Communications Manager / Senior Manager

FMcM Associates

CLOSING DATE: 23/07/2021

CONTACT: Fiona McMorrough
[email protected]

Location: London – hybrid working, to be determined by circumstances

Full-time, permanent

£30-40,000, relative to experience

Are you a savvy, well-connected book publicist with fresh ideas, buckets of enthusiasm, and the ability to run strategic, ambitious, prize-winning campaigns? Do you live and breathe fiction – whether it’s literary, crime, translated, commercial or genre – but feel equally at home with the occasional non-fiction title, and are ready to contribute to a very varied client portfolio? Do you have a proven track record of impressing authors at all levels of their career, and know how to go the extra mile to achieve the best results for their brands?

FMcM, one the UK’s leading communications agencies in literature and the arts, wants to hear from you. We are growing our client network all the time, and are keen to expand our dynamic, driven publicity team with a candidate that will help us deliver results.

Core responsibilities:

– Creating and implementing outstanding campaigns, independently and as part of a team

– Nurturing relationships with key journalists, booksellers, event curators and influencers across all channels

– Managing the smooth running of client events and tours independently

– Managing client and author relationships across your portfolio of work

– Supporting the team with work across a variety of new business pitches

– Identifying and building relationships with potential new clients in the publishing space and in your own sphere of influence

– Building your industry profile by attending and participating in industry events

Basic requirements:

– Strong awareness of the current media landscape and UK literary scene

– Excellent network of media contacts, including strong relationships with the commercial, crime and genre fiction community

– Demonstrable experience of delivering creative book campaigns

– Ability to multi-task with good time management skills

– Proven copywriting skills, from press releases to social media content

– Comfortable using Microsoft Office programmes including Word, PowerPoint and Excel

– Awareness and experience using social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Desirable:

– Basic InDesign skills

Apply to [email protected]

Marketing Manager / Senior Manager

FMcM Associates

CLOSING DATE: 23/07/2021

CONTACT: Fiona McMorrough
[email protected]

Location: London – hybrid working, to be determined by circumstances

Full-time, permanent

£30-40,000, relative to experience

Are you a creative, strategic marketeer with heaps of ambitions and ideas looking for your next step? Do you love the world of books and finding ever more innovative ways to connect the best literature to new audiences? Are you as comfortable running the marketing strands of agenda-setting nationwide campaigns as you are devising result-driven solutions for smaller projects? Do you thrive on impactful social media campaigns, creative video content and standout design to achieve the best for authors, books, literary prizes and some of the most inspirational organisations out there?

FMcM, one the UK’s leading communications agencies in books and the arts, wants to hear from you. We are looking to expand our marketing function with a candidate that will help us achieve our ambitious goals for this strand of the agency’s work, and bring innovative thinking and fresh ideas to the table.

Core responsibilities:

– Devise and run sophisticated, strategic marketing campaigns across FMcM’s broad portfolio of clients, tracking effectiveness and providing insights and analysis

– Integrate all marketing activities with FMcM’s media, social media and content campaigns to achieve maximum impact for our clients, across platforms

– Devise and run impactful social media campaigns that significantly grow our clients’ following, providing insights and data, and continuously innovate FMcM’s work across social media platforms

– Work collaboratively with the wider team on campaign ideas, input on all major pitches and proposals, and devise ways for marketing to drive our work overall

– Oversee all advertising campaigns for clients (across social media, digital and traditional outlets), negotiating and liaising with third-party agencies

– Support the conception and production of impactful social media assets across the client portfolio

– Support video and other content creation, working closely with FMcM’s Head of Content

– Support the design of media releases, kits, proposals, reports and other external documents

– Support the management of client websites, using a variety of content management systems, including Squarespace, WordPress and custom-built platforms

– Set FMcM’s own marketing strategy, identifying touchpoints to effectively promote the best of our work back to the industry, while closely monitoring our competition

Basic requirements:

– Several years’ experience running strategic marketing campaigns, ideally but not necessarily in the books or arts industry

– Strong awareness of current trends in marketing, developments of social media, and innovative approaches to promotional work

– Strong awareness of the UK literary scene

– Ability to multi-task with excellent time management skills

– Proven copywriting skills, from press releases to social media content

– Design experience, using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop

– Strong leadership skills and a willingness to train and share skills internally

Desirable:

– Experience using Adobe Premiere Pro, or familiarity with another video editing software

Apply to [email protected]

Marketing Manager, Adult Trade

Bonnier Books UK

CLOSING DATE: see website

CONTACT: Stephen Dumughn, Marketing Director, Adult Trade

Location: Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square. With flexible home working up to three days per week.

