Senior Marketing Executive, Special Interest

Salary £35,000

Location London

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

Senior Marketing Executive, Marketing Special Interest

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative individual to join the campaigns team working across the Special Interest division at Bloomsbury. Our award-winning publishing lists include a wide range of distinguished non-fiction from current affairs to popular science, from sport to wellbeing. The imprints include; Bloomsbury Continuum, Green Tree, Bloomsbury Sport, Conway, Bloomsbury Wildlife, and Sigma. The role reports in to the Head of Marketing and you will be joining a small but dynamic team, focused on building the best campaigns for our books and authors.

The role

Create and implement well rounded marketing campaigns
Effectively communicate marketing campaigns to all key stakeholders both internal and external
Managing briefing and creative direction of marketing assets, digital and print and work with all key stakeholders to ensure the material appropriately markets the book
Proactively identify and build partnerships for key titles, brands and authors
Work on both title level campaigns and list marketing, including backlist in all relevant promotions
Manage the creation and distribution of marketing material
Manage and attend events and conferences relevant to the list
Manage content for the online communities, social media.
Work closely with publicity colleagues to ensure marketing and publicity campaigns are fully integrated

Knowledge, skills and experience

Proven experience of working within a book marketing team
A high degree of confidence and experience of owning a marketing plan and working with social media, enewsletters, online and offline advertising, working with brands and third parties
Some design knowledge needed, ability to work in InDesign/Photoshop/Canva
Video editing skills would be an advantage
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience of reporting plans internally and in author/agent meetings
The ability to multi-task and work on several different projects simultaneously
Good copy-writing, proofreading, design and project-management skills.
Good time-management and people-management skills.

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Pay Point: £35,000

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DPon 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.

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 Friday 5th April

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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
Season Ticket Loan
Share save Scheme
AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
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) 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.

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.

Please read our environmental policy here.

Our Benefits

Pension

Flexible Working

Life Insurance

Staff Discount on Books

Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)

Bike to Work

Employee Testimonials

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