Senior Digital Marketing Manager / Head of Digital Marketing (12 month FTC)

Who we are and what we do A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year award, Little, Brown Book Group is the largest division within Hachette, and one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK. We pride ourselves on quality and diversity: across our thirteen imprints, you won’t find a wider range of titles anywhere in publishing. This is a fantastic opportunity to work as a digital specialist in our award-winning marketing team and use your passion and expertise to get our books into the hands of readers, booksellers and influencers.

What you'll be doing As Senior Digital Marketing Manager / Head of Digital Marketing, you will deliver innovative and audience-focused digital campaigns, including title and channel campaigns, which will enthuse fans and engage influencers. Working across our social media channels, consumer stores, and newsletters, including our romance channel With Love, sci-fi and fantasy imprint Orbit and iconic Virago brand, your campaigns will deliver excellent engagement, strong growth and direct to consumer sales. With a combination of market awareness, careful analysis, and up-to-the minute knowledge of the social media landscape, you will also develop insights that feed into our team’s learnings and digital best practices. You’ll be required to confidently present plans to colleagues in-house and externally to authors and agents, plan and implement organic and paid digital strategies for your titles and our channels, regularly update key stakeholders on channel performance, and collaboratively share knowledge with the wider team.

Who we are looking for We are looking for a passionate, creative and driven digital marketer with demonstrable experience and a proven track record of creating eye-catching content, driving channel growth and leading campaigns. The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of current social media best practise, tools and industry guidelines, as well as, experience engaging book communities, outstanding copywriting skills and a honed eye for design. Experience with design tools, including Canva and photoshop, as well as a skill for photography and video content creation will be beneficial. You will have strong experience monitoring and reporting on campaign performance, as well as experience applying both analytics and consumer insight to develop successful campaigns. The ability to multi-task, work calmly in a fast-paced environment and be a strong team player are also vital.

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 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks Season ticket loans And much more!

This role can be based at our London, Sheffield, Edinburgh or Bristol office, 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. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know. 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