Salary range: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum

Are you a passionate, creative marketer with campaign experience looking to spread your wings and work across a broad range of categories and campaigns?

Bonnier Books UK has a unique opportunity for a marketing manager to join their adult trade team. Reporting to the marketing director, you will be responsible for marketing lead titles across both the adult fiction and non-fiction imprints, developing and implementing multi-channel strategies to create awareness and drive sales. As a resourceful and commercially savvy marketer, you will be adept at reaching and engaging a wide range of consumer audiences and will use your deep experience of working with brands, partners, retailers and authors to help our titles become bestsellers in all formats.

As a key member of a busy, friendly team you will thrive in a highly collaborative environment and you will bring energy, enthusiasm and new ideas to the table, as well as sharable skills that will enable us to grow as a business.

Essential job functions/responsibilities

• Planning and executing best-in-class campaigns for titles across a range of genres including lifestyle, memoir, crime and thriller and reading group
• Work with the adult trade marketing director to set overall strategy for our non-fiction list and imprints
• Work with the campaigns director to shape strategy on key fiction genres
• Manage online communities, with particular responsibility for launch and audience development of a new consumer-facing platform
• Work closely with the non-fiction publishing team on our acquisition strategy in order to keep our publishing anticipating and identifying trends and reacting to market opportunities
• Work closely with the digital Sales team to identify ebook promotional opportunities across the front and backlist, particularly in fiction
• Manage digital platforms including AMS, paid social, SEO and Netgalley
• Generate low-cost online publicity ideas in collaboration with the publicity team
• Create detailed trade campaigns to excite retailer partners and secure promotional slots
• Secure high profile and profitable partnerships for our authors with third parties and suitable brands
• Set KPIs, monitor ROI, and provide ongoing analysis of marketing campaigns to inform our marketing and publishing decisions
• Be the key point of contact for our authors, working closely with high profile talent and their teams to leverage their platforms and drive pre-orders

Apply here.

Head of Marketing – Children’s Books

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

CLOSING DATE: 05/05/2021

CONTACT: Paula Foster

The opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a strategic, creative, consumer-focussed and commercially aware Head of Marketing to join Bloomsbury Children’s books award-winning marketing and publicity team. As Head of Marketing you will be responsible for leading and implementing creative, sales-driven campaigns to promote front and backlist titles and brands across our list.

It’s an exciting opportunity for an imaginative and experienced marketer to create campaigns that break out debut talent, build bestselling names to new heights, and connect readers everywhere with their next great read.

You’ll be an experienced marketer who thinks commercially and strategically about your audiences, and understands how to connect them to their next favourite read with irresistible copy, creatives and conversation-starters – both on- and off-line. You will have experience in working with a broad range of partners to take our books to children and their families globally. You will know how to achieve maximum exposure for our books across all platforms. You’ll have an excellent eye for design and the ability to work across a range of budgets. You’ll be confident at contributing to publishing strategy and positioning as you will be about delivering campaigns for them.

A publishing background is not essential but you will have strong demonstrable experience in marketing content, brands and products to families and children. Experience managing people, budgets and unforgettable campaigns with a positive and collaborative outlook is essential.

You’ll join a dynamic, collaborative and friendly marketing team reporting in to the Group Director, consumer marketing and publicity. Together, and working in close partnership with our Head of Publicity, you will work to grow the children’s business through your targeted, creative, consumer-focused campaigns.

Bloomsbury Children’s Books celebrated list is home to perfect picture books, page-turning middle-grade adventures, blockbuster YA fantasy and award-winning non-fiction. Its award-winning, diverse list includes authors such as Brigid Kemmerer, Catherine Doyle, J.K. Rowling, Jessie Burton, Katherine Rundell, Neil Gaiman and Renée Watson, illustrators such as Chris Riddell, Emily Gravett, Jim Kay, Kate Pankhurst, Rikin Parekh and Tom Percival, as well as breakout voices such as Ben Bailey Smith, Lesley Parr, Kalynn Bayron and Melissa Cummings-Quarry and Natalie A. Carter. We are also home to the most famous children’s brand in the world: Harry Potter.

