Job Description

We have been a leading figure in publishing for more than 500 years. We have always been a forward-looking organization, maximizing the technology for the day, but the digital revolution is bringing enormous change, fast. That same spirit of adventure and entrepreneurialism is critical to our future success. In a fast-changing publishing landscape, OUP welcomes the inquisitive, the inventive, and the ambitious; people who challenge the conventional, and pioneer the possible.

About the Role

Are you passionate about promoting books that inspire young minds? We\'re seeking a skilled Marketing Manager to champion our range of picture books and YA English Literature. This exciting opportunity is initially for 6 months, covering an internal secondment.

Role Overview: As part of our Trade and Consumer marketing team, you\'ll drive the marketing initiatives for our front and backlist picture books as well as a range of young adult fiction and literature revision resources. Based in Oxford, you\'ll work from the office 2 days a week, collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders, including authors, agents, and marketing/PR agencies.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage effectively with internal and external partners, fostering strong relationships.
• Personable & Motivated: Bring enthusiasm and a friendly demeanour to the team, staying driven to achieve marketing goals.
• Creativity & Organization: Showcase your creative flair while maintaining impeccable organizational skills.
• Social Media Expertise: Experience in crafting compelling social media content is essential.
• Event Coordination: Willingness to travel across the UK for events and literary festivals.

Why Join Us:

• Inspiring Environment: Promote books that shape young imaginations and foster a love for reading.
• Hybrid Work Culture: Enjoy the flexibility of working 2 days a week in our Oxford office.
• Competitive Salary: Up to \xc2\xa335,000, reflecting your skills and contributions.
• Exciting Projects: Collaborate on a diverse range of picture books for the next generation of readers.

This role is a 6 month fixed term contract. We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

Essential:

• Marketing experience, with a focus on digital channels
• Ability to interrogate customer and marketing data and generate insights
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
• Innovative and creative
• Experience of managing a budget
• Ability to prioritise a heavy workload with maximum attention to detail
• Good presentation skills
• Experience of managing projects

Desirable:

• Publishing or marketing qualifications (e.g. CIM)
• Previous experience marketing to consumers, specifically booksellers and parents
• Knowledge of trade and consumer market

Benefits

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days\xe2\x80\x99 holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

Queries

Please contact with any queries relating to this role.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

Oxford University Press