Publicity assistant, Penguin Michael Joseph

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Penguin Random House Full time

Closing date: 28th May 2024

Salary: £27,500 plus bonus and benefits

We have an exciting opportunity to join Penguin Michael Joseph as a publicity assistant.

Penguin Michael Joseph are the publishers of a focused but varied list of the UK's best-loved commercial fiction and non-fiction writers, from big brand name authors such as Jamie Oliver, Marian Keyes; Raynor Winn, Stephen Fry, Jojo Moyes and Nadiya Hussain to launching exciting new voices such as Ishi Robinson; working with leading Tik Tok authors such as Monica Murphy and Tillie Cole as well as a growing list of health and wellbeing writers who are experts in their fields.

You'll not only handle administrative tasks but also play a crucial role in supporting our talented publicists with their campaigns and events. If you're ready to work in a fast-paced environment and make an impact on our team's success, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Providing high level of support for senior publicists with their publicity campaigns e.g. organising travel arrangements, creating seasonal press releases, biannual divisional catalogues among other tasksGeneral administration e.g. booking meetings and diary management, organising office supplies and stationary. Maintaining databases, updating systems and budget sheets, and raising and coding purchase orders or invoicesPosting, when required, to our social media channelsGrowing to work more independently on PR for smaller, review-driven titles and drafting press releases for these and other titlesActing as a point of contact for the department, fielding phone calls from the Press and answering queries from the public Plus much more What you'll bring

We are looking for a dynamic individual who enjoys working as part of team and is able to think creatively to solve problems. We hope you'll love working with the books published by Penguin Michael Joseph, too.

You'll also have:

Excellent organisation and time management skills with excellent attention to detailThe ability to multitask and identify how to manage competing prioritiesExcellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of peopleExperience of using a variety of social mediaThe ability to be a team-player How to apply

If you are detail-oriented and enjoy ensuring things run efficiently, please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter by 23:59 on Tuesday 28th May. As part of your cover letter, please tell us about a time you have demonstrated that you are a good team player (no more than 200 words).

Hybrid working

We're experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role, we expect that you will attend our Nine Elms office 3 days a week.

The employer reserves the right to close the listing and stop accepting applications sooner than the original deadline. Therefore we strongly recommend applying at the earliest opportunity.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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