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Digital Marketing Specialist

Michael O'Mara Books Limited

CLOSING DATE: 25.07.2025

CONTACT: [email protected]

We are a family-run, independent publisher looking for a creative and commercially-minded digital marketing specialist to work across a publishing list that includes adult non-fiction (history, well-being, cookery, gifts and licensed books), puzzle and colouring books, and a range of children’s titles under the imprint Buster Books.

We are looking for seasoned book marketing freelancers who have availability to work with us regularly on a part-time basis, likely 2 days a week. The role consists of shaping, planning and delivering digital marketing campaigns that will drive sales across our three imprints. The successful candidate will bring strong book trade experience of running campaigns, along with a deep understanding of digital marketing and market trends, and a network of online contacts. They may supervise our Marketing Executive and have strategic oversight of social media so some experience of running channels is highly desirable, along with website management and NetGalley.

A competitive day rate is offered.

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter (no more than 2 sides), along with salary expectations to Alice Furse, Head of Publicity and Marketing, on [email protected] by 5.00pm on 25th July 2025.

 

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries and promote the benefits of diversity in all of our activities and treat all employees and candidates equally regardless of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, socioeconomic background or union membership status.

Early applications preferred – we reserve the right to close applications early if we reach the required number of applications.

Head of Marketing, Non-Fiction

Head of Marketing, Non-Fiction

Hodder & Stoughton

CLOSING DATE: 04.06.25

CONTACT: Hachette HR

Who we are and what we do

With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find new ground, new audiences and new voices with every title we publish. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.

Hodder & Stoughton is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

What you’ll be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly-experienced, confident and creative Head of Marketing to join the Hodder & Stoughton Marketing department in a new permanent role.

You will be a senior and valuable member of the team through the crucial second half of the year, working predominantly on our Non-fiction list to deliver bestselling, consumer-first campaigns with creative at their heart.  You will be experienced at all aspects of marketing, starting with clear pitch and positioning for every book, through to careful planning and execution of campaign timelines from start to finish. You will be confident and experience in pitch meetings, be a keen reader and well connected to ensure that you are always aware of what is happening across the publishing industry.

You’ll work closely with staff across all other departments, notably Publicity and Editorial, developing great working relationships and demonstrating strong skills across the marketing mix to ensure every campaign is perfectly pitched for the market and audience. You’ll be a confident leader who brings people with you to deliver highly engaging, sales-driving campaigns with flair.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who has demonstrable experience in leading high-profile marketing campaigns across a broad range of genres, with a particular focus on non-fiction. From celebrity memoirs to cookbooks, from smart thinking and big ideas to literary gems and everything in between, you will be able to show your excellent grasp of working with authors, agents, booksellers, brand partners, international publishers as well as internal and external stakeholders throughout the publishing process and how to bring the benefit of these relationships into your campaigns.

You will have first-class digital knowledge and will bring this into your campaigns as an integral part of your planning and analysis for every campaign. You will have expert market knowledge across a variety of genres with particular focus on non-fiction, knowing when to focus on different media to deliver the best sales results.

Your extensive experience working with bookshops and booksellers will be invaluable in this role as you work far and wide to hand-sell our books at a grassroots level as well as across the world.

You should possess a meticulous eye for detail, have great communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be experienced at running a budget as well as line management and you will be able to demonstrate how you plan campaigns with consumer understanding at the heart.

We believe publishing should be for everyone, at any stage of their career and in any role. We value the experience gained from any and all different jobs in life, and that is why we encourage applicants from all walks of life, especially if those walks didn’t initially include publishing.

In your application, please submit your CV and include details in your cover letter of two major campaigns you have worked on in the last year, with an explanation for why you have picked them and how your campaign delivered versus sales expectation. Your campaigns should include a range of skills which meet the requirements of this role.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

  • 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years’ service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years’ (+ bank holidays)
  • Private medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Generous pension schemes
  • Rent deposit loans
  • 2 community days per year
  • Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
  • Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Wide-ranging training library
  • Development programmes (including mentoring)
  • Up to 70% off book purchases
  • A charity bookshelf
  • 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
  • Season ticket loans
  • And much more!

