Marketing Assistant, Children's

Responsibilities

• Administrative responsibilities to help with the smooth running of the wider marketing team, including coordination of internal and external meetings, and working closely with the Marketing Director on key internal meetings
• Build relationships with key contacts in all other departments across the company, supporting cross-departmental comms and meetings
• Creation of annual catalogue
• A team superuser for platforms such as NetGalley, Sprout Social, and the Bloomsbury.com website, using CMS to manage updates on children’s titles
• Brief and produce a variety of marketing materials, such as activity packs, social media assets, POS and sell-in material. Liaising with the internal editorial and design teams, and freelance designers throughout the process
• Build up the marketing campaign knowledge and experience to manage your own campaigns
• You’ll report to the Senior Marketing Manager, but work closely with all members of the team including the Children’s Marketing Director

Requirements

• A passion for children’s books
• Excellent MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent communication skills
• Organised, proactive and creative
• A team player, with strong interpersonal skills and a great attitude
• Ability to juggle and prioritise lots of competing demands
• Great time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Strong attention to detail
• Interest in pursuing new marketing opportunities and new ways of reaching readers, staying abreast of key publishing trends and the wider book market

Preferred

• Basic design skills would be advantageous

Benefits

• Bloomsbury Benefits
• 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