Senior marketing executive

Closing date: 30th June 2025

Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 (London); £29,440-£31,280 (Sheffield), depending on experience(+bonus +benefits)

Location: The role will be based at our London office (Carmelite House) or Sheffield office (Wards Exchange), with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Play a key role in every step of a book's journey, from acquisition to publication and beyond.

The Orion Publishing Group, a division of Hachette UK, publishes commercial, award-winning fiction, non-fiction and gift, and is home to bestselling authors and brands such as Ian Rankin, Adam Kay, Michael Connelly, Emily English, Stephanie Garber, Brandon Sanderson, Cathy Bramley, Philippe Sands, Candice Carty-Williams and the Hairy Bikers.

At Orion, we believe every story matters. Open, agile, passionate and innovative, our mission is to bring the best publishing to the greatest variety of people. Ambitious to continually raise the bar, we believe good stories can come from anywhere and encourage and value contributions from our staff. Our multi award-winning and collaborative Communications team have a proud track record of delivering high-impact, creative, sales-driving campaigns to help bring our books and gifts to the widest possible audience.

Orion is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. We are proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Orion’s award-winning and dynamic Communications team, working on a varied spread of fiction, non-fiction and gift. As a highly organised, consumer-focused and passionate campaigner, you will be embedded within the Communications team, leading and supporting on a wide range of marketing campaigns.

What you'll be doing

• devising and communicating creative and sales-driving marketing plans;
• creating eye-catching and impactful consumer campaigns;
• collaborating with retailers, international partners, and influencers;
• planning and implementing paid and organic digital campaigns;
• working with partners and third party stakeholders;
• maintaining excellent relationships with authors and agent;
• reporting on campaign performance;
• managing the delivery of your own campaigns;
• working closely with senior team members to support on a selection of Orion's biggest brand and lead titles.

Who we are looking for

• We’re looking for a marketer with experience working in a fast-paced environment who is ready to take the next step in their career.
• Although publishing experience is not essential, a passion for our books and gifts and an affinity to the Orion values is a must.
• Our ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is highly organised, full of ideas and have a keen eye for design.
• You'll have experience managing your own marketing campaigns, particularly digital and influencer campaigns, and ideally in supporting senior team members on major launches.
• You'll bring a creative, audience-first, inclusive approach to your campaign planning, and will be able to work effectively both in a team and independently.
• Above all, you'll be a top-class communicator and will be able to demonstrate exemplary attention to detail – as well as bringing initiative, curiosity and passion to your work.
• Beyond campaigns, you’ll have an interest in consumer trends and new ways of marketing, and will consistently look at ways to feed this awareness into your day-to-day work.

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

Our commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

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