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Marketing Manager, 4th Estate & William Collins
HarperCollins Publishers
- Closing: 11:59pm, 4th Apr 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the British Book Award-winning marketing team at 4th Estate and William Collins. We are looking for a creative, confident marketer with experience working across a range of titles in a busy and fast-paced trade marketing team.
As Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for planning and implementing campaigns for some of the most exciting new non-fiction and fiction publishing now. The successful candidate will be an important voice in the Marketing team, bringing their knowledge of the market and prior marketing experience to produce outstanding campaigns and results.
The Team
4th Estate and William Collins are home to internationally acclaimed and bestselling authors such as Hilary Mantel, Max Hastings, Elizabeth Day, Tim Shipman, Jon McGregor, Daniel Kahneman, Sarah Winman, Michiko Kakutani, Nigel Slater, Brian Cox, Christina Lamb and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie alongside some of the most exciting new voices in literature.
Recent campaign highlights include Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women, Monica Heisey’s Really Good, Actually, Guy Shrubsole’s The Lost Rainforest of Britain, Yomi Adegoke’s The List, Daniel Finkelstein’s Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad, Coco Mellors’ Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Cecile Pin’s Wandering Souls, Tom Burgis’ Cuckooland, and Anna Jones’ Easy Wins.
4th Estate and William Collins is a division with HarperCollins UK, which is in turn is part of a global business within HarperCollins Worldwide and News Corp.
We are looking for someone who:
Has experience working in a busy marketing department, experience of working within a trade publisher is desirable
Is an excellent communicator able to 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 – with a particular interest in non-fiction (politics, history, science, biography, nature writing) as well as fiction encouraged
Is a team-player, looking to share their learnings with the wider marketing team 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, as well as building and maintaining online communities
Enjoys working in a fast-paced 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 required
Exceptional marketing and people skills
Ability to work collaboratively
Outstanding communication at all levels
Comfortable across all channels of the marketing mix
Proven track record in generating great creative work with proven ROI
Commercially astute
Calm under pressure
Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
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 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 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 recruitment@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 Thu 4th Apr 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 Thu 4th Apr 2024