Digital Marketing Assistant, HarperCollins

One More Chapter, HarperCollins

CLOSING DATE: 10/10/2022

CONTACT: Emma Petfield

Salary: £26,250

One More Chapter is an innovative, award-winning digital first 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. Digital first for One More Chapter does not mean digital only.

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 organised to provide campaign and administrative support to help the marketing team deliver measurable campaigns in line with the divisional strategy. 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!

To apply, please visit our online vacancies platform: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/vlpfeg027i

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Social media and community:
    -You will run the day-to-day activity for OMC’s social media channels and implement the overall social strategy as outlined by the Head of Marketing
    -Feed ideas into the growth of the social strategy for both campaign plans and seasonal campaigns
    -Come up with own ideas about how to best engage readers and conversations on social, championing the growth of One More Chapter’s community through creativity and passion
    -Run monthly social channels report for team, interpreting analytics and report on impact of community and social activity
    -Engage closely with our network of bloggers, booktokkers and bookstagrammers to build our community and early reviews for our titles
  • Content Creation:
    -You will be the central content creator for One More Chapter social channels, delivering a suite of digital and photographic assets for all titles as well seasonal campaigns
    -Responsible for creating and uploading suite of assets for all Amazon pages
  • Email Marketing:
    -You will be responsible for implementing the consumer and blogger email marketing strategy as directed by the Head of Marketing, 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 helping out with minute taking in relevant Marketing Communications meetings

 

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE:

  • A passion for commercial fiction – from women’s fiction to crime and thriller, historical to fantasy and Sci-fi
  • 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

 

SKILLS REQUIRED:

  • Content creation skills and ability to create eye-catching assets via Canva, Photoshop, photography, or your preferred design suite
  • 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
  • A love of commercial fiction
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to express technical and creative vision clearly
  • Excellent organisational skills and experience of working to deadlines

 

BENEFITS:
Hybrid working model (2+ days in the office)
26 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Private healthcare cover and life assurance
Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work and Pride at HC
Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
Gym membership discount
Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
Charitable donation matching and volunteering day
We’re a certified Carbon Neutral company
Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
Onsite prayer room