Marketing Assistant – Children’s

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and creative individual to join our award-winning marketing team at Penguin Random House Children’s as a Marketing Assistant.

In this role, you’ll learn first-hand how we approach and execute marketing campaigns, drive demand, work with retailers and consumers and create magic. We pride ourselves on innovation and put our readers at the heart of everything we do. As Marketing Assistant, you’ll provide administration support to ensure the smooth-running of our large marketing team, working closely with PR. You’ll also support the creation of targeted, consumer-facing marketing campaigns for our children’s books.

Key responsibilities:
• Managing a wide range of admin processes to help the smooth-running of the team and campaigns, including finance administration such as raising purchase orders, paying invoices, and reconciling budgets
• Maintaining databases and updating systems as and when required
• Organising and scheduling meetings, and booking venues and materials / equipment
• Providing support for meetings such as the preparation of reports, agendas, taking minutes and collating visuals / materials
• Supporting team members with every stage of campaign development and implementation and managing some campaigns yourself
• Closely collaborating with PR Assistants and the social team on social support for allocated titles that receive owned media support

We’d love it if you had…

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, as you’ll be working with a wide range of colleagues across the business, as well as key external contacts
• Ability to keep things running smoothly in a fast-paced environment when colleagues are juggling various priorities
• Proactive in your work, always looking for new ways to work more efficiently and effectively
• A curiosity for children’s books and creative ideas for reaching everyday readers
• Curiosity to learn, think, see, and do things differently
• We want to hear from different voices throughout the UK and see fresh perspectives

Employer details

We are the UK’s no. 1 children’s publisher, home to Puffin and Ladybird, and some of the most recognised entertainment brands and authors, including: Peppa Pig, Peter Rabbit, Tom Fletcher, Roald Dahl, Malorie Blackman, Jeff Kinney, Jacqueline Wilson and Karen McManus to name but a few. We also launch talented new rising stars, including Huw Aaron, Bea Fitzgerald, Nathan Bryan, Dapo Adeola, Sam Copeland and Manjeet Mann.