Head of Marketing (Maternity Cover)

Andersen Press

CLOSING DATE: 23/02/2024

CONTACT: Sarah Kimmelman

Andersen Press is looking for a Head of Marketing (maternity cover) to work across our internationally successful children’s publishing list. including picture books, fiction and young adult books.

You will be joining a small but enthusiastic and collaborative team. You will be responsible for leading and implementing all marketing campaigns to promote our front and backlist titles. You will also work closely with the PR and Brand Director on achieving maximum exposure for the much-loved pre-school brand Elmer the Patchwork Elephant during a very busy anniversary year. This includes supporting charity partnerships, growing the annual Elmer Day celebrations, and promoting licensed products on the Elmer brand social channels.

You will be highly self-motivated, creative and resourceful with the ability to work on several projects simultaneously. You will be an exceptional communicator with strong copy-writing skills and a keen interest in social media. Attention to detail, an eye for great design and excellent organisational skills are essential. Experience of working with design software (InDesign/Photoshop) is desirable and previous experience in children’s publishing is highly preferred. We are looking for somebody with a proven track record in leading creative and effective children’s marketing campaigns.

This role is a full time maternity cover and offers hybrid working. Our office is in central London.

Andersen Press is a leading independent children’s publisher, and home to some of the biggest names in the world of children’s books, including the much-loved picture book characters Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and the Little Princess. Its award-winning, diverse list includes authors and illustrators such as Phil Earle, Melvin Burgess, Sue Cheung, Kwame Alexander, Harry Woodgate, Sally Nicholls, Joseph Coelho, Yvette Fielding, Julian Clary, David Roberts, Tony Ross, David McKee, and Jeanne Willis. The company was founded in 1976 by Klaus Flugge.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Planning and implementing marketing campaigns for individual children’s and YA titles and brands, in line with the publishing strategy
• Management of budgets
• Devising social media strategies, and creating engaging digital content
• Briefing designers and handling the printing of all marketing materials, POS, adverts and visual assets for campaigns
• Coordinating the creation of our seasonal and annual catalogues to deliver within agreed timelines
• Communicating marketing campaigns to internal and external stakeholders, including authors, editors and our sales team
• Maintaining ongoing partnerships with external brands and organisations, and working with them to promote a range of titles

Please apply with a CV and covering letter to Mark Hendle, Managing Director: [email protected]

Closing date: 23^rd February 2024.

Early applications may be prioritised.

Marketing and Publicity Assistant

Simon & Schuster

CLOSING DATE: 11/08/2023

CONTACT: HR

The Role
Reporting to the Heads of Marketing & Publicity, the Marketing and Publicity Assistant provides key administrative support to a busy and dynamic team and covers a range of duties including responding to media queries, organising press and influencer mailings, assisting with author tours, events and signings, collating and distributing media coverage, producing promotional material, digital marketing support across all channels including social media and newsletters. Administrative duties will include processing invoices, organising meetings, arranging travel and hotel bookings. The role will also give the successful candidate the opportunity to be closely involved with publicity and marketing campaigns.

This exciting entry-level opportunity is a full-time and permanent position supporting the adult marketing and publicity teams. Please note that for this role, flexibility is needed outside of core work hours, as it may require the occasional evening and weekend work.

Key Responsibilities
•    Invoices and budget related tasks
•    Newsletters and Netgalley approvals
•    Scheduling social media posts
•    Maintenance of Publicity Catalogue
•    Managing deadlines and submissions for The Bookseller/Buyer’s Guide and BBC R2 Book Club entries
•    General admin – Book orders, Meeting minutes, Meeting agendas, travel bookings
•    Updating all databases – bloggers/ media/ podcasts etc
•    Departmental admin

Experience (essential)
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook is a must

Experience (nice to have)
•    Previous administrative experience
•    Previous experience in book publishing
•    A good understanding of Marketing or Publicity campaigns
•    A good understanding of all social media platforms
•    Working knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign is beneficial.

