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Marketing Manager

Scottish indie publisher Floris Books is looking for a dynamic marketing professional to join its innovative team. We produce award-winning children’s fiction and beautiful picture books alongside adult non-fiction on alternative and holistic living.

Are you a manager, or an executive with 2+ years experience at this level, looking for a move?  Do you already work in publishing or the creative industries?

If so, this is a great opportunity to join one of the most respected and fastest-growing publishers in Scotland, working with a current team of three marketers led by a Sales & Marketing Director.

We are looking for someone special with:

  • Effective marketing campaign and strategy experience, in books or other creative arts
  • Line management experience (interns count!)
  • Positive, can-do attitude
  • Creative problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills for teamwork, leadership, working with authors, illustrators and external partners
  • A superb visual aesthetic and persuasive copywriting skills for different audiences
  • Experience of spreadsheets, databases and budget management
  • Insightful sales analysis
  • Expertise in social media and online marketing analysis It would be good if you also have:
  • InDesign and Photoshop know-how
  • Breadth and depth of book market knowledge Your main responsibilities would be to:
  • Lead our marketing team with two direct reports
  • Plan and deliver exciting marketing campaigns across our whole publishing range — both non-fiction and children’s books — for the greatest sales opportunities
  • Build strong relationships with our authors, illustrators, the trade and media
  • Be an enthusiastic brand ambassador for Floris Books

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

To apply please email the following to recruitment@florisbooks.co.uk:

  • Your CV (no more than two A4 pages in Word or PDF) with a covering email of no more than

300 words explaining why you’re the ideal person for this position

  • A summary (one A4 page max) of a marketing campaign you’re proud of, showing goals, activity and outcomes.
  • Your current salary and notice period

The job is a full-time position, based in our Edinburgh office, on an initial 12-month contract with the intention of becoming permanent. Salary dependent on experience. Ideally our new marketing manager will join us in spring/summer 2019.

Closing date: 5pm on Monday 18th March 2019 with interviews to take place week of 1st April unless by special arrangement. 

Prospective candidates must be eligible to work and remain in the UK.

If we’ve missed anything, please email recruitment@florisbooks.co.uk and we’ll do our best to  respond quickly.

Marketing Manager

Floris Books, Edinburgh
Full-time, Permanent
Publisher
Analyst, Brand, Campaigns, PR, Publicity, Marketing, Communications, Sales, Digital, Online

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