Who we are and what we do
The John Murray Group which encompasses John Murray Press, Quercus and John Murray Specialist, is one of the fastest growing and most profitable divisions of Hachette UK, with imprints that encompass a range of bestselling, pioneering and prize-winning publishing. From exciting debuts, crime fiction and celebrity-led titles, to lifestyle, memoir, history and thought-provoking non-fiction, we are home to bestselling fiction brands such as Mick Herron, Elly Griffiths and Beth O'Leary and the biggest names in non-fiction including David Attenborough, Trevor Noah and Miriam Margolyes. We pride ourselves on being entrepreneurial, curious, and excited about discovering and nurturing new voices that can shape and shake our world.
What you'll be doing
Supporting a team of ten ambitious trade marketers, you’ll play a vital role in assisting across the breadth of the John Murray Group’s trade publishing by ensuring that administrative activities are managed accurately, efficiently, and professionally. You’ll learn how to support a thriving team, delivering on key requirements of the role including:
Providing administrative support for the team, including managing the marketing email inbox, organising meetings, minute-taking, updating data in our systems and raising POs/invoices
Co-ordinating the design, production and distribution of marketing materials, in print and digital formats
Honing your skills to pitching for coverage in trade media such as The Bookseller
Researching and collating information for internal and external presentations
Assisting in organising key marketing events and attending where needed
Contributing creatively to the development of digital marketing, e.g. communities, blogs, social media channels, newsletters etc.
Attending training and then using relevant systems to run datasets for the marketing team
Supporting the team on campaign tasks including influencer research, bookseller outreach and mailings
Who we are looking for
Are you organised and efficient, a team-player with a positive outlook and a love for books? We’d love to hear from you!
We are looking for a marketing assistant to support our team. A successful candidate for this role will be accurate and efficient within an admin role, with a proactive approach to managing tasks and supporting a busy team. We’d love to hear from you if you enjoy working collaboratively and are also able to use your own initiative and prioritise when completing independent tasks. You’ll be extremely organised and reliable, able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and unafraid to ask questions in the spirit of learning how best to support across the team. Strong written and spoken communication skills are essential, as you’ll be interacting with colleagues from all departments, as well as external stakeholders such as authors.
This is an entry-level role and previous publishing experience is not required, but we'd welcome candidates with proven admin and organisation skills and ideally experience working in a busy environment.
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)
Private medical insurance
Dental insurance
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!
This role can be based at our London, Edinburgh or Sheffield offices, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
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.
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org
