Can you create strategic campaigns that reach readers and drive sales? Ebury is an award-winning non-fiction publishing division of Penguin Random House, and in 2024 won Publisher of the Year. Our Smart Hub is an audience-focused team working across innovative publishing lists on imprints WH Allen, Witness Books, Ebury Edge, Ebury Press and Flight Books.
Within this non-fiction team we publish prizewinning bestsellers by global leading writers, thinkers, journalists and cultural figures, across genres of history, politics, literary memoir, nature-writing, high performance, self-development and more. Ebury’s Smart Hub are looking for a creative, experienced and proactive PR professional with experience working on conversation starting books or entertainment brands to join our award-winning comms team as a publicist.
You will get to work with some of the most creative publishing colleagues in the business in a friendly and inclusive environment, joining at an exciting moment of growth and momentum for the UK’s largest dedicated non-fiction publisher.
To create and implement ambitious, strategic PR campaigns and events for authors and titles across an array of genres within non-fiction.
Maintain, develop and seek out new relationships with high-profile and influential stakeholders, such as media, bookshops and events partners
To play an important role in the acquisition of new books, providing PR feedback in New Projects meetings and acquisition. Contributing to and attending pitches to acquire new talent and inputting into the overall Smart hub strategic priorities.
A track record of producing standout publicity campaigns in a publishing or content-led environment.
Be well networked with media contacts and be knowledgeable and curious about making new contacts and understanding what turns the dial for different genres.
Be highly organised with excellent prioritisation skills to juggle concurrent projects or campaigns with different lead times.
Be able to think in innovative and creative ways to create buzz behind our books, always with your eye on the activity that truly drives book sales and strategy.
Circa £35,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
For this role we expect that you will attend in person meetings in our Embassy Gardens office for a minimum 2 days a week (Tuesday and Thursday). Given the nature of the role, there will be times where you will be required to work outside of usual office hours, such as evenings and weekends. As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. Want to see more PR jobs like this? All fields are required