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Digital Community Executive, Farshore
HarperCollins Publishers
- Closing: 11:59pm, 11th 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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8.67 (25564)
Job Description
Do you have experience working across a range of social channels? Are you passionate about connecting readers and families with their perfect read? Do you want to get stuck into creating high quality content that engages and grows our imprint and author communities?
We are seeking a passionate, creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial Digital Community Executive to join our friendly, supportive, and inclusive marketing team and boost our digital capabilities.
You will play a pivotal role in growing, engaging and nurturing our online communities, as well as working closely with authors and brands to harness and grow their existing audiences.
The successful candidate will have excellent time management, project management and organisational skills, and a keen interest in children’s and YA books. You don’t need to have worked in publishing before, but you will need to demonstrate creative copywriting, audience engagement experience and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage multiple social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for all divisional imprints including Farshore and Electric Monkey
Manage and optimise Farshore’s imprint and author websites and newsletters
Create high-quality and engaging visual content across all digital channels (social media, newsletter and website), including Instagram Reels and TikToks
Drive community growth and engagement by creating and executing creative social media content campaigns, contests and promotions
Work closely with digital, strategy and analytics teams to maximise direct sales through key platforms
Identify opportunities to increase reach, engagement and following across all social channels
Support the wider marketing team on digital marketing campaigns for key authors, brands and titles
Work with key authors to harness and grow existing audiences online
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to community engagement and social media metrics, providing regular reports and monitoring impact on sales
Be the main point of contact for social media queries, monitoring and responding to comments and queries from our communities
Liaise with customer service and distribution teams to resolve customer queries
Collaborate with sales, PR, editorial and marketing teams to ensure social media content aligns with publishing strategy and timeline
Remain up-to-date about the children’s and wider book market and pay attention to trends, bestsellers and Farshore’s title performance
Contribute to, and attend, author pitch meetings for new acquisitions (where required)
Promote Farshore’s reputation with external stakeholders including authors, illustrators, agents, licensors and customers
Skills and experience:
A passion for children’s and YA books
Proven community and audience engagement experience, including managing multiple social media accounts
Excellent time management, project management and organisational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Acute attention to detail
Strong eye for design
Experience using CRM software e.g. Mailchimp or Sailthru
CMS experience e.g. WordPress
Graphic design software experience e.g. Canva or Photoshop
Basic video editing experience e.g. TikTok, Instagram Reels
Familiarity with social media scheduling tools and analytics platforms
Empathetic and customer-focused approach to handling community interactions
Creative mindset with the ability to generate engaging content ideas
A natural collaborator who loves working as part of the team
Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines
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
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit https://www.btbs.org/
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 11th 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 11th Aug 2024