Senior Marketing Manager, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The Little, Brown Books for Young Readers imprint of Hachette Book Group is seeking a Senior Marketing Manager to join our team, reporting to the VP of Marketing and managing a direct report. We're looking for a dynamic, creative, detail-oriented, and collaborative marketer with an enthusiasm for children’s and young adult books.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute title-specific trade and consumer marketing campaigns for Christy Ottaviano Books and division titles across age categories

Act as indie sales channel liaison for division, partnering with indie sales team on promotions and merchandising

Communicate professionally and effectively with authors, illustrators, agents, and other external stakeholders

Present at Sales Conference and other key meetings

Conceive vision and craft copy for marketing plans, metadata, ads, promotional items, extension resources, websites, and other marketing collateral

Book advertising and promotions with external vendors

Manage video asset strategy

Create video, audio, and written/blog content, appearing on screen on social media accounts and websites

Manage catalog assets, including copywriting and asset delivery

Oversee ebook and audiobook promotions for division

Make metadata keyword and strapline recommendations across frontlist and backlist titles, staying informed and educating team on current best practices

Monitor sales data, reporting weekly on title performance, competition, and preorders

Attend industry events, conferences, and festivals as a brand representative

Partner with other teams and departments, including Creative Services, Publicity, School & Library, Editorial, Marketing Strategy, and Sales

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

6+ years of experience in book publishing, marketing, or equivalent

Interest in children’s and young adult books

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop), video editing (Premiere), digital photography, and WordPress

Self-starter with the ability to work within a fast-paced, deadline-observant, and

collaborative environment

Excellent written, verbal, and social communication skills

Comfortable being on-camera and on social media talking about books

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Location: New York City (Hybrid – three days per week in the office)

About Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world. The mission of Hachette Book Group is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment, and opportunity. At HBG, we are guided by four core pillars: Understanding Consumers, Changing the Story, Owner Mentality, and Growth Mindset.

As a leading book publisher, we believe that including and representing diverse voices in all aspects of our business is fundamental to what we do. Our publishing programs must reflect the broad range of backgrounds, experiences, political views and ideas that shape our society and publish books for all readers.

Hachette Book Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The compensation range for this position is $70,000-75,000. Salary can vary based on a number of factors including skills, experience, and location — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

The following benefits are offered by the company: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, hospital indemnity, long-term care, health and dependent care FSA, commuter benefit plan, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, travel assistance, 401(k), discretionary bonus program, PTO (15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 10 holidays and generous sick leave) and group discounts on auto and home insurance and legal services.

medical

dental

vision

basic and supplemental life

short-term and long-term disability

accidental death and dismemberment

critical illness

hospital indemnity

long-term care

health and dependent care FSA

commuter benefit plan

employee assistance program

tuition reimbursement

travel assistance

401(k)

discretionary bonus program

PTO (15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 10 holidays and generous sick leave)

group discounts on auto and home insurance and legal services

Compensation
The base pay range for this role is $70,000 – $75,000 per year.

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