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Publicist: Maternity cover 12 month fixed contract

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen at an international academic publisher seeking to appoint a Publicist (12 month fixed-term contract). Working with a Senior Publicist, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving publicity across a diverse range of academic trade and text titles.

 

With at least three years proven experience within a similar field, you will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be resourceful and creative in planning and executing successful publicity campaigns, securing reviews in traditional and online media, arranging interviews, placing features, and setting up bookshop events and festival appearances. In a small and busy department, it is essential to be able to work to deadline on multiple projects, whilst establishing superb author and media relations.

 

Main areas of responsibility:

 

1) Working independently, you will develop thorough publicity plans tailored to each title: creating press materials; developing and managing media relationships; arranging, where appropriate, interviews (print and broadcast); handling author events.

2) Circulating press coverage in a timely fashion to key stakeholders

3) Pitching seasonal lists to major national book review media (print and broadcast)

4) Representing the Press at academic conferences

5) Presenting titles at European sales conference

6) Handling ad hoc publicity requests

 

Full time: 35 hours per week

12 months fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Report to Sales Director

Salary: commensurate with experience

 

Please send CV and covering letter, including current salary / salary expectations to:

 

Rebekah White, Marketing Manager

Harvard University Press, Vernon House, 23 Sicilian Avenue, London

WC1A 2QS

Or email: rwhite@harvardup.co.uk

 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October     

 

Interviews held: w/c 19th October

Publicist: Maternity cover 12 month fixed contract

Harvard University Press, London
Maternity Cover
Academic, Publisher
Publicity

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