Closing date: 24th November 2024
Salary: £28,750 per annum
This is a great opportunity to learn about children’s publishing from within a leading independent house.
Faber is a leading independent literary publisher. We publish a diverse range of high-profile authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, Sebastian Barry, Lenny Henry, and we have a backlist containing the works of T. S. Eliot, Seamus Heaney, Sylvia Plath and William Golding, among many others. Faber is also a supplier of sales and distribution services to independent publishers and has a market-leading creative writing school.
The Faber Children’s team is recruiting a Communications Assistant to join our small, vibrant, award-winning department, home to authors and illustrators such as Emma Carroll, Jason Reynolds, Moira Buffini, Chris Mould and Jim Smith. Faber Children’s are also co-founders of the FAB Prize for undiscovered authors and illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds.
Working closely with the Children’s team, the Communications Assistant will provide general administrative and organisational support with a focus on publicity campaigns and social media. The role reports to the Children's Publicity Manager.
This is a role for a creative and organised person with a love of children’s books and an interest in publishing and connecting books to readers. Admin experience is essential and a demonstrable passion and aptitude for social media would be an advantage.
Responsibilities
- General administrative and organisational support for the team e.g. booking travel for authors, assisting with mailings, handling publicity and marketing enquiries.
- Supporting the team with organisation and promotion of events and launches
- Assisting on key campaigns and working towards independently managing their own.
- Researching key children’s media contacts and partnerships.
- Building and managing relationships with bloggers, maintaining the children’s blogger database and co-ordinating blog tours.
- Helping to maintain and grow the Faber Children’s social media channels.
- Working towards looking after awards submissions for the Faber Children’s list.
- Working closely with library and school reading organisations to highlight key Faber Children’s titles.
This is a full time, permanent position, based in our central London office. We accommodate hybrid working.
Faber has a staff of just over 140, based across our offices in Hatton Garden (London) and Harlow. We want all our staff to have the best possible, most positive and enjoyable experience while working at Faber.
Our benefits include:
- Access to Faber titles (including regular staff book clubs), discounted Independent Alliance titles
- Minimum of 28 days’ holiday per year
- Five days per year for volunteering work of your choice
- Full subscription to the Headspace meditation app
- Season-ticket loans
- Cycle-to-work vouchers
- Subsidised eye tests
- Generous pension scheme
- Life assurance and income protection insurance
- Access to online GP and advisory services
- Cash plan for healthcare costs
To apply
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply by sending a covering letter and CV by clicking the 'Apply' button, quoting reference CA.
We welcome applications from any individual regardless of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. All applications will be considered on merit.
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Level of experience
- Entry