We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Brand Marketing Executive, playing a pivotal role in driving awareness, excitement and engagement amongst family audiences. You will work closely with the Senior Brand Marketing Manager to plan and execute strategic and dynamic marketing campaigns for leading children’s authors and brands.
Requirements
- Campaign execution: Proven track record of executing marketing campaigns, start to finish, including social media marketing.
- Industry knowledge: Experience in publishing and/or marketing products or content to a children’s and family audience.
- Time management: Highly organized with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Communication & integrity: A highly effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills to build long-lasting, trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders, external contacts and, above all, authors and illustrators.
- Design & detail orientation: A strong eye for design and excellent eye for detail.
- Audience focus: An audience-first mindset, acting as the voice of the audience within the business.
- Copywriting: Ability to write and brief effective creative copy.
- Community: Track record of working effectively as part of a team.
- Commitment: Passion for children’s books and marketing to a family audience.
- Curiosity & innovation: Demonstrated interest in and ability to explore new technologies (e.g., AI and automation tools) to drive significant time savings and enhance the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
- Systems: Experience working with systems and tools such as MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Workspace, Canva and Biblio.
Benefits
- 28 days’ annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Discounted private medical insurance
- Group income protection scheme
- Enhanced family pay and leave
- Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)
- 2 Volunteer Days per year
- 75% off all Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)
- Season ticket loan/advance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts on shopping and gym memberships; Christmas club savings
- Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch
