Publicity Manager

HarperCollins Publishers

Posted 1 week ago, 19 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 84cdc63fff2e481bbe62ea0b4e50f820

Plan and implement PR campaigns for books across our imprints (HQ, Mills & Boon and Pavilion)

Develop innovative publicity campaigns in line with key objectives across individual titles or brand authors, on brief and within budget

Work closely with the Editorial, Marketing and Sales teams to ensure publicity opportunities are fully maximised and communicated across the Division

Deliver high levels of author care, presenting and communicating publicity campaigns and strategy to external stakeholders including authors, agents and managers.

Generate and foster review and feature coverage across relevant media, including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, online and social media

Plan and execute author events and tours to raise author profile and generate sales

Maintain, develop and grow relationships with key journalists, producers, event managers and new media contacts across all channels

Ability to work evenings and weekends as required

Demonstratable publicity background, preferably in publicity in a trade publishing house

Proven track record in generating stand-out, industry leading publicity coverage across a variety of authors and campaigns.

Network of press contacts and strong knowledge of media across broadcast, print and online

Proven experience of organising and managing high profile author tours and events

Experience with planning effective in-person tours and online events, Excellent communication and people skills at all levels and ability to build and maintain first-rate relationships with external and external contacts

A motivated and proactive team player who will thrive as part of a collaborative and dynamic publicity team

Strong relationship building skills and ability to manage relationships with authors, agents etc.

Excellent communication skills, ability to speak confidently and pitch ideas in internal and external meetings

Results-driven, with an ability to analyse effectiveness of campaigns against budget and sales

Strong attention to detail, with an understanding of the elements need to make a title commercially successful

Social media savvy

An opportunity has arisen to join the publicity team within HQ, Mills & Boon and Pavilion, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, to work on innovative campaigns for some of the leading names in commercial fiction and non-fiction., Specialising in commercial fiction, non-fiction and innovative digital publishing, HQ is a young, ambitious, and award-winning imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It launches debuts, builds brands and publishes Sunday Times bestselling authors such as such as Adele Parks, Linwood Barclay, Sarah Morgan, Erica James and Carrie Hope Fletcher. Debut novels published by HQ, The Family Tree by Sairish Hussain and This Lovely City by Louise Hare, have been shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and the RSL Ondaatje Prize respectively. HQ Non-Fiction publishes the Sunday Times bestselling BOSH!, The Batch Lady and The Prison Doctor books, as well as June Sarpong's award-winning work on DE&I and Caroline Hirons' record-breaking Skincare. In 2022, HQ published Joe Wicks's Feel Good Food which was industry Number 1. HQ prides itself on publishing books that are bold, brave, inclusive, and always with a compelling story to tell.

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Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes

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Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books