Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Marketing Assistant
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The Role
We’re looking for a bright, energetic, and outgoing Children’s Marketing Assistant to join the team and work across our award-winning and internationally successful children’s publishing list, including Picture Books, Illustrated Non-Fiction, and Fiction. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and organised person who has a passion for children’s books and is ready to begin their career in publishing.
You will be joining a friendly and collaborative team to provide support across the trade marketing division on a wide range of campaigns and assist with general admin for the department.
Skills, knowledge, experience
- 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
- Build up the marketing campaign knowledge and experience to manage your own campaigns
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Application Deadline
23:59 on Sunday 18 October 2026
Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications
Additional information
- Salary: £27,000 per annum
- Starting: As soon as possible
- Contract: Full-time, permanent.
- Location: 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
- Hybrid-working: 2 days per week: Mondays and Tuesdays
Bloomsbury Benefits
- This role is eligible for our Rental Deposit Loan Scheme
- 25 days holiday
- 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
- Two paid Personal Wellness Days
- Flexible Fridays
- Work Anywhere Fortnight
- Season Ticket Loan
- Share save Scheme
- AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
- Peppy Health App
- In-house Doctor
- Eye care Voucher Scheme
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Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org
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