Marketing Director - Zondervan Books / Harper Catholic (Hybrid)

Nashville, TN (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Drive marketing strategy and execution for Harper Catholic imprint across campaigns and audience segments.

  • Must-have: 7+ years leading marketing campaigns with traditional and digital channels.
  • Standout: Deep Catholic readership and institutional knowledge guiding strategy.
  • Standout: Cross-functional leadership across editorial, publicity, sales, and digital teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and execution of integrated marketing campaigns across multiple titles and seasons
  • Own positioning, messaging, and go-to-market strategy informed by audience insight and market analysis
  • Develop deep understanding of target audiences, including motivations, behaviors, and felt needs
  • Apply platform and algorithm knowledge to shape content and channel strategy
  • Guide transformation of long-form content into high-performing digital and social assets
  • Coach authors on audience engagement, content strategy, and platform best practices
  • Partner cross-functionally with editorial, publicity, sales, and digital teams to align strategy
  • Direct development of creative assets and campaign materials
  • Manage budgets, forecasts, and campaign performance against revenue goals
  • Analyze campaign performance and optimize based on data and insights

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in marketing, with demonstrated leadership in campaign strategy and execution. Strong background in both traditional title marketing and digital/content marketing required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
  • Knowledge of marketing, digital strategy, audience development, and analytics best practices.
  • Demonstrated familiarity with the Catholic Church and its teachings.
  • Deep understanding of Catholic readerships, institutional structures, and current publishing landscape.
  • Conversant in consumer demand, retail environments (physical and online), and competition.
  • Strategic leadership and campaign ownership
  • Deep audience insight and consumer understanding
  • Platform fluency across social and digital ecosystems
  • Content strategy and storytelling

Preferred

  • Book publishing and Christian audience experience
  • Experience in client-service role
  • Existing relationships with advertising reps and media outlets who serve Catholic readers
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HarperCollins Christian Publishing

HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) is the world’s leading Christian publisher and home to renowned brands Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. It also operates various digital platforms, including FaithGateway, ChurchSource, and Bible Gateway—the world’s largest Christian website. HCCP specializes in bestselling Bibles, inspirational books, children’s books, academic resources, curriculum, gift books, audio, and digital content crafted for the Christian market. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with an office in Grand Rapids, Michigan, HCCP is part of HarperCollins Publishers. For more information, visit HarperCollinsChristian.com.

Founded in 2012
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
316 employees (210 in marketing)

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
183 (58% of company)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
53K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31%
Direct
48.6%
Referral
17.8%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~316
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Marketing Director - Zondervan Books / Harper Catholic (Hybrid)

HarperCollins Christian Publishing · Nashville, TN · Hybrid