Senior Publicist, Fiction
Pan Macmillan UK is one of the largest general book publishers in the UK, with imprints including Macmillan, Mantle, Pan, Picador, Boxtree, Sidgwick & Jackson, Bello, Tor, Kingfisher, Macmillan Children's Books, Campbell Books, Macmillan New Writing and Macmillan Digital Audio. Pan Macmillan is part of the Macmillan Publishing Group.
We are looking for an experienced, skilled, self-motivated and highly-organised Senior Publicist to work in the Fiction Communications team
The position will involve –
Devising, planning and overseeing trade and consumer PR campaigns and tours for commercial and literary fiction titles at Pan Macmillan across all media platforms
Maintaining and building relationships with a broad range of fiction key media contacts, journalists, bloggers and retailers in order to maximize publicity, PR opportunities and sales
Providing marketing campaign support
Maintaining market awareness and having a strong understanding of commercial and literary fiction communities.
Managing campaign budgets
Providing high level of author care
This is a key role within our organisation and as such we are looking for someone with a proven track record of running campaigns with a communications department of a publishing company. You must be able to work autonomously and be good at prioritising work under pressure.
The ideal candidate will have:
A great track record of creating high impact campaigns that drive sales
Good contacts across the commercial and literary media
Knowledge of email and content marketing.
This role is based in our King’s Cross, London office.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter confirming your current salary and quoting reference PAN/031/14 via our online recruitment site: http://jobs.macmillan.com
All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for the vacancy.
Closing date: 31st August 2014