Working at S&S 
Some of our benefits include:
●    25 days holiday + bank holidays
●    Office closure between Christmas and New Year
●    8% Employer pension contribution
●    Life Assurance
●    One charity volunteer day for causes that you are passionate about
●    If eligible, work from home Stipend
●    Group Income Protection (Risk Benefit)
●    Access to a Health Cash Plan
●    Eyecare vouchers
●    Employee Assistance Programme
●    Free Pilates and Yoga sessions
●    Fresh fruit delivered to the office every Wednesday
●    Free Massage session each month
●    Discounts and rewards with participating retailers via The Benefit Store
●    Free eBooks and audiobooks

Starting salary from £26,000

Location: Simon & Schuster UK | 1st Floor | 222 Gray’s Inn Road | London | WC1X 8HB

Apply:
https://careers.paramount.com/Simon%20&%20Schuster/job/London-Marketing-&-Publicity-Assistant-Wc1X-8Hb/1059528500/

Closing date: 11 August

About Simon & Schuster UK
Simon & Schuster UK is one of the leading general book publishing companies in the UK and was named Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2022 and 2023. They also won Children’s Publisher of the Year in 2023. Based in London with sister companies in the United States, Canada, Australia and India, the UK division has four imprints: Gallery, Scribner, Simon & Schuster; and Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, which publish a wide and eclectic mix of authors ranging across commercial fiction, literary fiction, general non-fiction, and children’s publications. Home to bestselling authors and award winners, Simon & Schuster UK is a publishing house of quality writing and a proud home to its authors and their exceptional work. It also runs a sales and distribution service for a number of independent and international publishers including Andrews McMeel, Black Library, Boom! Studios, Elliott & Thompson, Inner Traditions, Rebellion and VIZ Media.

The Simon & Schuster UK list features some of the biggest authors from around the world, including Colleen Hoover, Philippa Gregory, Bob Mortimer, Simon Schama, John Irving, Dave Grohl, Kathy Reichs, Ruth Ware and Milly Johnson.

Simon & Schuster International is dedicated to publishing a broad and diverse range of books for everyone, representative of the world around us. They are committed to working with and supporting writers, illustrators, and other creative partners from all walks of life, regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, nationality, religion or belief, age, social or economic circumstance.

Digital Marketing and Content Executive

The Women's Prize Trust

CLOSING DATE: 02/08/2023

CONTACT: Claire Shanahan

About the organisation

The Women’s Prize Trust is a registered charity whose mission is to change the world through books by women, opening up pathways into reading and writing for the storytellers and booklovers of tomorrow. We champion equity of opportunity for women in the world of books. We work with women writers at all stages of development, and all readers, to unlock potential, boost confidence, and increase skills and knowledge. We empower all women to raise their voice and own their story, shining a spotlight on outstanding, ambitious, original fiction by women from anywhere in the world, regardless of their age, race, nationality or background. As a result, we are developing a global community of women writers and readers, reducing social isolation and enhancing mental health and wellbeing.

Read more about our work here

About the role

We have the rare opportunity for a full-time Digital Marketing and Content Executive to join the Women’s Prize team on a one-year fixed-term contract. The position will report to the Executive Director with day-to-day matrix reporting to the Digital Director, and be a core part of the team, speaking directly to readers and writers across our channels daily, crafting content that aligns with the Women’s Prize Trust’s core values and delivers our mission to champion equity for women in the world of books.

This role will be integral to the small Women’s Prize Trust team and will provide support across a variety of digital activations, campaigns and events. The postholder will work on owned, earned and shared digital channels. This might, for instance, mean creating content for and publishing to the Women’s Prize Trust website and scheduling newsletters (owned), creating social media engagement, post and reports (earned) and providing assistance for content and digital activations on partner channels (shared). We need someone who is fluent across multiple digital content types and digital marketing channels, who is passionate about the Women’s Prize Trust’s mission, excited to work with talent and the world of books in general, and energised by the prospect of a diverse day-to-day role, full of variety and the opportunity to be creative and have your voice heard.

