Responsibilities

• 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.
• Be responsible for devising publicity strategies and executing campaigns across the Simon Global list, taking ownership of the publicity schedule.
• Use commercial awareness and editorial judgement to identify the titles with the greatest PR potential in the UK.
• Work closely with the Intergroup Sales Manager, as well as publicists and editors across Simon & Schuster's offices worldwide.
• 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of what makes an inventive and strategically driven publicity campaign.
• 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; able to work across a diverse range of nonfiction, fiction, children’s, and YA titles while 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.
• Working independently; confident in allocating publicity resources across the Simon Global list, using sound commercial judgement to prioritise campaigns and maximise opportunities for UK audiences.