From £64,750 • Bloomsbury Publishing • London
Bloomsbury’s Children’s Books is a high-performing, dynamic division of a fast-growing and ambitious publisher, and The British Book Awards Children’s Publisher of the Year 2024. We have an exciting opportunity for a strategic, creative, consumer-focussed and commercially aware Publicity Director to join Bloomsbury Children’s Books’ award-winning publicity team.
The Publicity Director is responsible for leading campaign strategy as well as contributing to the overall strategy of the division as part of the Bloomsbury Children’s Leadership Team. This is an exciting opportunity for an imaginative and experienced publicist to lead the children’s publicity team, bringing market knowledge and hands-on experience, along with outstanding leadership, and creating campaigns that break out debut talent, build bestselling names to new heights, and connect readers everywhere with their next great read.
You’ll develop and deliver integrated, strategic, impactful, and commercial media and events campaigns for our books, authors, illustrators and brands, achieving maximum exposure for our books. You will be a senior voice in the division, leading and motivating the publicity team, and championing the team and the Bloomsbury Children’s lists both internally and to the wider industry. You will have the ability to work across a range of budgets. You will be confident at contributing to publishing strategy, including acquisition and positioning, as you will be about delivering campaigns. Experience managing people, budgets and unforgettable campaigns with a positive and collaborative outlook is essential.
You will join a dynamic, collaborative and friendly publicity team reporting into the Group Director, consumer marketing and publicity. Together, and working in close partnership with our Marketing Director and our children’s leadership team, you will work to grow the children’s business.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books’ celebrated list is home to perfect picture books, page-turning middle-grade adventures, blockbuster YA fantasy and award-winning non-fiction. Its award-winning, diverse list includes authors and illustrators such as Atinuke, Beth Suzanna, Catherine Doyle, Chibundu Onuzo, Jessie Burton, Jonnie Peacock, Jordan Stephens, Kalynn Bayron, Katherine Rundell, Katya Balen, Kingsley Nebechi, Lex Crouchery, Meg Rosoff, Sam Sedgman, Sarah Crossan and Tom Percival. We are also home to the bestselling Bunny Adventures preschool brand, and to the most famous children’s book brand in the world: Harry Potter.
Bloomsbury Benefits
- Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
- 25 days holiday
- 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
- Two paid Personal Wellness Days
- Flexible Fridays
- Work Anywhere Fortnight
- Season Ticket Loan
- Share save Scheme
- AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
- Peppy Health App
- In-house Doctor
- Eye care Voucher Scheme
And a range of other benefits as listed on our company website: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/work-with-us/rewarding-you/
Additional information
The role is a full-time, permanent position
Salary: Starting salary £64,750 depending on skills and experience
Application Deadline: Sunday 10th November 2024
Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately Bloomsbury Publishing is unable to sponsor visa applications
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