We have an exciting opportunity for a Brand Manager to launch a market-leading community via a brand new commercial Fantasy list sitting within HarperFiction.

This is a rare opportunity for someone with previous marketing experience within or outside of book publishing to step up and coordinate a market disrupting launch of the new imprint, integrating a reader-first DTC strategy and ambitious plan for recruitment and expansion.

There may also be opportunities within the role to work on select campaigns and brand-building across the existing list.

About HarperVoyager and HarperMagpie

HarperVoyager is the award-winning Science Fiction and Fantasy imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It publishes some of the biggest names in the genre, such as George R.R. Martin, Sarah A. Parker, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robin Hobb, Jay Kristoff, R.F. Kuang, Sue Lynn Tan and Shannon Chakraborty.

HarperMagpie is the SFF Adult, YA Crossover and YA imprint of HarperFiction, publishing bestselling authors such as Rebecca Ross, Julie Soto and Kristen Circcarelli.

In 2023 HarperVoyager won Imprint of the Year at the prestigious British Book Awards. This year HarperVoyager is again shortlisted for the award with winners announced in May.

HarperCollins is based in the News Building, which is shared with our News UK and Dow Jones colleagues in the newly-established London Bridge Quarter, opposite the famous Borough Market. The open-plan office has amazing views across London, and includes a variety of break-out areas to aid inspiration and a collaborative approach, a multi-media suite, and a fabulous canteen floor and bookshop.

Key attributes, skills and experience desired:

• An inventive thinker who loves coming up with and executing creative ideas

• Takes a reader-first approach, always looking to new ways to reach audiences, build communities and connect with readers

• Experience working on a commercially focused, popular SFF fiction list or on SFF within a non-genre list

• Entrepreneurial: A self-starter who is hungry to own and drive strategy

• A clever copy writer with an eye for design

• Experience of owning, devising and implementing best-in-class marketing and/or brand strategy

• Able to drive digital and audio initiatives and innovation, in tune with digital innovations within the industry

• A keen understanding of data and ability to rapidly react to what’s working in the market

• Strategic thinker with focus on ROI

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment across multiple titles/campaigns with multiple stakeholders

• Relationship-building: excited to collaborate and work closely with others

• A book obsessive with a clear understanding of reading tastes, genres and market trends

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

• 28 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

• Summer Hours

• 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

• 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, 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 2 volunteering days

• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company

• Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books

• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts

• Onsite prayer room

At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities.  This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.

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.