Marketing & Publicity Executive (Children’s) — Rock the Boat and Oneworld Publicity
support
Oneworld Publications is seeking a Marketing & Publicity Executive to join our Marketing and
Publicity Department. This is a key role with a primary focus on our highly successful
children’s imprint, Rock the Boat; therefore, prior experience in a marketing and/or publicity
role within children’s publishing is essential.
Rock the Boat—shortlisted for Imprint of the Year at the British Book Awards—publishes
16–20 original titles each year across picture books, middle grade and young adult.
Key responsibilities: Rock the Boat
The successful candidate will:
Devise and deliver marketing and publicity campaigns across a range of titles.
Plan and coordinate author tours, including school visits, bookshop events and
festival appearances; attend events as required on behalf of Rock the Boat.
Manage review copy mailings and outreach to reviewers, bloggers and influencers.
Act as the in-house lead for educational conferences and key trade events, including
the School Library Association, Federation of Children’s Book Groups and Young
Adult Literature Convention.
Manage and brief freelance marketing and publicity specialists, as required.
Maintain a strong working knowledge of social media, supporting channel planning
and execution.
Manage prize entries and submissions.
Maintain the Rock the Boat mailing list and circulate a weekly PR update.
Additional responsibilities: Adult Publicity Team support
In addition, the role will provide administrative and campaign support to the adult publicity
team, including:
Preparing a weekly PR roundup.
Coordinating prize submissions across all imprints and liaising with relevant
administrators.
Supporting and/or coordinating publicity campaigns for selected adult titles.
Assisting with author events across the list.
Managing mailings for non-lead and super-lead paperbacks.
Responding to review copy requests and liaising with bloggers, in collaboration with
the marketing team.
Essential Experience:
At least two years’ experience in a marketing and/or publicity role within a trade
publishing environment, working on children’s and/or YA books.
Demonstrable experience delivering campaigns, managing author events and liaising
with media/creators (reviewers, bloggers and influencers).
Confident communicator with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
Design skills are desirable but not essential.
Ideally, the role will be part-time (three days per week), although full-time applicants will also
be considered. Salary: £30,000 to £45,000 depending on experience and pro rata for part
time.
Please send CV and cover letter to:
mrusher@oneworld.co.uk
