Marketing manager, Children's Division

Closing date: 8th May 2024

Salary: Starting from £36,000

If you love children’s books and getting them into the hands of readers and gatekeepers, then we want to hear from you.

Simon & Schuster UK is one of the leading general book publishing companies in the UK and was named Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2022 and 2023. They also won Children’s Publisher of the Year in 2023. 

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is home to bestsellers, award-winners and quality commercial picture books, middle grade and YA. We have an exciting vacancy for a marketing professional with a proven track record to join our creative and dynamic team. Reporting to the Marketing & Publicity Director, you will work across the Simon & Schuster Children’s Books publishing list.

You will have responsibility for developing, coordinating, and managing your own titles marketing across a range of genres, working closely with the publicity, editorial, design and sales teams to create imaginative, effective and integrated campaigns. You will plan and deliver creative consumer campaigns utilising the full marketing mix, working with media buyers and owners, ensuring critical paths are met, budgets are managed, and the highest level of author and illustrator care is provided.

Together with the Marketing & PR team, you will collaborate with global S&S marketers to ensure we implement global strategies for shared authors and build new trade and consumer partnerships and relationships.

What we're looking for

• A talented individual who is able to demonstrate strong marketing skills and an excellent understanding of book publishing. 
• You will have a flair for writing great copy, a keen eye for design, and the ability to deliver impactful, creative campaigns across all media. 
• You will have experience of multi-channel and multi-platform campaigns that create market cut-through. 
• The chosen candidate will display strategic thinking and consumer awareness.
• With the ability to juggle multiple projects and competing priorities, an excellent eye for detail, you will be a great team player and communicator. 
• You will be excited about bringing passion and new ideas to our marketing activities.

Please apply by attaching your CV and cover letter.

Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice,and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.

Simon & Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression. At Simon & Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.