The role
• Manage the children’s marketing team to deliver successful campaign activity for their allocated areas of list responsibility in line with agreed budgets, targets and outcomes.
• Work with the Group Director to audit and facilitate best practice in the team across key areas of marketing
• Work with the Group Director to pinpoint areas of focus for the team across front and backlist titles, ensuring this focus appropriately represents our ambition for key titles.
• Drive key brands, including Harry Potter, forwards, helping to spot consumer, sales and publishing opportunities for these authors and titles.
• Day-to-day management of specified key authors/titles and major brands
• Understand the importance of social media and digital activity as part of campaigns, working with the internal digital teams to drive children’s priorities and to create holistic campaign strategies across online/social and print.
• Support a culture of collaboration, working closely with the publicity, sales and editorial teams, feeding ideas into the wider company and being a great spokesperson for the children’s marketing team.
• Work with the Group Director to set budgets and review spends
• Key point of contact for the Children’s sales team (UK/Export/Group offices) for key title planning across all retail channels, organising meetings as appropriate and regularly reviewing plans.

Knowledge, skills and experience
• At least four years’ experience in marketing and some line management experience
• Knowledge of working on major Children’s brands, with a proven track record in leading creative and effective Children’s marketing campaigns
• An in-depth understanding of the Children’s retail marketplace
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders including authors, editors, freelancer designers/animators, digital agencies
• Experience of working successfully with third parties on innovative marketing partnerships and initiatives
• Excellent trade and children’s book community contacts
• Excellent knowledge of current marketing best practice across on/offline platforms
• Broad market awareness within publishing and within marketing
• Up-to-date knowledge of best practises of advertising and industry developments
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
• A proven track record in running campaigns and building brands

Additional information
This is a full-time permanent position offering a competitive salary. This role will be based at our beautiful offices in Bedford Square, London with flexibility to work partly at the office and partly at home however, as all Bloomsbury employees are currently working from home, this role will be based from home until our offices reopen.
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 detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 5 May 2021.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Head of Marketing

Canongate

CLOSING DATE: 01/04/2021

CONTACT: [email protected]

Canongate Books is one of the UK’s leading independent publishers and we’re looking for a dynamic and hard-working Head of Marketing to join our Campaigns team. The role can be full time or part time (as a job share), based in our offices in Edinburgh or London.

This role would lead the marketing team, deliver creative and effective marketing campaigns and help shape the strategy for Canongate’s brand and company. Reporting into the Commercial Director, it is a role for a highly creative and organised leader with great market awareness and excellent communication skills.

Key responsibilities include:

· Overseeing the marketing strategy for all Canongate titles and brand activity
· Running creative, effective and innovative marketing campaigns for fiction, non-fiction and children’s books – delivering bestsellers, managing brand authors, launching debuts and everything in between
· Developing Canongate’s brand strategy including overseeing the website and social media channels
· Managing, motivating and empowering the marketing team
· Representing marketing at key meetings including Acquisitions, Publishing, Design and all-staff meetings
· Managing marketing budgets and analysing marketing activity
· Developing pitches to attract new talent and maintaining existing author and agent relationships
· Working closely with the Publicity and Sales teams to drive sales

Key requirements:

· Significant experience of delivering book marketing campaigns
· Team management experience
· Great communication skills and the ability to work creatively and collaboratively with authors, agents and teams in-house
· Highly organised and adept at multi-tasking
· Enthusiasm for the books we publish and a determination to succeed

In addition, although not essential to this role, would be experience of running marketing campaigns for crime fiction books and international marketing.

Salary: £38,000 p/a+ (salary dependent on experience, hours and location)

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to Jenny Fry, Commercial Director, detailing why you feel you are suitable for this role. Please outline your preferred working pattern if interested in a job-share and the office you’d work from. Email to [email protected].

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Thursday 1 April.

Campaigns Executive

The Quarto Group

CLOSING DATE: 29/03/2021

CONTACT: [email protected]

Are you looking for your next step in publishing? Have you gained a strong experience and knowledge in marketing and/or PR and feel ready to take on more responsibilities? Is non-fiction your favourite genre? If so, The Quarto Group, the leading global illustrated book publisher, wants to hear from you. We have a very exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic book lover to join our vibrant campaigns team as a full-time Campaigns Executive for our adult books.

What is the role about?

