Launched in 2013, Harper360 is HarperCollins’ successful international publishing programme. Harper360 UK provides a strong and harmonious global distribution across all genres and formats from HarperCollins global companies in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Harper360 authors include TikTok sensation Tessa Bailey, rapper and businessman Curtis Jackson (50 Cent), Australia’s most loved home cook Donna Hay, self-help guru Mark Manson, US entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and YA author Maureen Johnson.

As Publicity Manager you will join our small, friendly, supportive and inclusive team to create standout campaigns for a mix of international NonFiction, Fiction, Children’s and YA authors.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities

• Develop innovative and creative sales driving publicity campaigns in line with key objectives across titles and brand authors

• Target and secure review and feature coverage across relevant media, including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, podcasts, online and social media

• Plan and execute online and in-person author events to raise author profile and generate sales

• Work closely with our international and UK Sales teams to ensure publicity opportunities are fully maximised and communicated across the wider business

• Deliver high levels of author care, where relevant, present and communicate publicity campaigns and strategy to external stakeholders including authors, agents and managers

• Stay in tune with trends and news within fiction and non-fiction publishing, to maintain an awareness of the market

• Maintain, develop and grow relationships with key journalists, producers and new media contacts across all channels

• Generate trade press releases and announce new title acquisitions where relevant

• Be an active voice in divisional meetings

• Manage key publicity tracking documents

• Manage freelance publicists and organise payment, including raising POs and processing invoices

• Oversee co-ordination and execution of the seasonal PR catalogues

Experience Required

• Relevant campaign experience in an arts-based environment; evidence of planning and executing creative and innovative publicity campaigns

• Proven track record in generating stand-out, industry leading publicity coverage across a variety of authors and campaigns

• Proven network of press contacts and strong knowledge of media across broadcast, print and online

• Experience with planning effective in-person tours and online events

• Experience of using social media to drive awareness around authors and books

Skills Required

• Excellent communication and people skills at all levels and ability to build and maintain first-rate relationships with external and internal contacts, including authors and agents

• A team player who will thrive as part of a collaborative and dynamic team with the ability to be creative and innovative in a busy working environment

• Professionally resilient and determined with a solutions mindset

• A motivated and proactive self-starter with a ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to remain calm under pressure

• A genuine passion for commercial fiction and non-fiction with an enthusiasm to find new and innovative ways to promote our books

• Results-driven, with an ability to analyse effectiveness of campaigns against budget and sales

• Strong attention to detail, with an understanding of the elements need to make a title commercially successful

• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required

 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.