Person Specification

Ideal skills and experience:

• Experience managing multiple social platforms and a track record of creating engaging brand content across Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and others
• Experience creating content for and publishing to the Women’s Prize Trust website and scheduling newsletters (owned), creating social media engagement, post and reports (earned) and providing assistance for content and digital activations on partner channels (shared), and managing the paid online advertising campaigns (paid).
• The ability to turn raw data into insight – to interrogate digital analytics and present them in a useful and informative way
• An understanding of SEO best practices and how to write SEO-friendly copy
• Experience with CRM systems
• Excellent copy-writing skills, both short  and long form, with newsletter experience
• Experience working with high-profile personalities to amplify our mission and build relationships with them as future ambassadors
• Experience working with influencers, from scouting emerging talent to building rapport to ensure they deliver content and advocate
• Ability to apply design guidelines, using graphic design tools to create visually striking content
• Understanding the essentials for video content capture and editing, able to undertake this to a high standard, and recognising opportunities for video content when they might arise at short notice
• Utilising audio content across platforms in an engaging and interactive way
• An understanding of live and online events in relation to content the key steps to engaging an audience and deliver a memorable experience
• Minimum 18 months experience in a marketing or creative role team, or publishing house

Ideal attributes:

• A social media guru: Insta, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube – you interact on a personal and professional level
• Creative nous and enjoyment of making content – this is a hands-on role
• Fluent writer who understands the power of good digital / social-first copy
• Great relationship-building skills and empathy, with the ability to work collaboratively and network at all levels
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment
• A focussed and positive attitude
• A self-starter, we are a small team and everyone steps up 
• A good listener, both within the team and in the wider community
• Detail-oriented & organised: from content to events your eye is always in the detail
• A reader: readers are at the heart of our community and you understand the role and value of that community 
• A strong interest in popular culture, especially in relation to digital marketing, social media and female pioneers
• Likes to stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in digital advertising and content marketing

Main Duties:

• Write and edit copy for digital marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including email, web and social media
• Lead on CRM activity, writing compelling copy to a high standard and work alongside the wider team to acquire new audiences
• Oversee community management processes and social listening scaling insights to the wider organisation
• Work closely with the PR team to maximise podcast opportunities, thinking strategically about content and feeding creatively into the process
• Collaborate with all team members to develop compelling concepts and projects iteratively, ensuring copy is aligned with overall messaging
• Assist in programming events and writing workshops both on and offline
• Analyse performance data and adjust copy as needed to improve KPIs
• Reporting for post-event/project/campaign analysis, through audience surveys and on-the-spot feedback
• Work with brand partners on all actionable deliverables
• Support on influencer engagement
• Ensure throughout all messaging awareness of the Women’s Prize Trust is pivotal, crafting narratives that focus on the mission and values of the charity

Benefits

• Annual salary £27 – £31k dependent on experience
• 35-hour working week with flexible working available and the need to attend events in the evenings and weekends 
• Role is remote-based with a certain amount of face-to-face with London-based team (travel expenses to be agreed). Working space in London potentially available for some of the time if required
• 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution

Please apply via LinkedIn with a cover letter of no more than two pages outlining your suitability for the role and a CV by the deadline of 9am on 2nd August 2023.

In your covering letter, please indicate why you are interested in this role and how your experience and skills match the person specification.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

The Women’s Prize Trust is committed to diversity and to providing equal opportunities for all. WPT is especially interested to hear from candidates from backgrounds, communities, perspectives and skillsets that are under-represented in publishing and the arts sector. 

We actively encourage all applicants to share with us how you might perform best throughout our recruitment process as such should you wish for us to adjust the process in order for you to shine please get in touch: [email protected]  

Campaigns Manager

The Quarto Group

CLOSING DATE: 23/05/2023

CONTACT: Viviane Basset

Are you looking for an exciting challenge? The Quarto Group are looking for a Campaigns Manager with a strong track record of successful public relations (PR) and Marketing campaigns and a passion for non-fiction books.

