Trade marketing assistant

Closing date: 15th July 2025 at 11.55pm

Salary: £28,500

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Trade Marketing Assistant to join the Group Sales team, working across all divisions at HarperCollins UK.

The role sits within the Trade Marketing team, and the successful candidate will work across both UK and international markets. This is an exciting entry level opportunity for someone who is passionate about high street bookshops and interested in driving HarperCollins communications and relationships with booksellers worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Curating trade-facing newsletters and communications
• Running trade-facing social media accounts
• Updating the IndieThinking and HarperReach websites
• Managing trade-facing inboxes, responding to customer queries
• Managing and co-ordinating mailings to booksellers
• Updating and maintaining retailer grids
• Ordering proofs and sample copies
• Creating retailer PowerPoint presentations
• Building relationships with retailers (e.g. Waterstones and independent booksellers)
• Assisting the Trade Marketing team with trade events
• Assisting the Trade Marketing teams with day-to-day tasks

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Strong relationship building skills
• Collaborative team player
• Skills in MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Driven and proactive, with a willingness to learn
• A passion for books and reading
• Prior experience in the publishing industry is not required

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare cover and life assurance
• Summer Hours
• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
• Relocation Rent Support Loan
• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal
• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
• Gym membership discount
• Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company
• Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
• Onsite prayer room

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit https://www.btbs.org/

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to tarni.crossley-lees@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via the 'Apply' button. We do not accept email applications.

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

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