Publicity Manager/Senior Publicity Manager/Head of Publicity
Hodder & Stoughton is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.
Expert thinking. Distinctive voices. Hodder Press is the home of authoritative narrative non-fiction at Hodder & Stoughton. Sceptre’s mission is to publish books that matter and that will stand the test of time; books that engage both heart and mind; books for readers looking not only to be entertained but to have their horizons broadened, knowledge deepened, perspectives shifted and imaginations fired.
What you'll be doing
* All publicity activities on their allocation from acquisitions, through to planning, implementation, publication and beyond. This role will cover a variety of titles across the Hodder & Stoughton imprints with a particular focus on Sceptre and Hodder Press
* Producing high profile campaigns that directly influence sales and awareness of our list
* Sometimes working collaboratively alongside other publicists on joint campaigns, tours and planning
* Liaising with all departments, working especially closely with their marketing and editorial counterparts on campaigns
* Maintaining excellent literary media contacts through media meetings, networking, event outreach and targeted pitching
* Sharing contacts and expertise back with the wider PR team
* Working closely with authors by being a champion for their work, providing outstanding author care and maintaining excellent relationships with agents and key external stakeholders
* Managing a title budget diligently and effectively
* Liaise with our talented international teams on global campaigns
* Creating and accompanying on author tours that both maintain excellent existing relationships with bookshops and cultural institutions as well as reaching new audiences and bringing our books to fresh readerships.
* Maintaining engagement with key online communities
* Contributing towards wider conversations relating to literary titles which may include acquisitions feedback, pitch documents and meetings
* Work on key corelist titles, as well as frontlist
* Contribution to Hodder & Stoughton company culture and Hachette-wide networks is important
Areas Of To Be Discussed/develop, Depending On Experience
* Growing our brand authors and their titles
* Imprint and reputational strategy
* Wider company events and outreach
* Line management
Who we are looking for
We are seeking an experienced, passionate and creative publicist to join the award-winning Hodder & Stoughton publicity team, with a focus on our literary publishing. We are currently open to receiving applications across a range of job levels and locations, in order to find the most passionate and skilled candidates in this space.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on literary titles within the infrastructure of a successful commercial publisher.
We are looking for applicants who have a passion for literary fiction and non-fiction and have experience of delivering sales-driving campaigns across literary narrative non-fiction, expert-led non-fiction (eg science, history, big ideas), debut novels, fiction in translation and literary bestsellers.
What we offer
* 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 AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
* Season ticket loans
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.
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