Publicity assistant

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Profile Books Full time

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 13th August

Salary: £29,000 per annum

This is a great entry level role for someone who has a genuine interest in book publicity and learning about publicity campaigns from an experienced publicity team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised full-time publicity assistant to join our award-winning publicity team, working on Profile's outstanding list that includes Mary Beard, Francis Fukuyama, Carmen Maria Machado, Nella Larson, Alan Bennett, and Janice Hallett. You will work closely with our publicists providing support across all our imprints – fiction and non-fiction titles.

The role is primarily administrative, so superb organisational skills and attention to detail are essential, but there will be plenty of opportunities to be creative, including taking part in brainstorming meetings.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Superb organisational and time management skillsExcellent attention to detailAn interest in Profile's lists, particular our crime fiction titles (Viper)Ability to communicate ideas well with the team, and with authors and media as role will require individuals to do pitches face to face and produce written copyFamiliarity with Biblio and Roxhill software would be an advantage. Salary is £29,000 per annum, depending on experience. We offer many other workplace benefits including a generous holiday allowance, annual bonus scheme, life assurance and pension scheme. This is a full-time role, with a minimum of 3 days working from our Farringdon based office. Profile strives to be an equal opportunities employer and 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 notify us at application stage and meet the essential criteria for the role. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview. We also encourage you to tell us of any reasonable adjustments you may require when attending an interview. We offer expenses for travel to London to interviews. To apply

Please email your CV by Tuesday 13 August 2024, together with a cover letter that addresses the following question to the email address found via the Apply button.

What publicity campaign has caught your attention in the last year and why? – Max 250 words

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

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