Job Description

Campaigns Officer - Quadrille
Are you currently working in communications and looking for your next adventure? Are you an excellent communicator and excited by the thought of supporting authors?
Quadrille is on the hunt for a Campaigns Officer who is passionate about food and lifestyle publishing. This is your chance to be part of a team that values creativity and innovation, and to play a key role in shaping impactful book campaigns.
About Quadrille
Quadrille is a global, award-winning food and lifestyle publisher. We believe in the transformative power of books - our mission is to enrich readers' lives, ignite creativity and spark conversations. Our emphasis is on high-quality illustrated books with integrity and longevity. Home to experts, household names and bright new talent in everything from cookery to craft, lifestyle and gift, we combine cutting-edge design with inspiring content for audiences around the world.
The role
In this role you will be responsible for creating and implementing book campaigns and will provide some administrative assistance for the team. This position will report to the Senior Publicity Manager.
Key responsibilities:

• Campaign management for allocated titles, creating and delivering plans that meet budget and have a clear conversion to sales.
• Team lead for all our client publisher titles (Hardie Grant Australia & Hardie Grant North America). Creating and executing campaigns where needed, attending and coordinating meetings with the client publisher.
• Collective campaigns: Devise and deliver seasonal and subject-driven campaigns throughout the year; driving further visibility of our books within the media and towards the consumer (e.g. Craft, Interiors, Gift)
• Liaising with media and maintaining media relationships across print, broadcast, online and digital, and updating media lists
• Creating and issuing monthly communications to our journalist databases (short lead and long lead press)
• Assisting the Head of Department in preparing publicity materials for media meetings and presentations.
• Monitoring the Publicity inbox and acting as first point of contact for incoming press enquiries.
• Overseeing the submissions for book awards and prizes.
• Providing high-level author care and assisting in the development and progression of key authors.
• Supporting authors during press interviews where required, booking travel and accommodation, assisting with event logistics and planning, and managing invitations and guest lists for events.
• Attending and contributing to marketing and publicity meetings to discuss campaigns and promotions for upcoming titles.
• Working with the head of department to fulfil and support any freelancers.
• Preparing press releases, book mailouts, fulfilling image requests and other ad hoc admin tasks, and assisting with administration when Marketing & Communications Assistant is on leave.

What you'll bring
Essential criteria:

• Experience working on publicity campaigns
• Demonstrable engagement with the food and lifestyle markets
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills to manage a variety stakeholders
• Proven organisation and prioritisation skills with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work to multiple deadlines at once
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Acrobat

Preferred criteria:

• Creative, curious, and innovative
• An excellent team player
• A proactive and flexible approach to work
• An interest in the broader publishing industry and marketing
• Eager to share ideas and contribute beyond your immediate role responsibilities
• Familiarity with Iterable, Roxhill, HypeAuditor, InDesign, Photoshop

Disability Confident
If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, the above "essential criteria" section is what you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.
Application instructions
Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 4th January As part of your cover letter, please tell us about a recent cookery or lifestyle publicity campaign that has caught your attention and why you think it was successful (no more than 200 words).
Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.
Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.
Salary
Circa 30,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
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. For this role we expect that you will work from our London-based office at least 3 days per week, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Company: The Random House Group Limited | Job ID: 285367

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