About the role

Joining an experienced and friendly team, you will be responsible for PR and marketing strategies that connect readers with authors and books.

The main tasks will be:

• Devise and implement PR and media campaigns for key authors and projects. These will be complimented with advertising and social media campaigns.
• Work closely with festivals, other events organisers and bookshops to secure events for our authors.
• Secure long-term brand and media partnerships for key titles and categories.
• Grow relationships with journalists, key ‘publishing influencers’ (booksellers, festival organisers…) and thought leaders within key subject areas.

About you

You will have experience in securing strong media coverage, influencers quotes and endorsement, brands, and media partnerships, implementing various trade and consumer marketing activities and have robust hands-on experience of social media content creation.

You will be able to show:

• Experience in PR and/or Marketing, preferably within non-fiction publishing.
• Ability and experience in managing top-tier authors and agents’ expectations.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant media and strong relationships with key contacts or/and thorough knowledge of marketing levers including social media advertising.
• Ability to create and implement strong social media campaigns.
• Effective presentation skills and excellent copywriting skills.
• Ability to work and thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

How to apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to [email protected] and state the vacancy name in the email subject title by the closing date stated above.

• Your motivation and match with the role requirements.
• What appeals to you about this particular role.
• What key skills, experience and achievements you have that you think are relevant to this role, and why. Please provide examples of how you have used or demonstrated those.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we only be able to respond to candidates selected for interview. All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for the vacancy

Contract

Permanent.

Closing date

23 May 2023

Working hours

Full time, Monday to Friday. We currently operate a discretionary hybrid model, with three days in our London office and two days working from home.

Competitive salary and benefits

Head of Marketing (9-12 months FTC)

Vintage, PRH

CLOSING DATE: 18 April 2023

CONTACT: Penguin Random House HR

We are looking for an accomplished and insight-driven marketer with creative flair to work on our most valuable books to join the Vintage team at the end of July on a fixed term basis as Head of Marketing, to cover a period of parental leave.

The Head of Marketing is responsible for driving sales of some of Vintage’s biggest and most important commercial fiction, as well as high-profile non-fiction and cookery, and for the year-round brand building strategy for some of Vintage’s most valuable authors, including Jo Nesbo, Anne Tyler and Rukmini Iyer.

This role involves contributing to divisional marketing strategy as part of the Vintage marketing senior management team and leading the marketing team’s online strategy across advertising and retail platforms. The Head of Marketing has three direct reports.

About Vintage

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. Think Amanda Gorman, Rukmini Iyer, Margaret Atwood, Caroline Criado Perez, Ian McEwan, Nigella Lawson, Ai Weiwei and Richard Powers.

The role

• Run frontlist, catalogue and sustain campaigns, specialising in commercial fiction and non-fiction with a strategic, commercially-minded and creative approach
• Lead on the year-round brand management of some of Vintage’s biggest and most exciting brand authors across commercial fiction, crime and cookery, including Jo Nesbo, Rukmini Iyer and Anne Tyler with ambitious activity to meet agreed objectives and timelines
• Be the line manager for three roles within the team overseeing their output and career development
• Deputise for the Marketing Director when needed – for example at key meetings and assisting with budget management
• Proactively reach diverse audiences with campaigns with an outward-looking approach, going beyond ‘traditional’ / established media channels and working with different types of media
• Lead digital marketing strategy for division, including analysing and championing digital effectiveness and taking responsibility for Vintage’s ebook promotional strategy; all in close collaboration with sales
• Work closely with editors on positioning, package and copy for key publications, leading on rebranding/repositioning projects for key authors
• Heavily involved in acquisitions, providing feedback, leading on pitch documents and presenting to authors and agents in pitch meetings
• Expand Vintage’s agency and partner relationships
• Share best practice and embed a sales- and data-driven approach to campaigns in the team
• Manage own campaign budgets and the marketing team’s online retailer promotional spend

