Marketing & Publicity Assistant, Children's Publishing

Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of digital marketing campaigns, including social media, email marketing, and influencer outreach.
• Support planning, scheduling, and execution of social media marketing across Quarto Kids channels.
• Manage Quarto Kids' U.S. social media presence and newsletters.
• Organize and coordinate award submissions for children's titles.
• Produce press releases, media kits, pitch lists, advertising copy, and other marketing materials.
• Plan and execute mailings to media, influencers, booksellers, educators, and other key contacts.
• Maintain organized and up-to-date marketing, publicity, and contact databases.
• Assist with analyzing and reporting on marketing campaign performance and audience engagement.
• Communicate marketing activities, updates, and successes across the company.
• Provide administrative support to the Children's Marketing team and assist with special projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 1-2 years of professional experience, preferably in marketing, communications, publicity, publishing, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Self-motivated with a proactive and collaborative approach to work.
• Strong knowledge of social media platforms and current digital marketing trends.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative thinking and enthusiasm for developing innovative marketing ideas.

Preferred

• Passion for books and the publishing industry.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience with Box, Dropbox, or similar file-sharing platforms.
• Publishing industry experience is a plus but not required.
• Existing relationships with independent bookstores or knowledge of the bookselling landscape is a plus.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, paid holidays, and summer Friday afternoons.
• Generous health benefits, including medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, flexible spending accounts for healthcare, dependent care and commuter, and more.
• 401(k) benefit plan with discretionary contribution matching by employer.
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance.
• Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program.