Senior Marketing Manager/ Head of Marketing
Who we are and what we do
The Orion Publishing Group, a division of Hachette UK, publishes commercial, award-winning fiction, non-fiction and gift, and is home to bestselling authors and brands such as Ian Rankin, Adam Kay, Michael Connelly, Emily English, Dr Nicole LePera, Noel ‘The Supervet’ Fitzpatrick, Glastonbury Festival, Candice Carty-Williams and the Hairy Bikers.
At Orion, we believe every story matters. Open, agile, passionate and innovative, our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Ambitious to continually raise the bar, we believe good stories can come from anywhere and encourage and value contributions from our staff.
A Publisher of the Year winner at the British Book Awards, our multi award-winning and collaborative Communications team have a proud track record of delivering high-impact, creative, sales-driving campaigns to help bring our books and gifts to the widest possible audience.
What you'll be doing
This is an exciting opportunity to join Orion’s award-winning and dynamic Communications team, working on a varied spread of inspiring and thought-provoking non-fiction and playing a key role in launching our new business and smart thinking imprint. A confident and well-connected self-starter, you will be embedded in the Communications team, but will work closely with our Commercial Non-Fiction imprints to feed into growth strategy, alongside working on a diverse range of titles from cookery, wellness to celebrity non-fiction.
You’ll play a crucial role in every step of a book’s journey, from acquisition to publication and beyond – devising and communicating first-rate, integrated marketing plans, creating eye-catching and impactful media campaigns and creatives, collaborating with retailers and influencers, planning and implementing paid and organic digital campaigns, working with partners and third-party stakeholders, maintaining excellent relationships with authors and agents, and reporting on campaign performance.
This role will have one line report, with future potential for growth in this area depending on experience.
Who we are looking for
We’re looking for an experienced marketer with a proven track record of delivering highly creative, consumer-focused and sales-driving marketing campaigns across a range of non-fiction titles. Publishing experience is not essential, but a passion for commercial non-fiction is a must.
Our ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is full of ideas and thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment. Strong copywriting, digital marketing and communication skills are essential, as is exemplary stakeholder management and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the business. You’ll be able to demonstrate excellent budget management and outstanding attention to detail as well as bringing initiative, creativity, and passion to the role. You’ll also have a strong visual eye and are known for your considered creative execution.
Beyond campaigns, you’ll have a strong interest in consumer trends and marketing innovations outside the publishing industry, and consistently look at ways to feed this awareness into your day-to-day work.
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
- 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 our London office, Carmelite House, 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.
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