What you’ll bring

• A proven track record in meeting KPIs, delivering campaigns to highest possible standard across high profile projects
• Experience managing marketing strategy across commercial fiction, ideally with a strong knowledge of non-fiction and crime fiction
• Proven people management experience – approachable, respectful, a good and supportive listener with a solutions-focused approach
• Confident running self-service advertising campaigns across platforms, e.g. Meta, TikTok, Google, as well as with using Adobe Creative Suite
• A strong eye for design and an understanding of what makes a consumer pay attention, with a track record of producing impactful campaign creative
• Excellent copywriting skills married with clear audience understanding
• Able to interpret insight and trends
• Deep understanding of the books market and publishing landscape
• Significant experience of working with agencies – from media agencies to creative teams across different media
• A clear and confident communicator, able to manage stakeholders and influence colleagues in all directions
• Able to spot opportunities to drive growth and lead others to make the most of them
• Thinks through problems clearly and present actionable solutions
• A strong team player and networker

If this sounds like you, please apply with a CV and covering letter by Tuesday 18th April 2023.

Salary: circa £50,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.

Marketing Executive – Adult Marketing, Special Interest

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

CLOSING DATE: 14/04/2023

CONTACT: Paula Foster, HR

The opportunity

Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for a highly skilled Marketing Executive to work across our non-fiction special interest imprints.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and ambitious individual to join the campaigns team working across the Special Interest division at Bloomsbury. The Imprints include Continuum, Green Tree, Sport, Conway, Wildlife, Reeds and Sigma. Our award-winning publishing lists include a wide range of distinguished non-fiction from current affairs to popular science, from sport to wellbeing. Our award-winning publishing lists include a wide range of distinguished non-fiction from current affairs to popular science, from religion to wellbeing, and from business to the outdoors, alongside with the world’s most famous sports book, The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Our acclaimed list of authors includes Maisie Hill, Martin Dorey, Justin Welby, Paul Tonkinson, Anna Williamson and Louise Minchin.

The role
• Create and implement marketing campaigns to drive sales and maximise profit.
• Effectively communicate marketing campaigns to all key stakeholders both internal and external.
• Manage content for the online communities, our website and social media channels
• Manage the briefing and creative direction of marketing assets.
• Proactively identify and build partnerships for key titles, brands and authors.
• Responsibility for the series and brand marketing of selected imprints
• Manage and attend events and conferences relevant to the list.
• Work closely with publicity colleagues to ensure marketing and publicity campaigns are fully
integrated
• Stay informed about new marketing insights, developments and opportunities.

Knowledge, skills and experience
• Experience of book marketing.
• Knowledge of community building, social media, email, online advertising.
• The ability to multi-task and work on several different projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good copy-writing, proof-reading, design and project-management skills.
• Good time-management and people-management skills.
• InDesign/Photoshop skills would be an advantage.
• Basic video editing skills would be an advantage.

Additional information
The role is a full-time permanent position and is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are Monday and Tuesday.

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers competitive benefits, generous staff discounts and flexible working arrangements.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Friday 14 April 2023.

Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.

Bloomsbury Benefits
As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
Holidays
• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits:
Two paid Personal Wellness Days
Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 45 minutes earlier in the week
Season Ticket Loan
Sharesave Scheme
In-house Doctor
Eyecare Voucher Scheme
Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 9 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

Marketing Executive

Ebury, Penguin Random House

CLOSING DATE: 10/04/2023

CONTACT: Penguin Random House HR

Marketing Officer

Walker Books

CLOSING DATE: 15/01/2023

CONTACT: Victoria Gibbs, HR

Walker Books is home to a list of award-winning and bestselling children’s and YA authors, illustrators and brands. We are looking for a creative and results-driven Marketing Officer to join our Consumer Marketing team and devise effective marketing campaigns across the list.

We’re looking for a marketeer with plenty of ideas for campaigns that will engage readers and drive sales. You will be a confident communicator, adept at juggling a range of projects and deadlines.

In this role you will work across the marketing mix, writing engaging copy, briefing our in-house design team, external agencies and printers, developing partnerships with third parties, managing campaign budgets, and co-ordinating marketing activity at events.

