Marketing and Communications Assistant

Marketing and Communications Assistant

Are you a creative and organised individual with a passion for books and a knack for marketing? Join the vibrant team at Quadrille, an innovative imprint of Penguin Random House, as a Marketing & Communications Assistant. In this dynamic role, you will play a crucial part in driving awareness and engagement for our diverse range of titles and esteemed authors. You will provide essential administrative support to ensure the seamless operation of our marketing and communications efforts, helping to bring our beautifully crafted books to readers around the world. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to contribute to a leading publishing house, we invite you to apply and embark on an exciting journey with us.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Social Media Management: Maintain the monthly calendar for Quadrille social accounts and create posts as directed by the Marketing Executive.
• Brand Partnerships and Influencer Research: Research potential brand partnerships and influencers to build the database.
• Social Media Reporting: Report on social media activity, including weekly social alerts and influencer mailing roundups.
• Email Marketing and Website Updates: Assist with email marketing and update the company website regularly.
• Content Creation and Upload: Provide ad hoc assistance with the creation and upload of A+ content to Amazon and occasionally support the preparation of trade sales catalogues and presentations.
• Campaign Support: Create social timelines and assets for Trend campaign authors and assist with author events, including sending invites, booking travel, and setting up.
• Review and Influencer Copy Dispatch: Dispatch review and influencer copies and samples to partners, liaising with campaign teams.
• Administrative Support: Update and maintain departmental budget sheets, raise and code purchase orders or invoices, and provide general administrative assistance to the team.
• Meeting Coordination: Arrange meetings, book meeting rooms, organise refreshments, and take minutes.
• Technical Skills and Experience: Demonstrate excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills, with the ability to multitask, work autonomously, and think creatively. Experience with social media and Adobe Suite is desired.

What you’ll bring:

• A proactive approach to assisting colleagues and a keen interest in learning from collaborative experiences.
• An eagerness to embrace new responsibilities and areas of work.
• The capability to challenge existing processes and propose more efficient methods for the team.
• A curiosity and enthusiasm for engaging in activities beyond your primary role.
• The ability to work efficiently both as part of a team and independently.
• A proactive attitude towards building and nurturing relationships both within the company and with external partners.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to multitask effectively, handling competing priorities with ease.

Disability Confident

If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, below is the essential criteria you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

• Demonstrable interest in Publishing and/or Marketing and Communications team and/or Quadrille division
• Proven written ability showcased through your application
• Experience/Knowledge of MS Office Excel/Word/ Outlook
• Demonstrable understanding of managing multiple stakeholders at varying seniorities
• Demonstrable communication skills

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Monday 20th January.

• Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.
• Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

Salary

£27,500 plus benefits.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
• Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
• Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect the successful candidate to work from the office a minimum of two days per week, with a maximum of three days per week working remotely.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Quadrille Publishing Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW11 7BW 

Job ID: 276736

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