This role is considering internal applications in all the national offices, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

Head of Marketing (12-month FTC)

Head of Marketing (12-month FTC)

Vintage Books

CLOSING DATE: 25.05.25

CONTACT: [email protected]

Are you a brilliant communicator with the drive and vision to create and deliver industry-leading campaigns across a range of genres? Would you love the opportunity to play a central role in imprint and catalogue strategy? Vintage are looking for a strategic and creative marketer, reporting to the Marketing Director of Vintage and working as part of a team of twelve with two direct reports.

 

About the team:

At Vintage, we are dedicated to bold publishing.

Our books encourage all sorts of readers all over the world to think differently in big and small ways. We make a book the best of its kind, with publishing expertise and world-class design.

Vintage publishes a broad portfolio of award-winning and bestselling titles across fiction, non-fiction, poetry and graphic novels. Some of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious imprints make up Vintage publishing, including Chatto & Windus and Jonathan Cape. These imprints are joined by newer or relaunched imprints: The Bodley Head, Harvill, Fern Press, and Vintage Classics with its distinctive red spine design. Vintage is part of Penguin Random House UK.

Vintage authors include Margaret Atwood, Yuval Noah Harari, Rory Stewart, Nigella Lawson, Tim Spector, Haruki Murakami, Ocean Vuong, Samantha Harvey, Gabrielle Zevin, Abir Mukherjee and Jo Nesbo.

 

The role:

In this role you will lead marketing strategy for key titles at Vintage, working across our range of imprints with particular focus on designing and executing best-in-class campaigns for Jonathan Cape. You will also lead marketing strategy for our catalogue and classics lists, devising audience-led campaigns that drive discovery and sales. You’ll have management responsibility for a team of two direct reports and will form part of the senior marketing team.

 

Key responsibilities:

  • Deliver outstanding, sales-driving campaigns for lead titles, as well as brand management for some of the Vintage biggest brand authors
  • Marketer for Vintage’s Jonathan Cape imprint, supporting imprint growth strategy and acquisitions
  • Lead Vintage’s catalogue and classics strategy from a marketing perspective, working closely with sales, editorial, publicity and with data and insight to identify and respond to opportunities to drive discovery and sales
  • Contribute to divisional marketing strategy as part of the marketing senior management team, supporting the Marketing Director and leading on key projects
  • Show leadership in creative thinking, strategic planning, taking an audience-led approach, on point positioning and copywriting, informed channel selection, campaign analysis, communication and collaboration
  • Line management and talent development of two direct reports

 

Essential criteria:

  • Proven track record in delivering high-profile, effective book marketing campaigns to the highest possible standard
  • Extensive experience planning, executing and analysing campaigns to drive book sales and build author profiles
  • Experience managing marketing strategy across a range of genres
  • A strong eye for design and an understanding of what makes a consumer pay attention
  • Excellent positioning and copywriting skills and an ability to build campaign strategies informed by audience insight
  • Experience in creative direction of stand-out pitch documents and presenting marketing vision to prospective authors and agents with impact
  • Proven people-management experience – an inspiring leader, a good listener who enables people to do their best work
  • A clear, confident and energising communicator, able to manage stakeholders, influence colleagues and impress authors and agents
  • A strong team player and a positive champion for our books, team, brand and division, focused on building a network and sphere of influence across the trade
  • Confident running self-service advertising campaigns across platforms, e.g. Meta, TikTok, Google, as well as with using Adobe Creative Suite
  • Significant experience of working with agencies – from media agencies to creative teams across different media

 

Salary:

Circa £50,000-£55,000 annual salary dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

 

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 25th May.

  • As part of your cover letter, please tell us about a recent marketing campaign that you thought was effective and why.
  • Please note we are looking for someone to join the team in early September 2025.

 

Hybrid Working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will attend the office a minimum of two days per week, typically Tuesday and Thursday.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The Recruitment Process

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing [email protected]. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Marketing and Publicity Assistant

Marketing and Publicity Assistant

Thames & Hudson

CLOSING DATE: 09/03/2025

CONTACT: Recruitment Inbox

General Overview

Thames & Hudson is the leading publisher of illustrated books on visual arts, history, fashion and popular culture, and includes titles published in association with brands, institutions, and museums worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy Marketing & Publicity team. Supporting the team with administrative tasks, with scope to work on publicity and marketing campaigns in collaboration with your team and manager.  You will liaise with internal and external contacts and stakeholders (for example authors, agents, retailers, partners, freelancers). Sitting within our marketing team, you will report to the Marketing & Communities Director whilst also working closely with the Head of Publicity and Communications.

