
Senior Campaign Lead - HarperFiction (FTC)
HarperCollins Publishers
- Team: HarperFiction
- Location: London, UK
- Closing: 11:59pm, 25th Sep 2022 BST
Perks and benefits
Work from home option
Healthcare
Retirement benefits
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Extra holiday
Professional development
Mentoring/coaching
Paid volunteer days
Flexible benefits scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Candidate happiness
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8.70 (20804)
Job Description
An exciting fixed-term contract (10 months) has arisen to join the multi-award-winning marketing team within HarperFiction. We are looking for a creative, confident marketer with experience working in a busy and fast-paced trade marketing team.
As Senior Campaign Lead you will be responsible for planning and implementing strategic and innovative campaigns across a range of the leading names in fiction. The successful candidate will be a senior voice in the Fiction Marketing team, bringing their knowledge of the market and prior experience to produce outstanding campaigns.
About HarperFiction
At HarperFiction we create industry-leading, award-winning campaigns for some of the world’s biggest authors.
We are home to bestselling brands such as Agatha Christie, Jeffrey Archer, George R.R. Martin, Cecelia Ahern, Karin Slaughter, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dinah Jefferies and Bernard Cornwell, amongst many others.
We create unmissable launches, from British Book Award-winning Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, to bestselling debuts, Girl A by Abigail Dean and Bridget Collins’ The Binding, and breakout successes including Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party, The Guest List and The Paris Apartment and Bella Mackie’s How to Kill Your Family.
We are looking for someone who:
Has experience working in a busy trade marketing department
A strategic thinker with experience of leading campaigns for major author brands
Is an excellent communicator able to confidently lead campaigns and collaborate creatively with a wide variety of stakeholders both internal and external to the business
Is a creative and strategic thinker who is comfortable using consumer insight and market knowledge to produce market-leading campaigns with real impact
Has experience across the full marketing mix, with a particular focus on delivering digital campaigns that demonstrably drive sales
Is ROI-focused, able to effectively measure results and evaluate campaigns, and share learnings with wider team and stakeholders
Enjoys reading widely with an active interest in the publishing industry and a passion for commercial fiction
Is a team-player, looking to share their learnings with the wider marketing team in order to foster a culture of shared learning
Has a proven track record delivering digital excellence across a variety of online platforms, both organic and paid
Enjoys working in a fast-paced commercial environment, able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise with confidence
Has an active interest in the latest marketing trends and campaigns from across the book industry as well as the wider entertainment and media sector
Skills:
Exceptional people skills
Strategic thinker
Ability to work collaboratively
Excellent communication skills
Confident in all channels of the marketing mix
Excellent track record in generating great creative work with proven ROI
Creativity essential
Commercially astute
Calm under pressure
Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
Excellent marketing skills
Experience working with major author brands in desirable
Benefits
Hybrid working model (2+ days in the office)
26 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Private healthcare cover and life assurance
Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work and Pride at HC
Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
Gym membership discount
Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
Charitable donation matching and volunteering day
We're a certified Carbon Neutral company
Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
Onsite prayer room
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition Manager at stephanie.jemmett@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Sun 25th Sep 2022
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Sun 25th Sep 2022