
Publicity Director, HQ, Mills & Boon, and Pavilion
HarperCollins Publishers
- Closing: 11:59pm, 18th Aug 2024 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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Job Description
Introduction to the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Publicity Director to join our multi-award-winning publicity team, working across our HQ, Pavilion and Mills & Boon imprints at an exciting time of development for the division.
The successful candidate will head up the Publicity team, bringing market knowledge and hands-on experience, along with outstanding leadership. You’ll develop and deliver integrated, strategic, impactful, and commercial media and events campaigns for our books, authors, and brands. You will contribute to the growth and strategic development of our lists and brands through entrepreneurial and creative thinking. You will be a senior voice in the division, leading and motivating the publicity team, and championing the team and our imprints both internally and to the wider industry.
Key tasks and accountabilities
Create and deliver strategic media and events campaigns for books, authors and brands that meet sales targets and business objectives
Lead and manage the publicity team
Proactively contribute to acquisition and publishing programmes using knowledge of media trends and market information on what competitors are doing
Work closely with editors to determine requirements of authors in line with company strategy and budget
Work closely with international teams to collaborate on and communicate plans, and share knowledge and resources to meet shared objectives
Lead the PR team in the presentation and development of pitches
Manage the publicity budget
Network and share best practice
Regularly review and improve PR processes to ensure they support business objectives
Gain greater leverage from corporate initiatives, within HarperCollins and News UK
Be a team player, looking to share their learnings with the wider publicity team, to foster a culture of shared learning
Demonstrate an active interest in campaigns from across the book industry as well as the wider entertainment and media sector
Your first six months
Plan, execute and deliver bestselling campaigns
Develop strong relationships within the team, specifically line reports as well as across the wider business including sales, marketing, editorial and design
Be a senior voice in meetings both internally and externally
Experience required
Experience of delivering high-profile and successful publicity campaigns for commercial fiction and / or non-fiction authors and brands
Experience in managing and leading a successful publicity team
Experience building and maintaining excellent relationships with a wide range of media contacts
Experience of managing high-profile and / or celebrity authors and multiple stakeholders
Excellent track record in generating creative, strategic and innovative campaigns
Excellent market and commercial knowledge, able to keep up to date with the latest trends, news, media, and wider cultural landscape
Skills required
Creative, commercial, and strategic thinking: comfortable using consumer insight and market knowledge to produce best-in-class campaigns with real impact
ROI-focused, able to effectively measure results and evaluate campaigns, and share learnings with wider team and stakeholders
Proven capability in creating innovative, impactful PR campaigns
Good writer, ability to plan, news sense, storytelling ability, able to pitch a story
Business and commercial understanding
Able to evaluate meaningfully
Calm under pressure, with experience of crisis management
Understanding of competitors strength and weaknesses, retail, and media trends
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.
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Sun 18th Aug 2024
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 18th Aug 2024