The Role

  • Providing administrative support for the marketing and publicity teams, such as scheduling meeting rooms, processing invoices and expense forms, preparing meeting agendas and minutes, booking travel and accommodation for authors, and organising marketing mailings where required
  • Producing Publicity & Marketing Updates, liaising with internal colleagues and freelancers to ensure others are kept informed of campaign progress and coverage achieved
  • Supporting the marketing team with events
  • Assisting the team and your line manager, working on marketing campaigns for titles and brand activities
  • Liaising between our Volume group imprints and the central Comms team
  • Maintaining excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Assisting the marketing managers with any other projects
  • Assisting the Head of Publicity & Communications with publicity outreach
  • Implementing your own integrated PR campaigns across print, digital, broadcast and radio with support from your manager
  • Planning and executing author launches and events within budget
  • Maintaining the Publicity Events Calendar and ensuring the sales team is notified in good time of any stock requirements
  • Supporting senior publicists on projects
  • Coordinating with freelance publicists and marketers to obtain press pdfs and images, production schedules, ordering books, collating press clippings, and general administration
  • Overseeing the physical mailing and emailing of the seasonal sales catalogue to press contacts and overseeing the VIP catalogue list and mailing

 

Skills, experience and attributes:

This is an entry-level role, in a supportive team, which would be suited to someone with strong organisational and people skills. Previous publishing work experience or general office experience would be of benefit. However, much can be learned on the job.

The below are essential requirements:

  • Strong interest in the visual arts and Marketing/PR and a demonstrable passion for books/publishing
  • Administrative experience gained in a busy office environment
  • Accurate, with high attention to detail
  • Highly organised and efficient, with the ability to multi-task and prioritise appropriately
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills
  • Working knowledge of campaign plans for marketing and publicity promotion
  • Proactive, adaptable and self-motivated

 

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

At Thames & Hudson, we believe that employing a diverse workforce is essential to succeed and selection decisions are based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion or belief.

To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter to Sophie Castle at [email protected]. Use the cover letter to address how you meet the requirements listed in Skills, experience and attributes above. The deadline for applications is 9th March 2025.

 

Some of the benefits of working with us:

Apart from working with a highly talented and creative bunch of people, we offer:

  • 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Profit share scheme
  • Interest-free loan for rent deposit or season travel ticket
  • Discounts off our lovely T&H books and co-editions
  • Generous pension contributions
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Free entry into hundreds of museums and galleries, nationwide

And more!

Marketing Executive

Marketing Executive

The History Press

CLOSING DATE: 07.02.2025

CONTACT: [email protected]

  • Employment type: Full-time, permanent, 35 hours p/wk
  • Salary: £23k
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Location: Hybrid, minimum 2 days per week at our central Cheltenham office
  • Benefits: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, holiday purchase scheme, company pension, bonus scheme, staff rewards platform

The History Press, an independent non-fiction publisher in Gloucestershire, is looking for a resourceful Marketing Executive to support promotional activity as part of a small, friendly team. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to step up from a junior marketing role and expand their responsibilities.

Home to critically acclaimed titles, such as The Princes in the Tower, Blood and Iron and Reflections of Alan Turing, The History Press is also committed to shining a light on untold and under-represented stories. The successful candidate will work across key titles on our national list along with our dynamic non-fiction imprint, Flint Books.

Though based at our office in central Cheltenham, this will be a hybrid role requiring at least two days per week in the office. The role will require a strong team player with a flair for social media management, data analysis, campaign planning, design and who is happy to take ownership of key administrative tasks.

Key responsibilities:

  • Contributing to campaign planning to ensure the widest possible exposure for frontlist and new editions
  • Working with colleagues and authors to support the company’s online and social media strategy by providing and curating content
  • Designing branded collateral for the company website, social platforms and Amazon
  • Briefing Design for proofs, catalogues, marketing materials and providing copy
  • Supporting the Head of PR & Marketing and Digital Marketing Manager with market research projects
  • Arranging advance review copies and mailing as appropriate

The candidate will report to the Head of PR & Marketing and work alongside the Digital Marketing Manager and Campaigns Executive. Proficiency with social media scheduling tools, WordPress and Canva is strongly desired. Training will be provided for all in-house systems.

