Campaigns Assistant, Education - Children's Marketing

The opportunity
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is looking for a Campaigns Assistant to support the Education Marketing team in marketing Bloomsbury Education books to teachers, parents and children.

The role will provide administrative, campaign and general support to the Education Marketing team and ensure the day-to-day smooth running of the team. Reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager and assisting the Campaigns Executive, the Campaigns Assistant will manage the production of three education catalogues, monitor the Bloomsbury Education social channels as well as design and create point of sale and publicity materials. The role will also include attending and supporting the organisation of school events, festivals and exhibitor stands at conferences.

From practical classroom resources, lesson plans and professional development to side-splitting poetry and fantastic fiction for struggling readers, Bloomsbury Education publishes books to help teachers teach better and children learn more.

The role

• Assist the Senior Marketing Manager and the Campaigns Executive with campaigns to market books to schools, teachers and parents
• Management of departmental processes and administrative support to the Education team, including managing the ordering of gratis copies from the warehouse and their distribution, ensuring key words for media database are updated regularly, organise mailings, processing invoices, inputting spend on budget, diary scheduling
• Manage the production of three education catalogues
• Monitor social media channels, respond to DMs and create assets and content for Bloomsbury-owned social channels
• Create flyers and other point of sale material for events and to support the sales team
• Design and create publicity material such as bookmarks and posters
• Ownership of some campaigns, to develop skillset and knowledge of campaign work, and support on campaigns where required
• Upload relevant titles to NetGalley to encourage reviews
• Send POS and content to partners on a monthly basis
• Update the Education section of the Bloomsbury website
• Check and respond to requests on the general education marketing email
• Help with coordinating publisher presence at conferences and exhibitions throughout the year
• Assist with the organisation, travel and accommodation of author events and teacher meetings
• Attend school events, festivals, conferences and other author events as support to the education marketing team
• Produce press releases and co-ordinate mailings for all frontlist titles
• Compile minutes and agendas for regular marketing and publicity meetings
• Maintain an up-to-date publishing schedule
• Work collaboratively with editorial, sales and digital teams, as well as the wider Children’s M&P team

Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proactive, able to use your initiative
• Great attention to detail
• Superb organisational skills
• Proven ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Creative flair
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, be flexible and deal with the unexpected
• Confident user of key Microsoft and Adobe applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Acrobat Reader and Photoshop
• Keen interest in social media and new media to be abreast of changes in the market place

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Pay Point: £27,000 per annum

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).  Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday

As an Assistant role, this position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Tuesday 1st October 2024.

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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

 Other Benefits

• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
• Season Ticket Loan
• Share Save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• Peppy Health App
• In-house Doctor
• Eye Care Voucher Scheme

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK – Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications

The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began. 

 Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

Please read more on our Missions and Values here.

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