Senior Marketing Manager, Adult Trade

London, UK (Hybrid)

£39K/yr – £46K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own brand campaigns and cross-functional partnerships for publishing, balancing creative vision with data-driven growth across fiction and ideas-led non-fiction.

  • Campaign Leadership: Build and analyse multi-channel campaigns to cut through market noise.
  • Brand & Launch Strategy: Shape title positioning and author-brand campaigns with high-profile collaborators.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Manage key relationships with publicity, editorial and sales to influence list strategy and acquisitions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Campaign Leadership: Creating, implementing and analysing creative campaigns that utilise the full marketing mix to cut through the noise
  • Brand & Launch Strategy: Driving the positioning for titles, authors and building brands, while collaborating directly with high-profile authors and their teams to develop bestselling global campaigns
  • Creative Direction: Overseeing the creation of highly engaging consumer-facing assets and sales materials - from digital to outdoor - working closely with designers, creative professionals and external media agencies
  • Strategic Collaboration: Leading key relationships with our publicity, editorial and sales teams and actively contributing to conversations around wider publishing strategy, list shape and acquisitions
  • Partnerships & Growth: Proactively pursuing cross-promotional partnerships, deepening relationships with influencers and retailers and collaborating with international teams to ensure cohesive global campaigns
  • Budget Management: Working closely with the Head of Marketing to set, manage and reactively adjust budgets to seize market opportunities
  • Team Leadership: Line managing and mentoring junior team members, fostering a collaborative and ambitious team culture

Requirements

  • Strong demonstrated experience of B2C marketing in publishing, working with established brands, platform authors and launching debuts
  • Equally comfortable working on literary fiction and ideas-led non-fiction, combining creativity with strong commercial instincts
  • Creative vision and excellent copywriting skills, an impeccable eye for detail and a strong understanding of how to build a compelling visual language for a campaign.
  • Proven strategic and analytical skills, including a strong ability to interpret data, identify market trends, improve outcomes and develop new processes.
  • A deep understanding of the modern media and cultural landscape, digital marketing tools and current social platforms.
  • Outstanding interpersonal, negotiation and persuasion skills, with the ability to confidently build strong relationships and communicate with stakeholders at all levels, including high-profile authors, influencers and global brand partners.
  • The ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across departments
  • Excellent organisational and the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Unmatched enthusiasm for connecting readers with outstanding authors and books
  • Line management experience

    Benefits

    • Working Pattern - Hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
    • Holidays - 25 days holiday
    • 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
    • Two paid Personal Wellness Days
    • Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
    • Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
    • Season Ticket Loan
    • Learning & Development - Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
    • Share Save Scheme
    • AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
    • Ride to Work Scheme
    • Peppy Health App
    • In-house Doctor
    • Eye Care Voucher Scheme
    • EAP Advice and Counselling
    • Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks, Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources
    • Bloomsbury is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
    • Reasonable adjustments during recruitment upon request
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    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

    Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Founded in London in 1986, we now have offices in London, New York, Santa Barbara, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Bloomsbury is the only publishing company to combine general fiction and non-fiction publishing with academic, professional and educational publishing. We bring together the best talent by combining our passionate colleagues and bestselling authors. Through our commitment to quality, growth, digital publishing and international strategy, we’ve become one of the world’s leading independent publishers. Our purpose is to inform, educate, entertain and inspire readers of all ages, championing a life-long love of reading and learning. We aim to help build a reading culture that benefits wider society.Bloomsbury’s success is due to the belief, commitment and hard work of our talented colleagues. We have a positive and vibrant culture where everyone has a sense of belonging and understands their value. Colleagues are supported to reach their highest potential, with wellbeing at the forefront of everything we do. Initiatives including cost of living support, family policies and healthcare enable colleagues to perform at their best at work. We have a particular focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as well as community outreach and sustainability. Find out more about us at www.bloomsbury.com

    Founded in 1986
    London, England, GBR
    1.2K employees (727 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    1.4M
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    53%
    Direct
    36.5%
    Referral
    8.2%
    Social
    1.6%
    Paid
    0.6%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~1.2K

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    656 (55% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    3

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