Marketing Director for Children's Literature

1 week ago


Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Oxford University Press Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Marketing Manager to champion our range of children's fiction and non-fiction. This is a permanent position in our trade and consumer marketing team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive the marketing initiatives for our front and backlist fiction as well as a range of non-fiction and reading resources for ages 5+.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, including authors, agents, and marketing/PR agencies.
  • Engage effectively with internal and external partners, fostering strong relationships.
  • Bring enthusiasm and a friendly demeanour to the team, staying driven to achieve marketing goals.
  • Showcase your creative flair while maintaining impeccable organizational skills.
  • Craft compelling social media content and coordinate events and literary festivals.

Why Work with Us:

  • Promote books that shape young imaginations and foster a love for reading.
  • Enjoy the flexibility of working 2 days a week in our Oxford office.
  • Collaborate on a diverse range of children's books for the next generation of readers.
  • Competitive salary up to £35,000, reflecting your skills and contributions.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You:

If you're a creative, organized individual passionate about marketing books for young readers, we'd love to hear from you.

Essential Skills and Experience:

  • Previous marketing experience in an education or trade publisher.
  • Ability to interrogate customer and marketing data and generate insights.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
  • Innovative and creative.
  • Experience of managing a budget.
  • Ability to prioritise a heavy workload with maximum attention to detail.
  • Good presentation skills.
  • Experience of managing projects.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

  • Previous experience marketing to consumers, specifically booksellers and parents.
  • Knowledge of the trade and consumer market.

Benefits:

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days' holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.



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