Marketing Manager - Romance

Naperville, IL (Hybrid)

$65K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and orchestrate integrated marketing and publicity programs for Casablanca and Bloom Books romance titles, directing campaigns, events, influencer activity, and cross-channel content across publicity, social, and retail. Lead author relationships, project timelines, and performance reporting while collaborating with sales, digital, and retail marketing to grow awareness and sales.

  • Coordinate campaigns across publicity, social, and events
  • Manage author relationships and cross-team collaboration
  • Track ROI, timelines, and results

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead integrated marketing campaigns for assigned Casablanca and Bloom Books titles, building awareness before publication and creating multiple meaningful consumer touchpoints at launch.
  • Develop and execute publicity strategies, pitch national, trade, and consumer media, pursue “most anticipated” and “best of” coverage, and create press materials including releases, Q&As, and sell sheets.
  • Plan and implement author tours, bookstore events, conventions, festivals, and conference appearances in partnership with authors, the romance marketing team, retail marketing, and booksellers.
  • Develop influencer strategies and title-specific organic social plans that reach romance readers across social and web platforms.
  • Help shape and execute organic content for Casablanca and Bloom Books imprint channels, supporting launches, promotions, author news, retail moments, backlist opportunities, and community engagement.
  • Identify relevant trends and cultural moments and translate them into timely, brand-appropriate content that strengthens the imprints and their authors.
  • Partner with digital and retail marketing teams on consumer advertising, landing pages, lead-generation programs, campaign testing, and other initiatives designed to grow awareness and sales.
  • Collaborate with sales and retail marketing on preorder campaigns, account exclusives, signed-copy programs, retail placement, annual promotional planning, and opportunities that connect frontlist and backlist titles.
  • Build strong, trusted relationships with assigned authors; align campaigns with their goals, communicate plans and results clearly, and provide guidance on platform development and the publishing process.
  • Present marketing plans at Sales Conference and contribute marketing and publicity strategy for prospective authors, acquisitions meetings, and author presentations as needed.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
  • At least five years of experience in book publishing marketing or publicity, entertainment or media marketing, or a related consumer-facing field; experience marketing romance books is strongly preferred.
  • A demonstrated ability to develop and execute integrated campaigns across publicity, social media, influencers, events, advertising, digital marketing, and retail channels.
  • Experience with media-pitching and relationship-building skills, with the ability to identify compelling angles and communicate effectively with national, trade, and consumer outlets.
  • A strong understanding of romance readers, online book communities, social platforms, influencer ecosystems, and the retail landscape.
  • Excellent writing, presentation, communication, and project management skills, with sharp attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple campaigns and deadlines at once.
  • A collaborative and solution-oriented approach, with the confidence to lead projects, contribute ideas, and work effectively across teams.
  • Flexibility, curiosity, sound judgment, and enthusiasm for working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial publishing environment.

Benefits

  • Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription Drug Insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care, Dependent Care, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, 401(k), Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, and generous paid time off.
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Founded in 1987
Naperville, Illinois, USA
451 employees (309 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
92.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.6%
Direct
47.2%
Referral
8.7%
Social
2.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~451

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
244 (54% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7