You will also co-ordinate the digital elements of your campaigns, including setting up social media advertising, briefing trailers/photography, liaising with agencies on influencer activity, producing newsletters, and assisting on campaign websites. It is important that you have knowledge of the social media used by our various audience groups, and how best to leverage this in campaigns.

The role requires a strong background in marketing and a passion for children’s books. We’re looking for candidates with marketing experience from within publishing, or from working on key children’s brands, who are keen to take the next step in their career in a small and friendly team.

The Details:

Be responsible for the creation, implementation and execution of innovative consumer marketing plans for Walker’s books, brands and authors/illustrators:
• Contribute ideas and opinions to marketing strategy and campaign planning meetings, working closely with colleagues in the Publicity and Trade Marketing teams to co-ordinate activity
• Write engaging copy across a wide range of marketing materials and media
• Brief in-house designers, and external agencies, on projects
• Develop relationships with appropriate third parties to promote our books
• Cost and monitor budgets for campaigns, ensuring the in-house budget is kept up-to-date
• Develop relationships with print suppliers and organise the production of promotional materials
• Analysis of campaigns to inform future planning
• Maximise opportunities for sampling/data collection at events and organisation of marketing events where relevant
• Develop relationships with key authors/illustrators and their agents/estates, and communicate marketing plans with them on a regular basis
• Contribute to monthly board reports updating on consumer activity
• Liaise with the BA/Legal team to ensure all campaigns have the relevant contracts/permissions and are GDPR compliant

Work with the Senior Digital Marketing Manager on all aspects of digital marketing, social media and website activity:

The SDMM is responsible for all digital marketing and social media output from the marketing team, and is responsible for mentoring the MO in the digital marketing elements of campaigns, as well as ensuring all output is effective and on brand.

You will co-ordinate the digital marketing elements of your campaigns including:
• Working with illustrators/freelancers on the creation of videos, trailers and photography
• Setting up, running and feeding back on social media advertising (Instagram, Facebook, You Tube)
• Working with external agencies on digital/social campaigns, including paid-for influencer activity, primarily on TikTok and Instagram
• Strong working knowledge of social media channels and best fit for our different audience demographics, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, You Tube, Twitter
• Working with PR on campaign ideas to engage online influencers, with a focus on TikTok and Instagram
• Updating campaign mini sites and competition pages
• Creating and managing email newsletters
• Liaising with authors/illustrators on their online marketing ideas, and supporting them where appropriate
• Keeping abreast of emerging digital and social media trends
• Working with the SDMM and Business Affairs/Legal team to ensure that all digital marketing campaigns and elements are compliant with GDPR law and have the relevant permissions/agreements

The following experience, skills and knowledge are essential:

Experience of:
• The basic principles of marketing
• Minimum two years in a publishing or marketing environment
• Communicating confidently both in-house and out-of-house
• Working to tight deadlines and juggling a range of campaigns
• Demonstrable understanding of digital marketing and social media and how to apply this to campaigns – taking in, but not limited to, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, You Tube, Twitter

Proven skills:
• Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Working across a range of social media platforms, as outlined above
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload
• Highly self-motivated and enjoy working as part of a team, but able to work independently

The following experience is desirable:
• Basic video creation and editing
• Website CMS systems and blogging platforms

Knowledge of:
• Children’s book publishing industry or children’s books

You can find out more about the role and apply here.

Head of Campaigns (9-12 month FTC)

Vintage, Penguin Random House

CLOSING DATE: 3 January 2023

CONTACT: Chloe Healy

We are looking for a data-driven and creative marketer to join the Vintage team on a fixed term basis as Head of Campaigns, to cover a period of parental leave beginning May 2023. The Head of Campaigns is responsible for driving sales of our books and building profiles for our authors through strategic, best-in-class marketing campaigns, working on some of the biggest and most important marketing campaigns for the division. This role also leads the marketing team’s online strategy across advertising and retail platforms and has three direct reports.

