Introduction to the role

A fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career in publishing and gain marketing skills across all channels. You’ll work on a range of leading resources for primary and secondary schools, supporting the marketing team to create impactful campaigns that cut through and meet revenue, evaluation and dues targets and work closely with the sales team help us grow our presence in UK schools.

Key tasks and accountabilities

• Support the sales team by running reports, organising stock and marketing materials, booking events and any other ad-hoc admin tasks as required

•   Preparing all administrative aspects of inductions for new reps, including sourcing all IT equipment and car stock, organising travel and accommodation and arranging training sessions with Publishers and Marketing as relevant

• Providing key reports and analysis for the sales & marketing team, including analysing and circulating the weekly sales team feedback, running data mining reports for key campaigns and areas of interest as requested and keeping the current offers list up to date

• Capturing, recording and analysing sales data to accurately measure and report on sales and user figures, utilising Microsoft Excel tools such as pivot tables, charts and graphs, and lookup functions

• Take responsibility for booking and managing sales conferences and meetings for internal sales, marketing and editorial teams managing all administrative aspects from sourcing venues to co-ordinating the collation and delivery of sales materials to ensure smooth running and successful events

• Logistical and administrative support for external events, working with the marketing team, to include booking venues, organising delivery of materials, designing exhibition materials, manning exhibition stands, liaising with sales to communicate and follow up leads and opportunities. Further event responsibilities include organising any resources needed for rep events (such as LA days or events in schools) and arranging in-house events for key partners (such as Little Wandle and White Rose).

• General and personal administrative support to the Sales Managers, Schools Marketing Director and the UK Sales & Marketing Director. You will be the main in-house contact for the sales team, troubleshooting and liaising across departments to resolve any issues and queries promptly and effectively, especially any IT issues and product queries

• Support the marketing team with administrative tasks including mail outs, ordering up office and events stock, maintaining book displays and organising internal storage

•   Ensure marketing materials are organised and manage internal systems so we know what stock is available from each location. Regularly clear out out-of-date material in conjunction with campaign managers

• Email comms – write copy for and create email updates for the sales team and for primary and secondary campaigns as directed by the campaign managers

• Create assets for social media as directed by campaign managers including graphics and video

• Proof-read and update marketing collateral as directed by campaign managers

• Raise POs for events and other marketing costs using internal systems

Experience required

• A passion for publishing and marketing

• Experience of using social media in a personal or professional capacity

•   Experience of design systems preferable – e.g. Canva/Photoshop/Adobe

• Strong organisation skills and ability to prioritise workload and juggle tasks

• Able to use initiative to develop new ideas and solve problems

• A proactive and can-do attitude, with the ability to remain calm under pressure

• A team player with excellent communication and people skills

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to quickly get up to speed with new digital marketing tools

• Excellent Excel skills

• Ability to work with databases and run complex reports

• Self-motivated

 Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Private healthcare cover and life assurance

• Summer Hours 

• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

• Relocation Rent Support Loan 

• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal

• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers

• Gym membership discount

• Onsite physiotherapy (London only)

• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days

• 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 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.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.