The Campaigns Executive will work across the full Quarto Group adult publishing list – including our prestigious imprints Frances Lincoln, Ivy Press, Aurum and White Lion. The Campaigns Executive will manage their own projects from creation to implementation, assist the Campaigns Manager, and contribute to the overall promotion strategy and output of the adult division. This is an exciting and rewarding role that will give the successful candidate a wealth of experience within a global publishing company.
Working within the overall Quarto Group Campaigns team, the Campaigns Executive will report to one of the Campaigns Managers and will work closely with our sales and editorial teams as well as our US Campaigns team.

What are the key responsibilities?

– Devise and implement PR and Marketing title specific campaigns
– Manage your own Amazon and digital advertising campaigns
– Secure brand and media partnerships for key titles and categories
– Create, post and schedule content across the @QuartoKnows channels
– Update and develop our various influencers and bloggers database
– Provide marketing support when needed for our sales and publicity teams

What does the role require?

• A commercial mindset
• A strong interest in online and social media
• Strong copywriting skills
• A creative approach to every campaign
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• An enthusiastic and can-do attitude

To apply, please email your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]
Please note that it is necessary that you have the right to live and work in the UK to apply for this position.

The closing date for applications is Monday 29th March at midnight (UK time).

About The Quarto Group:

The Quarto Group publishes a wide variety of books and products, with a mission to inspire life’s experiences. Produced in many formats for adults, children and the whole family, our products are visually appealing, information-rich and stimulating. We publish books by and for everyone to promote inclusion and enable diverse writers and illustrators to reflect and shape our culture and society.

The Group encompasses a portfolio of distinct imprints. Subjects range from cookery, gardening, crafts, art & photography to popular culture, history, travel and nature.

Quarto sells its products globally in over 50 countries and 40 languages, through a variety of sales channels, partnerships, and routes to market.

Quarto employs c.350 staff in the US, UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

Quarto is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We condemn systemic racism in society in all its forms. The Quarto Group is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that employing a diverse workforce is an important factor in success and make recruiting decisions based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.
We are monitoring the diversity of our staff and published authors against the National Census annually and providing staff with unconscious bias and inclusion training to promote diversity. We are also committed to finding ways to improve our industry’s practices.

Digital Marketing Manager

Little Tiger Group

CLOSING DATE: 12/03/2021

CONTACT: Lauren Ace

The Little Tiger Group is seeking a creative and dynamic Digital Marketing Manager to grow the profile of their books online and drive sales across online retailers and in the trade. Reporting to the Group Sales & Marketing Director and working closely with the UK Sales Manager, the successful applicant will be responsible for designing and implementing attention-grabbing digital and social media marketing campaigns and managing the Little Tiger social media platforms and website.

Experience in a digital marketing role is essential, in children’s or trade publishing is desirable but a background in marketing other children’s products could be transferable. A passion for children’s books from baby board books all the way up to Young Adult is a must.

Key responsibilities:
• Designing and implementing attention-grabbing digital and social media marketing campaigns which drive book sales
• Managing the Little Tiger social media accounts and website, including content creation and scheduling, audience-building and engagement, analysis and reporting
• Identifying brand and influencer partnership opportunities to grow Little Tiger’s profile and drive book sales
• Engaging online communities to generate buzz around Little Tiger books

Key skills and attributes:
• Experience running paid online advertising (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Google)
• Confidence using content management systems (e.g. Mailchimp, WordPress)
• Creative copywriter with strong visual literacy
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Highly-organised and able to multi-task
• Curiosity and engagement in digital developments and new platforms
• An entrepreneurial approach to marketing and business development
• A team player who can work both independently and collaboratively

Desirable skills:
• Video editing
• Photoshop

About the Little Tiger Group:
The Little Tiger Group is a creatively led children’s publisher producing engaging and inspiring books for children and young people which are sold all over the world.

This is a full-time role which will be based at our office in Fulham, London, once it is safe to return.
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your interest in Little Tiger and suitability for the role, also stating your salary expectations and notice period by Friday 12th March 2021 to [email protected]

Early applications may be prioritised and only candidates called for interview will be notified.

Marketing Manager

Hachette Children’s Group

CLOSING DATE: 18/01/2021

CONTACT: Hachette Recruitment
[email protected]

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and creative Marketing Manager to join the Hachette Children’s Group Marketing team.

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, with baby and pre-school books, picture books, gift, fiction, non-fiction, series fiction, books for the school and library market and licensed publishing.

What you will be doing

You’ll report to the Head of Marketing, planning and delivering campaigns across our 0 – younger middle grade list, ranging from established brands to debut launches. Our bestselling and rising star talent in this area includes Alex T Smith, Francesca Simon, Dermot O’Leary, Nick East, Claire Powell, Kes Gray, Jim Field, Lauren Child and Rachel Bright, to name but a few.

