Hachette Children's Group
Senior Marketing Manager (12 month FTC)
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Who we are and what we do
Hachette Children’s Group is one of the largest children’s publishers in the UK, with an outstanding track record in creating bestselling and award-winning books for children and young people. We are committed to raising readers whatever their age or interest, offering a book for every child at every stage on their reading journey.
Our broad and vibrant lists include beloved picture books such as Giraffes Can’t Dance, Oi Frog! and The Lion Inside, irresistible early fiction including Rabbit and Bear and the Rainbow Magic series, middle grade favourites such as How to Train Your Dragon and The Boy at the Back of the Class, ground-breaking YA including Six of Crows and Heartstopper, and of course the iconic heritage brand of Enid Blyton.
HCG recently announced a fresh new imprint structure comprising Orchard Books, Starboard, Tempest, Blyton Books, Wren & Rook, Welbeck Children’s Books; Laurence King Publishing, Franklin Watts and Wayland.
Hachette Children's Group is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.
What you'll be doing
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, strategic, creative Senior Marketing Manager to join the Hachette Children’s Group multi-award-winning marketing team. This is a particularly exciting moment to join the division as we enter a new chapter complete with audience-focused new imprints and major brand-building ambitions.
This is a key senior role in the team, with responsibility for delivering industry-leading, commercially effective marketing campaigns for some of HCG's biggest books and brands. You will have a particular leadership focus in the area of brand marketing, as well as overseeing the marketing department's digital marketing strategy and output.
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We offer a creative, empowering environment within an experienced and collaborative team. There is significant opportunity for professional development within the role and, as part of Hachette, you will benefit from an extensive training library and development schemes such as mentoring.
Who we are looking for
The successful candidate will have significant proven marketing experience at Marketing Manager or Senior Marketing Manager, ideally within or relevant to the children’s book industry. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker with creativity, commercial awareness, digital expertise and a firm focus on results. Ambitious, innovative and resourceful, you will be buzzing with ideas and the knowledge of how to translate them into action while inspiring the team around you. You will be a strong project manager and a first-rate communicator, with some prior line management experience or management training.
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:
- 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
- Generous pension schemes
- Rent deposit loans
- 2 community days per year
- Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
- Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Wide-ranging training library
- Development programmes (including mentoring)
- Up to 70% off book purchases
- A charity bookshelf
- An active range of staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing, Women in Tech and religious networks
- Season ticket loans
- And much more!
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This role can be based at our London office, or at any of our regional offices in Sheffield, Edinburgh or Bristol, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
We welcome applications from candidates seeking a four-day week or other flexible working arrangements.
Our commitment
Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, you can let us know at the ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ section of your application. We’ll make sure you’re supported throughout the process.
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