Marketing Executive (12 month FTC)

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) is one of the largest children’s publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award-winning books for children of all ages. We publish best-selling picture book, fiction and non-fiction authors and illustrators and licensed brands including Alice Oseman, Cressida Cowell, Jim Field, Onjali Q. Raúf, Tim Peake, Rachel Bright, Dean Atta, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Marion Deuchars, Nina Chakrabarti, Adiba Jaigirdar, Alex Wheatle, Alexandra Bracken, Rosie Jones, Benjamin Zephaniah, J.K. Rowling, Sinead Burke, Jacqueline Wilson, Juno Dawson, Leigh Bardugo, Annabel Karmel, Matthew Syed, Skye McKenna, David Almond, L. D. Lapinski, Lauren Child, Dermot O’Leary, Enid Blyton, Francesca Simon, Alex T. Smith, Zanib Mian, Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees, Piers Torday, Robert Ingpen, Rainbow Magic, Beast Quest, Kes Gray, Gabby’s Dollhouse and Jurassic World.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Marketing Executive (FTC) to join the team at Hachette Children’s Group. This junior campaigns role offers invaluable experience at a leading children’s publisher and the right candidate promote top tier authors, illustrators and books in a supportive, high performing, creative and award-winning team.

You will be responsible for planning, implementing and measuring creative and cost-effective marketing campaigns for allocated titles as well as supporting on larger marketing campaigns. You will be working across all areas of the HCG Trade list (picture books, licensing, fiction, non-fiction, pre-school, series, teen and YA), as well as the Franklin Watts & Wayland education lists. Campaign work will encompass the entire marketing mix including digital, partnerships, trade, advertising and influencer activity. You will also be involved in managing the Hachette Schools and HCG digital channels (social, website and newsletter). This role includes communication with our high-profile authors and illustrators and agents, and you will be the friendly, professional face of HCG both on email and in-person. You’ll create your own publishing networks, liaising with influencers, bookshops and other external partners as well as internal colleagues. Using your high-quality writing and presenting skills, we’ll ask you to produce material to promote our titles and represent HCG in meetings with external partners. The role also involves some general administrative tasks for the marketing team.

We are looking for someone who is creative, with excellent copywriting skills and a clear understanding of the consumer and how to reach them. You should also have strong social media skills and awareness of all digital platforms, existing and emerging. The ability to juggle multiple projects and a great eye for detail is essential for this role.

You will be a strong team player, able to work collaboratively as part of a team, liaising with multiple colleagues, with high-profile authors, illustrators, agents, licensors and booksellers, so you will need to be confident, with excellent communication and copywriting skills.

Proven experience in a marketing role is essential, as is a passion for books. Prior experience in the publishing industry is not necessary.

Apply now.

You will be joining a friendly, talented, collaborative team of skilled publicists and marketeers to support on award-winning campaigns across a wide variety of titles, including some of the biggest and best authors, illustrators and brands in children’s publishing.

We are a creative, enthusiastic and supportive team. There is significant opportunity for professional development within the role and, as part of Hachette UK, you will benefit from an extensive training library and development schemes such as mentoring.

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)
• 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!

The role will be based at either our London office (Carmelite House), our Edinburgh office (Frederick Street), our Newcastle office (Portland House) or our Sheffield office (Wards Exchange) with a blend of in-office (minimum 3 days, Thursdays mandatory) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

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