in three sections to highlight the different, yet integrated, workflows: Production In this internship, you will learn aspects of both print and digital production work, including project setup with vendors, the conventions of print and digital design (Cascading Style Sheet, “CSS”), the editorial and documentation styles we enforce, production workflows and tools, and scheduling. You may be asked to help with the following tasks: copyediting or proofreading small portions of content, checking covers, triaging corrections from multiple parties, reviewing ePub or print samples, reviewing printer pages, or helping to update or improve documentation. Permissions In this portion of the internship, you will learn about permission, design and illustration workflows. You will provide assistance with licensing, invoice processing, proof checks, permission research, license follow ups, asset metadata checks, line art accessibility checks, asset archiving, AI creation. (Note: Many of these workflows require extensive data entry and reporting with various platforms--- rights system, digital repositories (Digital Asset Management, “DAM”/Content Management System, “CMS”), Jira, Slack, invoice payment system, “xflow”.) Digital Content Management Systems In this internship you will learn about content management systems, various metadata, publishing workflows. You'll learn about the Agile development of system improvements. You will be trained on how to Quality Checks of metadata and see a project through the archival process. You will manage Jira tickets for the archival tasks and work with a vendor. You may be asked to help remediate metadata on assets already stored in our Digital Asset Management, “DAM” system. You may work on asset migration projects, as we support users storage and workflows within our systems. Skills / Knowledge: - You must be enrolled in a degreed program (i.e. Bachelor’s, Master’s, etc). - We will accept applicants graduating from their degree in Spring 2026. - Recent graduates within the last 6 months will be considered. This is an on-site internship that requires being in the Boston, MA office. This internship is eligible for remote participation, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Washington DC, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Washington State, West Virginia, Wyoming. Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family owned company that improves lives through learning. By linking research to learning practice, we develop pioneering products and learning materials for students that are highly effective and drive improved outcomes. Our engaging content is developed in partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com or see us on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a family-owned global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education’s guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.