Publishing Assistant

4 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Hachette UK Full time
Publishing Assistant - Publicity Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Publishing Assistant - Publicity. The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting authors and their titles through various media channels.

You will work closely with the publicity team, authors, and marketing/sales/editorial colleagues to ensure the efficient day-to-day running of the department's systems and contribute to raising the profile of authors and their titles.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Work closely with the publicity team to ensure the efficient day-to-day running of the department's systems.
  2. Maintain publicity databases and daily circulation of media coverage.
  3. Produce digital promotional material for author events using design programmes such as Canva.
  4. Create bi-annual catalogue with the co-assistant, liaising with editorial & design.
  5. Arrange travel and accommodation for authors and, when relevant, the accompanying publicist.

Requirements:

  • A confident self-starter who can take direction but also use initiative in a busy press office.
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, Canva and PowerPoint is a must, along with an aptitude for systems and databases.

Our Benefits:

  • A competitive salary of £27,000 per annum (+bonus +benefits).
  • A blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
  • An exciting opportunity to work on high-profile campaigns and events.
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • A generous pension scheme and private medical insurance.


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