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to Cynthia Hamilton at: [email protected]

Explore The History Press website here.

Deputy Marketing Director, Cornerstone

Deputy Marketing Director, Cornerstone

Penguin Random House

CLOSING DATE: 22.01.25

CONTACT: PRH Careers

Can you lead large-scale, multi-platform marketing campaigns for the world’s leading authors? We have an exciting role available for a passionate, creative and experienced marketer to join our award-winning marketing team as Deputy Marketing Director.

Cornerstone is home to some of the biggest global brands and authors including Lisa Jewell, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Harlan Coben, Harper Lee and Robert Harris to name just a few.  

 

About Cornerstone

Cornerstone is a division within the iconic publisher Penguin Random House, our home. In turn, Cornerstone is home to seven imprints: Century, Del Rey, Inklore, Hutchinson Heinemann, #Merky Books, Cornerstone Press and Evermore, each with its own specific focus and remit. Every Cornerstone book also goes on to become a Penguin paperback.

Within publishing, Cornerstone has an enviable track record of bestsellers, prize winners and culture-shaping books, working with many of the world’s most interesting voices, often throughout their entire career. Our books span genres, categories and marketplaces globally.   

 

The role

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering top-tier marketing across all imprints within the division and you will develop a range of high-profile brands, authors and talent across both fiction and non-fiction.

Working alongside and reporting to the Director of Marketing & Brands, you will also have creative and strategic input on pitches and new business, in addition to contributing to our on-going success by planning, implementing and overseeing creative, innovative and highly effective campaigns.

The role includes direct line-management responsibility for up to five members of the team.  

 

Key responsibilities:

  • Create and deliver industry-leading marketing campaigns across fiction and non-fiction, including transatlantic campaigns and brand authors.
  • Manage a talented campaign team of up to five marketers.
  • Play a key role in the Cornerstone digital marketing strategy.
  • Deputise for Director of Marketing and Brands where needed.
  • Contribute to Cornerstone beyond your specific marketing remit as a senior colleague within the division – develop successful strategies with input from sales, editorial and publicity for key brands and authors.

 

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

  • Significant experience leading high profile marketing and brand campaigns within the book publishing industry.
  • Excellent people management and leadership skills, ideally with experience managing two direct reports or more.
  • Brilliant copywriting and communication skills.
  • Keen eye for design.
  • Cutting-edge digital marketing experience.
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and with excellent project and stakeholder management skills.
  • Self-starter who relishes a challenge and puts creativity and innovation at the heart of their work.

 

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining what appeals to you about the role and why you are the right candidate for it by 11:59pm on Wednesday 22nd January.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

 

Salary

£56,000 – £70,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

 

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

  • Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
  • Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
  • Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

 

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. Cornerstone colleagues work from our Embassy Gardens office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

 

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

 

The recruitment process

You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing [email protected]. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Marketing Manager, Vintage Classics

Marketing Manager, Vintage Classics

Vintage, Penguin Random House

CLOSING DATE: 23/01/2025

CONTACT: Rosanna Boscawen

We are looking for a high-performing, ambitious and creative individual to join the Vintage Marketing team as Marketing Manager for Vintage Classics.

The role will be responsible for planning and executing best-in-class campaigns for Vintage Classics and will be a key member of the wider Classics team in driving the sales growth of the imprint through their knowledge of audiences for classics and what converts them to purchase. The position also involves working on campaigns for select titles from across the other Vintage imprints.

This is an exciting time to join the team, following the relaunch of the iconic Vintage Classics Red Spines in 2024 and with ambitious new publishing on the horizon. If you are a marketing, social media, sales or partnerships professional working in, or with a strong interest in, books and the arts, and with a self-starting and innovative approach, we’d love to hear from you.

 

About Vintage and Vintage Classics

Read Boldly, Think Differently.

At Vintage, we publish thought-provoking writing from authors of all backgrounds, including trail-blazing classics and books that speak urgently to our times. Which means our broad family of authors ranges from world-class prize-winners to brand new, emerging talent. Our authors include Ocean Vuong, Rory Stewart, Gabrielle Zevin, Margaret Atwood, Brandon Taylor, Abir Mukherjee, Ian McEwan, Nigella Lawson and Alexei Navalny.

