Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join the HarperFiction publicity team in a senior role, to work on and support innovative campaigns for some of the leading names in commercial fiction.

HarperFiction is home to two of the UK\'s most successful publishing estates in Agatha Christie and J. R.R. Tolkien, as well as to some of the UK\'s biggest brands in George R. R. Martin, Cecelia Ahern, Karin Slaughter; chart-topping novels Yellowface, How To Kill Your Family and Girl A, plus the British Book Awards Imprint of the Year HarperVoyager, and literary imprint The Borough Press. HarperCollins UK in turn is part of a global business within HarperCollins Worldwide and News Corp.

We are looking for a senior publicist to join our successful Fiction division as Publicity Director. A fantastic opportunity for someone with extensive publicity experience and a strong understanding of the commercial fiction market to join an established and successful team. Working closely with the PR team, and your editorial and marketing colleagues, you will devise and implement innovative, integrated and targeted publicity campaigns for a diverse range of bestselling and emerging fiction authors, as well as literary estates, with the aim of driving profitable sales and raising and maintaining their profiles. The role will also involve managing members of the team and assuming responsibility of wider strategy and special projects.

Core responsibilities

Develop and deliver innovative and creative publicity campaigns in line with key objectives across individual titles or brand authors

Generate and foster profile and feature coverage across all relevant media - including print, broadcast/podcasts, online and events

Plan and execute author tours / visits to raise author profile and generate sales

Work closely with the editorial, marketing and sales teams to ensure publicity opportunities are fully maximised and communicated across the division

Present publicity strategy and campaigns to internal and external stakeholders including editors, authors and agents

Ensure a strong presence in key internal meetings from acquisitions to campaign planning and strategy.

Maintain and develop relationships with key contacts across all media platforms

Work closely with the PR Director on team strategy and initiatives outside of campaign work - from media relations to events programming and wider planning

Generate trade press releases and announce new title acquisitions

Experience required

Publicity experience in commercial fiction

Excellent author care experience

Proven track record in generating publicity coverage across a variety of authors and campaigns and a range of media

Experience across a variety of genres including crime, literary brands/estates

Experience of organising and managing author tours and events

Experience of organising successful events, with relevant partners

Experience in effectively managing team members

Skills required

Capable of creative and innovative publicity campaigns

The ability to juggle a heavy workload under pressure

Ability to work evenings and weekends as required

A team player with excellent communication and organisational skills

Motivated self-starter with a \'can-do\' attitude

Extensive and proven network of media, literary and bookseller contacts

Benefits

Hybrid working model (2+ days in the office)

28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)

Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

Private healthcare cover and life assurance

Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme

Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work and Pride at HC

Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes

Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers

Gym membership discount

Onsite physiotherapy (London only)

Charitable donation matching and volunteering day

We\'re a certified Carbon Neutral company

Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books

Subsidised canteen and retail discounts

Onsite prayer room

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition Manager at sandra.lim@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading \'Vacancy Query\' plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.

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