Marketing Manager, Children's Fiction and Non-Fiction

About the Role

Are you passionate about promoting books that inspire young minds? We are seeking a skilled Marketing Manager to champion our range of children’s fiction and non-fiction. This is a permanent position within our trade and consumer marketing team.

Role Overview:

As part of our Children’s and Home Learning marketing team, you will drive marketing initiatives for our front and backlist fiction, as well as non-fiction and reading resources for ages 5+. Based in Oxford, you will work from the office 2 days a week, collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders, including authors, agents, and marketing/PR agencies.

Key Skills and Requirements:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage effectively with internal and external partners, fostering strong relationships.
• Personable & Motivated: Bring enthusiasm and a friendly demeanor to the team, staying driven to achieve marketing goals.
• Creativity & Organization: Showcase your creative flair while maintaining impeccable organizational skills.
• Social Media Expertise: Experience in crafting compelling social media content is essential.
• Event Coordination: Willingness to travel across the UK for events and literary festivals.

Why Join Us:

• Inspiring Environment: Promote books that shape young imaginations and foster a love for reading.
• Hybrid Work Culture: Enjoy the flexibility of working 2 days a week in our Oxford office.
• Competitive Salary: Up to £35,000, reflecting your skills and contributions.
• Exciting Projects: Collaborate on a diverse range of children’s books for the next generation of readers.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

About You

If you're a creative, organized individual passionate about marketing books for young readers, we'd love to hear from you! Take the next step in your career and apply now.

• Previous marketing experience in an education or trade publisher
• Ability to interrogate customer and marketing data and generate insights
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and team working skills
• Innovative and creative
• Experience of managing a budget
• Ability to prioritize a heavy workload with maximum attention to detail
• Experience of managing projects
• Previous experience marketing to consumers, specifically booksellers and parents
• Knowledge of the trade and consumer market

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind, we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and a Christmas closure (3 days), and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in working patterns, depending on the role. We also have active employee networks and societies.

We support your financial well-being through pension contributions up to 12%, loans and savings schemes via Salary Finance, travel schemes, and local discounts.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.