Head of Media

Who we are and what we do

About Hachette UK

Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity.

We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business

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Our award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion, which won Publisher of the Year at the 2021 British Book Awards; Little, Brown; John Murray Press; Hodder & Stoughton; Headline; Octopus, and Bookouture. They publish fiction and non-fiction in digital, audio and print format, from the world's best and most diverse authors, including Brit Bennett, Candice Carty-Williams, Martina Cole, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Nelson Mandela, Stephenie Meyer, Maggie O'Farrell, Delia Owens, Ian Rankin, J.K. Rowling, Colson Whitehead, and Malala Yousafzai. Hachette Children's Group publishes a wide and vibrant range of books for children across all age ranges, while Hachette Learning is a market leader in resources for both primary and secondary school

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Hachette UK is part of Hachette Livre, the world's third largest trade and educational publisher. As well as our headquarters in Carmelite House, London, and our state-of-the-art book distribution centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, we have recently opened five new offices in Manchester, Bristol, Sheffield, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. The UK region also includes offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, the Caribbean, and Irela

nd.

It's an exciting time to join our business because the publishing market continues to grow and thrive. The UK remains the largest exporter of physical books in the world and book adaptations for film and TV are the foundation of the UK's creative industr

**ies.

What you'll be**

doingHachette has established a Group Marketing team in the UK based on the successful introduction of a similar model in th

e US.

The Group Marketing team works in partnership with the marketing teams that are embedded in the divisions, the vision is for the Group team to take responsibility for strategy, media buying and activation, data and new cha

nnels.

The team has been growing over the past twelve months, and considerable progress has been made across CRM, Meta, data and channel expansion. The focus for 2026 is media planning and activation across other channels (DOOH, audio, CTV, programmatic). Hachette UK has a media agency of record and together we are revisiting our media planning and buying strategy, transitioning to a more centralised approach. To support this transition we are creating a new role in the team for a Head of

**Media.

Core**

Duties:S

• trategicMedia strategy and annual plan based on business ob
• jectivesDeliver target audience insight and share best practice across divisions within the
• businessContribute to the data project with specific focus on measurement of media impact and effec

tivenessLe

• adershipAct as the media thought leader in the business, bringing the benefits of the new centralised structure
• to lifeDemonstrate strong partnership with the embedded marketing teams, working to bring them along with this transition whilst setting a clear d

irectionCo

• mmercialBudget management across externally managed media channels (DOOH, audio, CTV, progr
• ammatic)Work with media agency and publishers to negotiate best value for Hac

**hette UK

Who we are lo**

oking forExperience/

• KnowledgeExperience working across a variety of different sectors and media
• channelsAbility to set a strategic vision, couple with operational focus to ensure it is
• deliveredSignificant years experience in marketing/media (if the former, strong med

**ia focus)

Attribu**

• tes/SkillsExcellent written and verbal communicat
• ion skillsCommercial nous and ability to negotiate directly with media owners to ensure good deals and deliver a
• dded valueStrong peo

**ple skills

Wh**

at we offerOur staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits re

• flect this:28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ ban
• k holidays)Private medica
• l insuranceDenta
• l insuranceGenerous pens
• ion schemesRent de
• posit loans2 community da
• ys per yearSummer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the sum
• mer months)Retail discounts through Hache
• tte rewardsCycle to
• Work schemeEye ca
• re vouchersWide-ranging train
• ing libraryDevelopment programmes (including
• mentoring)Up to 70% off boo
• k purchasesA charit
• y bookshelf12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary,
  including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together,
  Wellbeing and religio
• us networksSeason t
• icket loansAnd

much more

This role can be based at our London office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 day

**s) per week.

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ur commitmentHachette 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 www.booktradeent