Closing date for application: 6th November 2024
Salary: From £33k+ depending on experience (+bonus +benefits)
A hugely successful commercial publisher looking is looking for someone deeply passionate about fiction and lifestyle titles in particular for this mid-level publicity role.
With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find new ground, new audiences and new voices with every title we publish. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.
Hodder & Stoughton is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.
The successful candidate will work on a broad range of commercial fiction, non-fiction and lifestyle campaigns, reporting to an experienced PR Director, as part of a brilliant, collaborative team. There will be some opportunity for more literary campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Create, implement and measure innovative publicity campaigns to grow sales, raise author/book/product profile and brand awareness
- Analyse the impact of publicity on sales working with sales, marketing and editorial
- Work on new business pitches within remit
- Develop and maintain relationships with all areas of the media to secure positive coverage for new titles
- Organise and accompany authors to publicity events within the UK
- Maximise opportunities for author/contributor events and attend events as required
- Deliver high quality of author/contributor care at all times
- Liaise closely with editorial, sales and marketing to ensure fully integrated campaigns
- Deliver presentations of publicity plans at internal meetings
- Pitch books and authors to media contacts and event organisers
- Draft standout communications copy and oversee publicity material created by direct reports
- Budget management for own campaigns
- Manage freelance resource
- Disseminate publicity coverage and author events via relevant social media
- Communication of all publicity activity to authors, agents and contributors
- Maintain records and databases up to date
- Maintain and share market and media awareness
- Attract, manage and develop talented team members
- Keep up-to-date with developments in the industry, share experiences and ideas for improvements
- Attend events in the evenings and at weekends as reasonably required for the role
- Collaborating with other publicists on campaigns, brands and cross-company events
- Understand digital media, community and influencer outreach
- Appreciation of audio promotion and reaching new readers in this space
Who we are looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Work on a broad range of titles, primarily across commercial fiction, non-fiction and lifestyle titles
- Report to an experienced PR Director, as part of a brilliant, collaborative team
- Be a proactive self-starter, used to managing own workload according to budgets and campaign categories
- There will be some opportunity for more literary campaigns
- At least three years' experience in publicity, ideally within publishing and in specific publishing areas
- Used to working in a fast-paced, dynamic work place
- Have a flexible attitude and enjoying collaborating with other team members and departments
- Have great media, event and online relationships
- Be adaptable and personable with authors and agents
- Have excellent verbal, written communication and pitching skills
- Be a team player
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:
- 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension schemes
- Rent deposit loans
- 2 community days per year
- Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
- Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Wide-ranging training library
- Development programmes (including mentoring)
- Up to 70% off book purchases
- A charity bookshelf
- 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
- Season ticket loans
- And much more!
The role will be based at our London office, Carmelite House, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
Our commitment
Hachette 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
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