We have an exciting opportunity for a Press Officer to join our award-winning team and work on publicity campaigns on our Del Rey and Century lists. This is a newly created role with a focus on genre fiction: science fiction & fantasy, crime and thriller and romance and we are looking for a candidate with a genuine passion for commercial books.
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone publishes books that connect with people. We love discovering new voices, unearthing stories and taking them to new audiences. For us, it\xe2\x80\x99s about using our enthusiasm and expertise to bring great storytelling on all kinds of subjects to as many people as possible. Cornerstone is made up of Century, Hutchinson Heinemann, #Merky Books, Del Rey and Cornerstone Press. We publish a fantastic range of both fiction and non-fiction titles across commercial and literary lists. Our authors include Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Chris van Tulleken, Tom Hanks, Lisa Jewell, Robert Harris, Naomi Novik, Holly Black, Katherine Arden, Andy Weir, Hugh Howey, Katee Robert, Danielle Jensen, Paige Toon, as well as franchise publishing including Star Wars, D&D, Marvel, and many, many more \xe2\x80\x93 so no one day is the same as the next!
The opportunity
In this role, you will be responsible for running campaigns focussed on our genre fiction lists (romance, crime/thriller, science fiction, fantasy and manga/graphic novels) with the support of a wider, collaborative publicity team. You will get to work with some of the most creative publishing colleagues in the business, learning from a team of experts in a friendly and inclusive environment that values individuality, champions creativity, and celebrates individual and team successes. You will be involved in every stage of the publishing process from early acquisitions meetings to devising and executing campaign plans and much more.
You\xe2\x80\x99ll work to secure coverage across print, broadcast and online outlets to drive sales for our books, and a key element of this role will be connecting with the online communities and building on our connections within the Instagram, TikTok and wider book loving communities across social media. You will also be expected to set up events and bookshop tours for various authors, as well as assisting on the delivery of our convention and festival programmes.
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