Senior Campaigns Manager, Penguin General – 12 month Fixed Term Contract
We are looking for a Senior Campaigns Manager in UK who have the ability to create headlines to get readers’ concentration
Do you have the ability to create headlines to get readers’ concentration? Would you like to join a team that publishes Bernardine Everest, Dr. Ragin Chatterjee, Felipe Perry, Richard Usman and Michelle and Barack Obama?.
Penguin General achieved extraordinary results over the last two years, even with exceptional challenges. Our multi award-winning Communications team was central to our success, delivering sales-driving campaigns over and over again. We are now seeking a talented and experienced publicist on a fixed term contract to deliver PR campaigns on a range of new non-fiction and fiction book releases.
You’ll be a touchy member of a fun, energetic and supportive team. As well as when you Work across a range of print, digital, broadcast and podcasts, you will have a track record of securing the top PR slots. We’re looking for someone who has demonstrated their ability to obtain high profile media coverage within the world of books that helps drive sales and to strategically target publicity towards an identified audience. You will need knowledge of the media and the ability to build a network of contacts, along with experience organizing and managing events and schedules.
You’ll also need magnificent communication and relationship building skills to excel in this role – you’ll work closely with authors and build a partnership with them to enable their book to find the most readers possible, and will also get together with colleagues in editorial for marketing and sales.
If this sounds like you, please apply with your CV and cover letter by 11:59pm on Thursday 26th May.
What you can expect from us:
Salary: £38,500 – £40,500 dependent on how your skills and experience line up to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
Our employees are the heart of our business. We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our employees, some of which are:
• 27 days paid holiday entitlement in year one (plus bank holidays), increasing a day each year up to 30 days
• Medical cover
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Generous pension scheme
• Summer working hours (role dependent)
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee Assistance program
• Mentoring program
• Extended gender neutral parental leave
• Access to free books and eBooks across Penguin Random House UK
• Each site has trained mental health first aiders
• We plant a tree for every new employee to our business
Our creativity is inspired by different perspectives, so we want our culture to be one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated.
As a Disability Confident Committed organization, we’re part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.
We want to make sure disabled applicants can be their best at each step of the recruitment journey. If you need adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to get in touch with us.
Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable with us to support your adjustment request. Find out more about our approach.
We partner with The Book Trade Charity, who provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here.
Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.
Company: Penguin Books Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: SW1V 2SA
Job ID: 222943
Date: 31-May-2022
Location: London, LND, GB, SW1V 2SA
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