About Vintage 

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. Think Amanda Gorman, Rukmini Iyer, Margaret Atwood, Caroline Criado Perez, Ian McEwan, Nigella Lawson, Ai Weiwei and Richard Powers.

The Role 

• Run frontlist, catalogue and sustain campaigns of all levels, including those with high level business priority, with a strategic, commercially-minded and creative approach
• Lead on year-round brand management for some of Vintage’s biggest and most exciting brand authors, including Yuval Noah Harari and Haruki Murakami, with ambitious activity to meet agreed objectives and timelines

• Proactively reach diverse audiences with campaigns with an outward-looking approach, going beyond ‘traditional’ / established media channels and working with different types of media to target communities as a core part of marketing campaigns
• Lead digital marketing strategy for division, including analysing and championing digital effectiveness and taking responsibility for Vintage’s ebook promotional strategy to achieve results; all in close collaboration with sales
• Work closely with editors on positioning and copy for key publications, leading on rebranding/repositioning projects for key authors
• Heavily involved in acquisitions, providing feedback, leading on pitch documents and presenting to authors and agents in pitch meetings, with a focus on Bodley Head (Vintage’s non-fiction imprint)

• Be the line manager for three specialist roles within the team (Marketing Manager, Senior Digital Marketing Executive and Senior Data and Marketing Insight Manager), overseeing their output and career development
• Work closely with the Brand Director on catalogue strategy to ensure Senior Digital Marketing Exec can work flexibly and reactively on catalogue campaigns and is able to make quick, independent decisions about channel selection, targeting, creative and copy and to discuss budget requirements
• Deputise for the Marketing Director when needed – for example at the publishing meeting, covers meeting and in team meetings and communications
• Expand Vintage’s agency and partner relationships
• Embed a sales- and data-driven approach to campaigns in the team, focusing on priorities, best investment of time and resource, and a focus on analysis and optimisation

• Manage own campaign budgets

Candidate Profile 

• Proven track record in meeting KPIs, delivering campaigns to highest possible standard across high profile titles
• Experience working across commercial and literary fiction and non-fiction who will be a vocal ambassador for Vintage’s publishing

• Strong team leader, ideally with at least 2 years’ people management experience – approachable, respectful, a good and supportive listener with a solutions-focused approach
• Confident running self-service advertising campaigns across platforms, e.g. Meta, TikTok, Google, as well as with using Adobe Creative Suite
• A strong eye for design and an understanding of what makes a consumer pay attention, with a track record of producing impactful campaign creative
• Excellent copywriting skills married with clear audience understanding
• Able to interpret insight and trends as relevant to any campaign or project

• Deep understanding of the books market and publishing landscape
• Significant experience of working with agencies – from media agencies to creative teams across different media
• A clear and confident communicator, able to manage stakeholders and influence colleagues in all directions
• Able to spot opportunities to drive growth and lead others to make the most of them
• Thinks through problems clearly and present actionable solutions

• A strong team player with connections across the trade

Salary: £45,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.

Please apply with your CV and cover letter by midnight on Tuesday 3 January.

Apply here.

What you can expect from us:

We’re currently experimenting with hybrid working and involving colleagues across the business to shape our future ways of working. For this role, there are regular meetings and activities that you will need to attend in person at our Embassy Gardens office. The exact balance of office to remote working will depend on the nature of your role and team needs, and we are open to discussing this through the recruitment process.

Our employees are the heart of our business. We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our employees, some of which are:

•   27 days paid holiday entitlement in year one (plus bank holidays), increasing a day each year up to 30 days
•    Medical cover
•    Life assurance
•    Cycle to Work scheme
•    Discounted gym membership
•    Generous pension scheme
•    Summer working hours (role dependent)
•    Volunteering policy and charity matching
•    Employee Assistance programme
•    Mentoring programme
•    Extended gender neutral parental leave
•    Access to books and eBooks across Penguin Random House UK
•    Each site has trained mental health first aiders
•    We plant a tree for every new employee to our business

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