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Are you curious about the media and up to date on trends and current affairs? We’re looking for a proactive and exceptionally organised Publicity Assistant to join Penguin Press on a full-time and permanent basis.
The role
Reporting to the Publicity Director, the Publicity Assistant will act as the first point of contact for incoming queries and be responsible for the smooth running of the department through administrative duties.
Responsibilities will include:
- Managing and responding to queries coming into the Publicity inbox
- Sending out seasonal press releases and weekly web bulletins to journalists
- Maintaining databases and catalogue mailings
- Liaising with teams across the company, including Editorial, Production and Sales
- Organising office mailings and bookshelves
- Booking author travel and accommodation and helping to arrange and attend events.
- Managing diaries and schedules
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive team player with excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills. You don’t need previous publishing experience; you’ll need to be keenly interested in a variety of forms of media, comfortable with technology and using MS Office, and it’s important you’re able to prioritise under pressure.
You’ll need to have meticulous attention to detail and excellent interpersonal and networking skills as you will be communicating regularly with teams across the company. Importantly, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment, come to work eager and ready to learn, and have an enthusiasm for the books published by Penguin Press.
The team
Penguin Press publishes serious and ground-breaking non-fiction across our Allen Lane, Pelican and Particular Books imprints, with bestselling authors such as Carlo Rovelli, Lea Ypi, Michio Kaku, Naomi Klein, Ha-Joon Chang, Isabel Wilkerson, David Spiegelhalter and James Rebanks. Press is also home to the world-famous Penguin Classics library.
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.
How to apply: Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter by 23:59 on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. As part of your cover letter, in no more than 150 words, please can you share an arts and entertainment publicity campaign you have seen recently that you liked and explain why you think it was successful? Note that the example you use doesn’t have to be publishing specific.
Additional information
Salary:
You‘ll start on £26,500. Expect a £1,000 increase on your first anniversary in this role to reflect your growing contribution.
Competitive benefits package:
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
Hybrid working:
We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. 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, there are regular meetings and activities occurring on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday that you will need to attend in person mainly at our office in Pimlico. Outside of these moments, you may choose to work remotely.
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.