Vintage Classics is home to some of the greatest writers and thinkers from around the world and across the ages. Bringing you not just the books you already know and love, but new additions to your library, these are works to capture imaginations, inspire new perspectives and excite curiosity – from Toni Morrison to Graeme Greene, Simone de Beauvoir to Roberto Bolaño.

 

Key responsibilities:

  • Plan and execute best-in-class marketing campaigns for key Vintage Classics titles and series, as well as select titles from across other Vintage imprints and the catalogue, to meet agreed campaign objectives and timelines.
  • Be plugged in to consumer trends in Classics publishing and work with the Head of Marketing and Senior Data and Marketing Insight Manager to provide audience insight that will shape and support the publishing programme.
  • Establish and execute a streamlined approach to maximise sales across the Vintage Classics list, through Amazon optimisation, home and international retailer opportunities, targeting a range of consumers with social media and influencer activity and partnerships.
  • Work closely with sales teams, with a particular focus on International Sales, to present our books in an impactful way that drive sales.
  • Identify opportunities to grow brand awareness for Vintage Classics as a whole.
  • Manage campaign budgets in line with expected and actual sales revenue.
  • Brief designers to produce best-in-class assets and marketing materials.
  • Take a data-driven approach, analysing campaigns and their impact on sales, apply learnings and communicate successes and challenges effectively across the wider business and to stakeholders.
  • Be the federalised marketer for Vintage Classics, ensuring a close working relationship between Marketing and Editorial.
  • Lead on the response to Vintage Classics publishing proposals from a Marketing perspective, working on pitches and providing audience insight.
  • Bring diversity of thought and innovation into the marketing team by looking outside the business for ideas and inspiration to share with the team and improve our work.

 

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, in person and online
  • Ability to present information clearly and confidently
  • Organised, flexible and adaptable
  • Curious, open-minded and ambitious
  • An effective decision maker
  • A highly collaborative team player who is also resourceful when working independently
  • An excellent eye for design
  • A love of books and reading (Classics in particular)
  • Interest in book-purchasing trends in international markets

Preferred criteria:

  • Able to see all sides of a problem or challenge and come up with a solution
  • Broad market awareness within publishing, entertainment or the arts, and within marketing
  • Knowledge of and engagement with book-purchasing trends in international markets
  • Knowledge of and experience in running organic and paid for social media activity is highly desirable, though not essential

 

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and covering letter, addressed to Rosanna, by 23.59pm on 23 January 2025. In your cover letter, please tell us about a piece of Classics publishing that has caught your eye recently, and why you think it was effective.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

We anticipate a two or three stage interview process which will include a mix of virtual and in-person meetings. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process.

 

Salary

£33,000-£38,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

 

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

  • Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
  • Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
  • Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

 

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. We are happy to discuss the hybrid nature of this role through the recruitment process.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing [email protected]. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

 

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

 

Junior Marketing Executive

Junior Marketing Executive

FMcM

CLOSING DATE: 13/12/2024

CONTACT: Kealey Rigden

Salary: £25,000 – £29,000

 

FMcM, the books PR agency, is looking for an ambitious, creative, and versatile Junior Marketing Executive to work with the team on stand-out marketing campaigns for prizes, festivals and books, taking a leading role in the delivery of a wide-range of social media and marketing tasks. The successful candidate will be closely involved with campaigns for some of the most prominent authors, publishers and initiatives in the industry, as well as sharing a responsibility for representing FMcM as a business through our corporate communications.

 

WHO WE ARE

FMcM, the books PR agency, bring a strategic, intelligent and bespoke approach to deliver PR, profile, brand, digital and content campaigns with real impact.

A team comprised of communications experts with decades of experience at the highest level, and young, dynamic PRs with their fingers on the pulse of fresh genres and new media, we have delivered Sunday Times bestselling campaigns this year for Marian Keyes, Conn Iggulden, Charles Spencer and Alastair Campbell. We also work with some of the most dynamic publishers and imprints in the industry including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Dialogue Books, Dead Ink, Salt, Divided and Seren Books.

