Publicity Assistant
Faber is a leading independent literary publisher. We publish a diverse range of high-profile authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Anna Burns, Sally Rooney, Leïla Slimani, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Orhan Pamuk, Sebastian Barry, Laura Lippman, Lenny Henry, Luke Harding, Melissa Harrison and Amelia Gentleman, and we have a backlist containing the works of T. S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, Sylvia Plath and William Golding, among many others.
We are looking to recruit a talented Publicity Assistant to work in the publicity team providing administrative support to a busy department.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, an ability to work well under pressure and as part of a team. You will be required to help oversee and ensure the smooth running of the department and offer administrative support to publicists working across Faber's prize-winning adult and children's lists.
Responsibilities will include general administrative duties such as travel bookings, handling phone and email enquiries and compiling campaign round-ups; supporting with the organisation of events and launches; supporting publicists with key campaigns: researching, pitching to media, arranging schedules and accompanying authors to interviews and events; arranging review mailings and drafting press releases; and helping to create and share content across social media channels.
You will need first-class communication, organisational and IT skills and a keen eye for detail. The ideal candidate will have some previous relevant office administration experience. You will have an aptitude for social media and an interest in how communications impact on the success of a book.
This is a full-time position.
Salary: £25,000 per annum
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to the Recruiting Manager on publicityassistant@faberrecruitment.co.uk quoting reference BS.
Closing date: Sunday 21st November 2021.
Faber has a staff of just over 120, based across our offices in Bloomsbury Square, London, and Harlow. We want all our staff to have the best possible, most positive and enjoyable experience while working at Faber.
Our benefits include:
-Access to Faber titles (including regular staff book clubs), discounted Independent Alliance titles
-Minimum of 28 days’ holiday per year
-Five days per year for volunteering work of your choice
-Full subscription to the Headspace meditation app
-Season-ticket loans
-Cycle-to-work vouchers
-Subsidised eye tests
-Generous pension scheme
-Life assurance and income protection insurance
-Access to online GP and advisory services
We welcome applications from any individual regardless of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. All applications will be considered on merit.
Please note that all personal information which we process in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our Data Protection Privacy Notice athttps://faber.co.uk/data-protection-privacy and our Data Protection Policy athttps://faber.co.uk/data-protection-policy. Please read our Data Protection Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy before submitting your application.