We also publish books for schools on our Franklin Watts and Wayland list, and this role will include specific responsibility for overseeing marketing to support this list.

What we are looking for

The successful candidate will have substantial marketing experience, ideally within the children’s book industry. Demonstrable creative ability is vital, married with commercial awareness and a firm focus on ROI. You should be digitally savvy with a flair for harnessing social media, an excellent copywriter, confident project manager and first-rate communicator. Resourceful and motivated, you will be buzzing with ideas and the knowledge of how to translate them into action, and juggle multiple projects with initiative and efficiency.

What we offer

In return we offer a creative and dynamic environment within an enthusiastic and collaborative team. There is significant opportunity for professional development within the role and, as part of Hachette, you will benefit from an extensive training library and development schemes such as mentoring.

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 an interview, please let us know.

Closing date: 18th January 2021

Salary range: £31,000 – £35,000 (depending on experience)

Apply at: https://jobs.hachette.co.uk/jobs/job/Marketing-Manager-Hachette-Childrens-Group/349

Marketing Assistant / Co-ordinator

Bonnier Books UK

CLOSING DATE: 29/09/20

CONTACT: HR
[email protected]

Bonnier Books UK has an exciting opportunity for a marketing assistant/co-ordinator to join its creative team. Working on the fiction and non-fiction publishing lists, the successful candidate will play a key role in helping to deliver bestselling campaigns for major brand names, upcoming new talent and critically acclaimed authors.

The role is responsible for the general administrative upkeep of the marketing department and enabling clear internal communication with key colleagues in sales, publicity and design. As the public face of various brand and imprint social media channels, you will create compelling consumer-facing content across a range of platforms and be adept at working with digital management tools and analytics. You will have an eye for design, a knack for writing memorable copy, confident graphic design skills and experience in video editing.

The successful candidate will be a positive, pro-active, and resourceful fast learner, looking to make your mark within a collaborative, fast moving and fun team, with plenty of opportunity for development and career growth.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the marketing team on the planning and execution of key campaigns
• Manage content and updates for various imprint and brand social media channels, author websites and mailing lists
• Responsible for all marketing administration in the department and supporting the marketing director
• Audience engagement across our community channels, under the guidance of the campaigns director
• Collaborating and liaising with the sales, editorial and publicity teams to ensure all cross-department processes run as smoothly as possible
• Co-ordinating marketing material with our international publishing partners
• Maximising our efficient use of third-party platforms such as NetGalley

Job title: Marketing Assistant/Co-ordinator
Reports to: Campaigns Director
Location: Wimpole Street
Imprint: Adult trade (Zaffre, Manilla Press, Blink, John Blake, 535)
Department: Marketing
Salary range: £22,000 – £25,000

FIND MORE DETAILS AND APPLY HERE: https://emp.jobylon.com/jobs/64995-bonnier-books-uk-marketing-assistantco-ordinator/

Assistant Editor

Mirror Books (Reach Plc)

CLOSING DATE: 17/07/2020

CONTACT: Jo Sollis
[email protected]
020 7293 3000

Mirror Books is part of Reach Plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), one of the UK’s biggest media companies. Our aim is to publish brilliantly engaging books that challenge, move and inspire readers.

The Assistant Editor will work across the non-fiction and fiction lists for Mirror Books.

• They will assist the commissioning editors in the editing and processing of manuscripts and providing constructive feedback to editors.
• Work closely with commissioning editors on edits, proofreading and copy editing of manuscripts
• Provide editorial feedback to authors on the development of manuscripts in a sensitive and constructive manner
• Provide creative copy for blurbs, sales materials and AI’s and proof read copy before printing
• Monitor and read editorial submissions and make recommendations to the commissioning editors
• Flag potential legal issues and attend legal training sessions provided by Reach PLC
• Attend acquisition meetings and assist in the preparation of acquisition materials including competitor book data and jacket covers
• Ensure book data is managed effectively and updated regularly on the publishing management system
• Research new potential authors and make recommendations to the acquisition editors
• Reach out to writing communities and other organisations where potential authors may be found
• Be aware of book trends, competitor activity and sales performance
• Help with the preparation of sales documents, including AIs and catalogues
• Help with picture research as required
• Assist in press passing books for printers
• Ad hoc support where required

Salary is commensurate with experience and industry standard.