Our work with major brand-leading industry initiatives and prizes, such as the British Book Awards, Polari Prize and the Sunday Time Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award, opens doors to a breadth of new media and partnership opportunities.

Guided by a spirit of collaboration, our work is underpinned by a core belief in literature as a force for good in society and we are proud to advocate for marginalised writers and poets through select pro bono campaigns.

FMcM is an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Campaign implementation

Working both independently and as part of a team, create and implement outstanding marketing and social media campaigns across the client list, including the design and production of:

    • Bespoke graphics for social media across a range of formats
    • POS materials including posters, bookmarks and roller banners
    • Impactful documents to showcase FMcM’s work including proposals, reports, and media kits
    • Client and corporate logos and branding
    • Video content using Adobe Premiere Pro for digital and social media campaigns, working closely with the Communications Manager across, concept design, scripting, filming, post-production and editing
    • Highlight reels and short social media content
    • Social media copy, considering how best to reach target audiences
    • Presentations, slideshows and backdrops on PowerPoint
    • Digital advertising campaigns, including podcast advertising

Further campaign responsibilities, will include:

  • Website maintenance on platforms such as WIX, WordPress and Squarespace
  • Briefing and coordination of third-party agencies
  • Influencer outreach and blog tour curation
  • Organise and attend book launches and assist in the delivery of larger events, such as prize ceremonies and literary festivals, including managing guest lists, hosting press and talent, organising live interviews on-site, and syndicating assets and press materials
  • Offer ideas and work with the team on plans and proposals for clients
  • Demonstrate effective client and stakeholder communication, including meeting preparation, regular reporting, and campaign evaluation
  • Work directly with clients and authors, arrange schedules, provide briefings and escort them to events and commitments
  • Keep up to date with current issues and public opinion in the media to inform communications campaigns
  • Record and document campaigns, noting successes and impactful metrics to form the basis of client reports, effectively outlining results, challenges and achievements
  • Working closely with Communications Manager, communicate any challenges or concerns in a timely manner, seeking guidance ensuring the smooth running of all client campaigns
  • Coordinate book, author and event photography, including the dissemination of images and captions to relevant third-parties

FMcM brand strategy and corporate promotion

  • Contribute to the FMcM brand strategy, considering trends and new ideas to communicate the company’s successes and core values within the publishing and wider cultural community
  • Contribute to the company’s digital presence by producing creative social media, and maintenance across all digital platforms including the website
  • Promote FMcM, acting as a representative and advocate of the company

 

Requirements

  • 1-3 years’ experience in a related arts or communications role
  • Strong awareness of the current media and social media landscape and UK literary scene
  • Demonstrable experience of implementing successful creative marketing campaigns
  • Ability to prioritise and juggle competing demands with good time management skills
  • Proven copywriting skills
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills on Word, PowerPoint and Excel
  • Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills on InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere Pro
  • Strong social media acumen and knowledge of the wider digital marketing landscape within book publishing or the wider arts scene
  • Professional, proactive, and organised
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Curiosity in a range of genres and ability to work on a wide variety of projects
  • Basic photography experience preferable

 

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please email an up-to-date CV, together with a cover letter addressing how you meet the requirements of the role.

 

Deadline: Friday 13th December, 12pm

 

 

Marketing and Publicity Assistant

Marketing and Publicity Assistant

One More Chapter, HarperCollins

CLOSING DATE: 03/10/2024

CONTACT: [email protected]

JOB DESCRIPTION

One More Chapter is an innovative, award-winning publishing division of HarperCollins UK. They are the home of global bestsellers with a remit to be at the forefront of all things digital. Combining market-leading digital publishing with the commercial expertise of HarperCollins, the vision for One More Chapter is to close the gap between author, publisher and reader; reacting speedily to reading trends and publishing the best in commercial fiction across all formats – audio, eBook and print.

We are looking for a new member to join our small but dynamic team and we would love to find a passionate commercial reader who is creative and highly organized to provide campaign and administrative support to our marketing and publicity activity. From day one you will be assisting the Senior Marketing Executive and Head of Marketing Strategy with campaigns designed to drive profitable sales of titles, developing and strengthening key author brands, and successfully launching debuts. You will provide significant administrative support, ensuring the smooth running of all marketing campaigns, creating press releases and supporting PR activity. As well as, assisting with the division’s social media and newsletter accounts and influencer relationships.

