Marketing Manager
Contract Type: Fixed term, 14 month maternity cover
Description:
Simon & Schuster is one of the UK’s leading publishers with a reputation for publishing quality fiction and non-fiction books.
With authors and brands as diverse as Philippa Gregory, Santa Montefiore and Lynda La Plante within our fiction stable we also specialise in publishing the very best in sport, history, politics, autobiography and narrative non-fiction.
Job Profile: We have an exciting vacancy for an experienced book marketing professional to join our busy and dynamic team. Reporting to the Marketing Director, you will work across all areas of the Simon & Schuster adult publishing list.
Your Role: You will deputise for the Marketing Director and assist in the running of the marketing department. You will have responsibility for developing and managing your own title marketing campaigns, create strategies for building brand authors and publishing events, contribute to and execute promotions with our direct to consumer digital marketing communities as well as communicating reports to the wider business on consumer trends.
The Candidate’s Profile: We are looking for a talented individual with strong marketing skills and a demonstrable knowledge and understanding of book publishing. You will have a flair for writing great copy, a keen eye for design and can demonstrate ability to deliver high impact campaigns across all media. You will be experienced in delivering pitches and presentation to authors, agents and retailers. The winning candidate will display strategic thinking and planning, strong market awareness and consumer insight alongside creative abilities.
You will be required to bring passion and new ideas to our marketing activities.
If you love reading books and placing them in the hands of others, then we want to hear from you.
Contact Details:
To apply, send your CV, covering letter with details of your current salary and expectations, portfolio, and in no more than 500 words an example of an effective marketing campaign that you felt was stand-out in 2014/2015 to Alexandra.Moodie@simonandschuster.co.uk