Marketing Executive
Posted 1 day ago by Guardian Jobs
£37,425 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Marketing Executive role at Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a maternity cover position focused on executing marketing strategies to drive academic book sales. The successful candidate will work within a vibrant Retail Marketing team, creating and managing campaigns for a curated list of Trade titles. This full-time, fixed-term role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a leading educational publisher while collaborating with international colleagues and authors. The position is hybrid, requiring two days a week in the office in Cambridge.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead marketing for a curated list of Trade titles across various subjects.
- Shape publishing strategy with input on cover design, title development, and campaign planning.
- Create and execute bespoke marketing campaigns using video, social media, print, and author events.
- Manage budgets and implement advertising strategies, including search term marketing.
- Support retail marketing efforts for global accounts like Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and more.
- Collaborate with international colleagues and authors to expand global reach.
- Deliver analytical reports to track performance and optimize future strategies.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrates strategic thinking and creative flair in planning and executing comprehensive marketing strategies.
- Possesses strong analytical, copywriting, and creative skills with proven commercial awareness.
- Holds a professional marketing qualification and has 18 months of hands-on industry experience.
- Skilled communicator who builds collaborative relationships and fosters team productivity.
- Independent and proactive—comfortable taking risks, learning from mistakes, and driving initiatives forward.
- Has experience and insight into publishing workflows and product marketing.
Salary (Rate): £37,425 yearly
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Marketing
Marketing Executive (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £28,800 - £37,425
Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (expectation of 2 days per week in the office)
Contract: Full time (35 hours per week)/Fixed Term (12 months)
A chance to develop a career within the marketing department of a leader in the educational sector, actively making a difference to our learners around the world. This is an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Executive to join a passionate Retail Marketing team to execute the annual marketing strategy to drive academic book sales. We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About The Role
We are looking for an innovative and self-motivated marketer to step into a unique maternity cover role within the small yet vibrant Retail Marketing team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. As the Marketing Executive, you will be responsible for creating and executing diverse campaigns to support the retail sales channel and leading marketing activities for a boutique list of general interest Trade titles.
About You
You're a dynamic marketer with a flair for strategy and creativity, backed by hands-on experience and a deep understanding of what drives successful campaigns. You combine insight, independence, and strong communication to make a meaningful impact in a competitive landscape.
- Demonstrates strategic thinking and creative flair in planning and executing comprehensive marketing strategies
- Possesses strong analytical, copywriting, and creative skills with proven commercial awareness
- Holds a professional marketing qualification and has 18 months of hands-on industry experience
- Skilled communicator who builds collaborative relationships and fosters team productivity
- Independent and proactive—comfortable taking risks, learning from mistakes, and driving initiatives forward
- Has experience and insight into publishing workflows and product marketing
Rewards And Benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 12 August 2025 and interviews scheduled to take place on the week commencing 25 August 2025. Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry. Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role as it does not meet the minimum skill and/or salary requirements
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.