Schools Marketing Assistant

London

Scholastic is the world’s biggest publisher and distributor of children’s books and is home to some of the biggest and best-selling brands in children’s publishing including Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Tom Gates, Horrible Histories and the Hunger Games.

We’re looking for a talented individual to join the schools marketing team as Marketing Assistant, supporting the delivery of direct marketing and digital plans across our schools and education channels and helping us reach a wide consumer base that includes teachers, parents and children all around the world.

We promise to keep you very busy. You’ll help to support our marketing on and offline, assist with the planning and executing of direct marketing activity to schools, as well as producing effective and persuasive marketing collateral to support our sales teams. Tasks will include creating and executing digital comms, including newsletters and emails, handling logistics for our printed schools campaigns and supporting our sales force. Other responsibilities will include daily admin tasks from managing inbound emails from customers, internal requests from customer facing departments and creating marketing assets as required.

We’re looking for a ‘can do’ approach coupled with strong organisation and communication skills, including a flair for copywriting and a strong eye for detail. You must be numerate and confident working with a range of both internal and external stakeholders. Prior experience of working in a marketing role and direct marketing experience would be advantageous.

If this sounds like you then get in touch, please send your CV with a covering letter to vacancies@scholastic.co.uk quoting job reference 031.19.

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates.