Marketing manager

1 month ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hachette UK Full time

Closing date: 18th August 2024

Salary: Up to £36,000 dependent on experience and location (+bonus +benefits)

Contract: Fixed-term contract, 1 year

Location: This role can be based at either the London (Carmelite House) or Sheffield (Wards Exchange) office with a blend of in-office (minimum 3 days, Thursdays mandatory) and home-working (2 days) per week.

Manage marketing strategies at one of the UK's largest children's publishers. Promote authors, illustrators and books - no prior publishing experience needed

Hachette Children's Group (HCG) is one of the largest children's publishers in the UK, with an excellent track record in creating bestselling and award-winning books for children of all ages. We publish best-selling picture book, fiction and non-fiction authors and illustrators and licensed brands including Alice Oseman, Cressida Cowell, Jim Field, Onjali Q. Raúf, Tim Peake, Rachel Bright, Dean Atta, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Marion Deuchars, Nina Chakrabarti, Adiba Jaigirdar, Alex Wheatle, Alexandra Bracken, Rosie Jones, Benjamin Zephaniah, J.K. Rowling, Sinead Burke, Jacqueline Wilson, Juno Dawson, Leigh Bardugo, Annabel Karmel, Matthew Syed, Skye McKenna, David Almond, L. D. Lapinski, Lauren Child, Dermot O'Leary, Enid Blyton, Francesca Simon, Alex T. Smith, Zanib Mian, Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees, Piers Torday, Robert Ingpen, Rainbow Magic, Beast Quest, Kes Gray, Gabby's Dollhouse and Jurassic World.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a marketing manager (FTC) to join the team at Hachette Children's Group. This role offers invaluable experience at a leading children's publisher and the right candidate will promote top tier authors, illustrators and books in a supportive, high performing, creative and award-winning team.

What you'll be doing

You will be responsible for developing, managing and implementing marketing strategies for allocated titles as well as supporting on larger marketing campaigns.You will be working across all areas of the HCG Trade list (picture books, licensing, fiction, non-fiction, pre-school, series, teen and YA), as well as the Franklin Watts & Wayland education lists. Campaign work will encompass the entire marketing mix including digital, partnerships, trade, advertising and influencer activity.You will have strategic oversight and responsibility for the Hachette Schools digital channels (social, website and newsletter) and be the champion for schools and libraries and our non-fiction genre publishing within the marketing team.This role includes communication with our high-profile authors and illustrators and agents, and you will be the friendly, professional face of HCG both on email and in-person.You'll create your own publishing networks, liaising with influencers, libraries, schools, bookshops and other external partners as well as internal colleagues.Using your high-quality writing and presenting skills, we'll ask you to produce material to promote our titles and represent HCG in meetings with external partners. Who we are looking forWe are looking for someone who is creative, with a clear understanding of consumers, and how best to reach them.You should have strong media and digital skills, including an awareness of all digital platforms, both existing and emerging.The ability to juggle multiple projects and a great eye for detail is essential for this role.You will be a strong team player who can ably juggle multiple projects at once, with an ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, liaising with multiple colleagues.A key part of this role is working with high-profile authors, illustrators, agents, licensors and booksellers, so you will need to be confident and strategic with excellent communication skills.We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years of marketing experience, that includes campaign management, with a passion for books.Prior experience in the publishing industry is not necessary. What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)Generous pension schemesRent deposit loans2 community days per yearSummer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)Retail discounts through Hachette rewardsCycle to Work schemeEye care vouchersWide-ranging training libraryDevelopment programmes (including mentoring)Up to 70% off book purchasesA charity bookshelf12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networksSeason ticket loansAnd much more Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit

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