Description

Closing Date: 17-Apr-2024

Join the award-winning team of book publicists at Vintage - a division of Penguin Random House, the world’s leading book publishing company.
The Opportunity
As Press Officer, you will be responsible for planning and implementing publicity and events campaigns for a range of non-fiction and fiction books, from launching new voices to promoting established writers across a wide range of genres from literary fiction, poetry and memoir to graphic novels, history, politics, nature writing and more.  You will have direction from senior publicity colleagues, and will collaborate with other publicists on campaigns. You will liaise between internal departments, from marketing and sales to rights and editorial, and communicate effectively with authors and agents, and other external stakeholders.
Alongside this, you can expect to:
Write press releases; create targeted mailing lists; place features, interviews and reviews across broadcast, print and online media.
Plan and schedule events, signings, and festival appearance.
Accompany authors on press tours and to events, working evenings and weekends where appropriate.
Manage your campaign budgets: estimating costs, staying within budget and processing invoices.
Communicate effectively with authors and agents, including presenting campaign plans and results.
Initiate and maintain relationships with journalists, festival and events organisers.
Read acquisitions and provide feedback from a PR angle.
Coordinate international press requests for group companies.
Undertake general administrative tasks as required to support the department, eg maintaining databases, catalogue mailings, seasonal press releases.
What You’ll Bring
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive team player with good communication, organisation and time management skills.    You don’t need to have come from a publishing background; you may have worked as a Publicity Assistant or Press Officer in a PR agency, or within the arts, creative or media industries. Our perfect candidate will have some knowledge of publicity having supported on media and events campaigns, and are ready to make the next step, focusing on literary publicity.  Importantly, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment, come to work eager and ready to learn and be curious and interested by our books.
About Vintage
At Vintage, we are dedicated to bold publishing.
Our books encourage all sorts of readers all over the world to think differently in big and small ways. We make a book the best of its kind, with publishing expertise and world-class design. Our heritage gives us confidence to find the next big thing, knowing the most exceptional is yet to come.
Making books is a team effort, and whether that’s a team of two or 82, we share every triumph. We pour care into our craft, our authors and each other – because there’s no limit to a good book.
How to apply
If this sounds like your next role, please apply with your CV and Cover Letter by 11:59pm on Wednesday 17th April.
The first stage of our selection process will be through our HireVue platform with face-to-face interviews scheduled shortly after via Microsoft Teams.
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.
Salary: Circa £30,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
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
For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/
Hybrid working: 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. At Vintage, we consider what environment enables the best work for individuals, teams and the company. Vintage colleagues work from our Embassy Gardens office on Tuesdays and Thursday and, once team and divisional considerations have been taken into account, have the flexibility to choose where to work on other days of the week.
The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't 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.