| Publication or Company |
Bloomsbury Publishing Inc.
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| Industry |
Book Publishing |
| Benefits |
401K/403B, Dental, Health |
| Job Duration |
Full Time |
| Job Location |
New York, NY |
| Job Requirements |
Position Profile:
Bloomsbury Children’s group is looking for a Senior Publicity Manager/Associate Director to join our team. In this role, you’ll develop and execute all publicity initiatives for our children’s list (picture books through YA).
Primary Responsibilities:
•Manage publicity for all titles, including writing press materials and pitches, meeting with media outlets, and coordinating interviews
•Plan and execute author tours, signings, and events such as BEA and regional trade shows
•Book local and national media in all outlets (print, online, radio, TV)
•Responsible for management of publicity budget
Represent publicity at editorial/acquisitions meetings
•Present at company meetings including sales conference and at author/agent meetings
•Travel on author tours and to select festivals and conferences as needed
•Work closely with marketing, editorial, sales, authors and agents
•Coordinate global publicity campaigns
•Reports to Executive Director of Marketing and Publicity and supervises one Associate Publicist
Required Skills / Knowledge:
•Must be detailed-oriented, well-organized and able to manage multiple projects at once
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•Strong relationships with media contacts
•Five-seven years publishing experience required
•Children’s publishing experience strongly preferred |
| About Our Company |
Bloomsbury Children's USA, a division of Bloomsbury Publishing, was launched in 2002 as a general-interest publisher of children's books for readers of all ages. The imprint publishes such award-winning and bestselling authors as Newbery Honor winner Shannon Hale, Printz Award winner Nick Lake, Julianne Moore, Alexander McCall Smith, Jessica Day George, Simone Elkeles, and E. D. Baker. In the UK, Bloomsbury is the publisher of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. |
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