With our startup mentality there will be the scope to innovate and put forward new ideas. This is a fast-paced fiction list and you will be part of a team that works flexibly and has a lot of fun along the way!

 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Social media and community:

  • You will assist with the day-to-day activity for OMC’s social media channels, implement the overall social strategy as outlined by the Senior Marketing Executive and run regular reports on the impact of our channels
  • Feed ideas into the social strategy for campaigns, seasonal activity, reader, bookseller and influencer engagement, championing the growth of One More Chapter’s community through creativity and passion
  • Engage closely with our network of bloggers, booktokkers and bookstagrammers to grow our community and build early reviews for our titles

Publicity:

  • Sending out press releases and book mailings, logging reviews and helping to ensure that all PR databases are kept up to date
  • Supporting on festival and local media outreach (following database training) and supporting on regional appearances.

Content Creation:

  • You will assist the Senior Marketing Executive for One More Chapter social channels, including scheduling, creating and reporting content trends
  • Responsible for creating and uploading suite of assets for all Amazon pages, events and author materials

Email Marketing:

  • You will be responsible for implementing the consumer, author and blogger email marketing strategy as directed by the Head of Marketing and Senior Marketing Executive, as well as monitoring and reporting on campaigns

Admin/Time Management

  • Provide general administrative support for the division including creating key retailer presentations, helping with digital administration, assisting on key author presentations, raising purchase orders and tracking spend and minute taking in relevant marketing meetings
  • Manage the divisional enquiries email and dashboards for partner platforms such as Cision The Bookseller, NetGalley, The Reading Agency and more

 

SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Content creation skills and ability to create eye-catching assets via Canva, Photoshop, photography, or your preferred design suite
  • Experience using a range of social media channels
  • Advanced MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  • Remains calm under pressure, able to work at pace and to tight deadlines
  • Happy to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Innovative, not afraid to do things differently
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proactive, strategic thinker
  • Organised and able to manage own time and workload efficiently
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to express technical and creative vision and meeting minutes clearly
  • Excellent organisational skills and experience of working to deadlines

 

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

  • A passion for commercial fiction – from women’s fiction to crime and thriller, historical to fantasy and romance
  • Experience of managing, developing or creating a social and online presence, even if it is your own
  • Any publishing or marketing experience would be a bonus, whether that’s work experience, experience as a bookseller or as part of a publishing society, but is not strictly necessary

To apply please visit: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/xppqdrzldm

Marketing Executive, Children’s

Marketing Executive, Children’s

Simon & Schuster

CLOSING DATE: 20.09.24

CONTACT: [email protected]

The Job Profile

Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is looking for a bright, commercial and creative Marketing Executive to join one of the fastest growing Children’s Publishers in the U.K. Working across picture books, fiction and non-fiction this is an exciting opportunity for a driven and organised person who has a passion for children’s books and is ready for their next step in publishing.

Working as part of a team, the Children’s Marketing Executive will work with some of our biggest brands as well as on our newly launched platform-led Gallery Kids and YA list. They will implement their own marketing campaigns and work with other team members on with day to day campaign elements for Skandar, Supertato and other best-selling brands as well as platform led authors.

This role reports to the Marketing Director, Brands and Gallery Kids / YA.

 

The Job Role

This role’s aim is to implement high impact and commercially creative consumer campaigns to market specific titles, series and authors (online and offline). It would consist of assisting the Marketing Director and Senior Brand Manager across high profile platform led campaigns as well as year round backlist marketing activity for key brands.  It would also include building relationships both internally and externally to communicate marketing materials and campaign elements effectively.

 

The Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have previously worked within a marketing role, with experience of children’s books, specifically Children’s trade. They will have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. They will have confident verbal and written communication skills, and able to build relationships both internally and externally with ease. Having a full grasp of online and offline marketing techniques and have fantastic copywriting and copyediting skills.

 

Please apply with a CV and cover letter telling us about yourself – in your cover letter please include a short paragraph (no more than 300 words) discussing a recent marketing or brand campaign that caught your attention.

Closing date: 20 September 2024

 

Simon & Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression. At Simon & Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.

Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice,and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.

 

Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Adams Media, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com