Marketing assistant

Closing date for applications: Wednesday March 11th 2026

Salary: £28,860

Location: 5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ

Reporting to: Senior Marketing Manager

Working pattern: Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to

three days per week working from home

Department: Adult Trade

Are you hyper-organised book lover with an interest in marketing, creating content and eye for design? We are looking for a marketing assistant to join our adult trade division.

At Bonnier Books UK, we believe that every book matters. We love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together. We offer a nurturing home for our authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. We know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and our purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to us becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.

The offspring of Bonnier Books, a family-owned top-15 world publisher headquartered in Sweden, we are inspired by a rich literary heritage but not bound by convention. We think in generations rather than quarters, and strive always to operate in an open, curious way that contributes to the future of the planet and its people. As a climate-neutral publisher we are an active participant in the Science Based Target initiative, committed to a strategy to limit global warming to 1.5 °C.

This role is crucial to supporting our market-leading adult marketing team. You’ll provide essential admin support that helps the team run smoothly, assist with social media management and content creation, contribute to marketing campaigns, and help create marketing material including digital assets and point of sale material and presentations. You’ll learn a lot, quickly, with a team that works across a large number of books at pace. We love what we do, and we’re looking for somebody that brings enthusiasm, ability and ambition.

For the right candidate this is a rare opportunity to join a growing team within a business that rewards fast thinking and innovation. We’re proud of our track record for developing our people, and you’ll receive training and guidance to help you forge your own path in the publishing industry. If you’re a self-starter with a passion for storytelling, outstanding organisational skills, and a genuine interest in marketing and design, then we want to hear from you.

Key responsibilities

• General admin such as processing invoices and expenses, running and updating schedules, assisting with mailings, updating databases and documents, assisting the Deputy Marketing Director and team with calendar/meeting management and managing the marketing post room area
• Basic content creation including creating social media marketing assets (graphics and videos), creating retail marketing material including Powerpoint presentations
• Social media scheduling and creating, scheduling email marketing and helping build website pages
• Assisting with managing social channels including granting admin permissions, content planning, scheduling, monitoring and responding to messages
• Influencer research and outreach including address collection
• Helping with events, launches and author shoots as required
• Working on marketing campaigns, especially for our Literary hub (Manilla Press, Ithaka and Footnote)

Qualifications and Experience

• Exceptionally well-organised, professional and proactive
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to take initiative and a positive, can-do attitude
• Good level of MS Office knowledge, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook (or other email software)
• Some content creation skills, including design, copywriting and video creation/editing

Company Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Lively social committee hosting regular events
• Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service
• Company-funded gym membership for all trade staff
• Comprehensive staff training and mentorship programmes
• Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment
• Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th year at BBUK
• Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents
• Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families
• Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure
• Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ
• Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.