Senior publicity executive

Closing date for applications: 28 August 2025

Salary: £33,000

Contract: This is a permanent full-time position based in our London office, requiring a minimum of 3 days in the office per week. Some evening and weekend work will be required.

Bring your established connections and publicity experience to a leading independent publisher and drive bold, creative campaigns that put exceptional books in the spotlight.

Faber is a leading independent publisher, committed to publishing the world’s most significant voices. The current list spans Nobel laureates, bestselling literary fiction, award-winning non-fiction, poetry, film, classical music and drama alongside an unrivalled backlist. Faber is looking to recruit a senior publicity executive to implement market-leading media campaigns and events for a wide range of titles on the adult list, with a particular focus on non-fiction, including film and history, and some fiction including Faber Editions.


Responsibilities

• To manage high profile, sales-driving lead title campaigns across all media platforms, broadsheet, online, broadcast and events
• To deliver high impact author tours liaising with bookshops, festivals and national institutions
• To draft excellent and selling PR material: press releases, blogs, emails and letters
• Deliver excellent author and agent care
• Cultivate and research excellent media contacts across all channels, be expert in social media and every opportunity for discovery of books
• To manage schedules and all administration associated with the campaign
• The role requires a team player that can work autonomously and manage their own budgets

Knowledge, skills and experience

Reporting to the deputy publicity director, the successful candidate will:

• Have an established network of media contacts across all channels and a strong awareness of social and online media
• Enjoy working as part of a team while managing campaigns autonomously and coordinating author tours
• Have extensive experience working closely with authors and agents, the media and book trade, in addition to colleagues in the editorial, sales and marketing teams
• Have a strong understanding of what is required to drive commercial success and a track record in delivering impactful campaigns, exceptional author care and reaching diverse audiences
• Staying up to date with industry trends and researching new promotional opportunities will be key, as well as contributing to areas of strategic focus for the department

Additional information

Faber has a staff of just over 150, 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, discounted Faber Academy courses

− 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

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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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