Press Officer, Simon Global, Marketing & Publicity

Responsibilities

• Devise and implement a diverse range of publicity campaigns for our distributed titles.
• Build internal relationships (UK sales, international publicity and marketing teams) and external relationships (eg author and agent).
• Develop and deliver imaginative, effective, and high-impact publicity campaigns that raise the profile of Simon Global titles, driving awareness and supporting sales growth across the UK market.
• Take ownership of the publicity schedule and identify the titles with the greatest PR potential in the UK using commercial awareness and editorial judgement.
• Work closely with the Intergroup Sales Manager, as well as publicists and editors across Simon & Schuster's offices worldwide to build strong international relationships, manage expectations with authors and agents, and ensure clear, proactive communication to deliver successful campaigns from start to finish.

Requirements

• Enthusiastic, proactive, and highly motivated, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of what makes an inventive and strategically driven publicity campaign, with the ability to identify the right audiences to maximise coverage, drive sales, and deliver against the objectives of both international publishing teams and the UK sales team.
• Highly organised and adaptable, comfortable managing multiple priorities and delivering several campaigns simultaneously.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, working across a diverse range of nonfiction, fiction, children's, and YA titles while confidently balancing competing deadlines.
• Established media contacts and commitment to developing and maintaining strong relationships with journalists, producers, influencers, and serial editors across print, broadcast, digital, and social media.
• Experience allocating publicity resources across the Simon Global list, using sound commercial judgement to prioritise campaigns and maximise opportunities for UK audiences.
• Ability to work non-office hours to support authors at publicity events.
• Right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship not available.
• Right to work checks are carried out on candidates who make it to offer stage.