Senior Publicist, Adult Trade

Bloomsbury Publishing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bloomsbury Publishing is seeking a Senior Publicist in the Adult Trade division to implement publicity plans for various titles. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in publicity, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of cultivating media relationships. Join us to promote our impressive catalog of fiction and nonfiction books, collaborating closely with various departments.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Paid parental leave

Hybrid Work Schedule

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in publicity.
• Experience with literary and commercial fiction.
• Ability to generate creative angles and pitches.

Responsibilities

• Devise and implement publicity plans for titles.
• Coordinate publicity events and manage budgets.
• Prepare authors for media interviews and cultivate media contacts.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Relationship Management

Media Contact Building

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Publicity Assistant

Cision

Biblio

NetGalley

Social Media technology

Job description

Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for a Senior Publicist in our Adult Trade division. The incumbent will devise and implement publicity plans for both fiction and nonfiction titles; coordinate publicity events; as wall as maintain relationships with authors, media and event venues.

Responsibilities

• Work independently publicizing books and authors of both fiction (literary and commercial) and nonfiction (ranging from current events to history to culinary) titles.
• Devise and implement trade PR campaigns across all media platforms, including digital media.
• Pitch and arrange interviews with national, regional, and local broadcast, print, online media and bloggers, developing proper angles and pitches
• Brief and prepare authors for media interviews and attend as needed.
• Schedule author tours with traditional bookstore appearances, reading series, and offsite partnered event venues.
• Actively cultivate and maintain media contacts, including national, regional, local, and online.
• Create press releases, pitch letters and other promotional book campaign materials that will successfully achieve media objectives in local, regional, and national outlets.
• Work closely with colleagues in marketing (includes digital), editorial, and sales departments to create a clear and thorough publicity effort for all titles.
• Effectively communicate publicity protocols and campaign processes to authors while managing expectations.
• Manage and maintain publicity budget for assigned titles.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 to 5+ years of experience in publicity (part of that time preferably at the Publicist level), with an emphasis working on titles in these categories: fiction, literature, current events, history, culinary, politics and science.
• Experience working with literary and commercial fiction strongly preferred.
• Exceptional and effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Strong relationships with top-line traditional print and broadcast media, as well as digital media and familiarity with local media in major tour markets across the country.
• Proven ability to generate creative angles and pitches.
• Fastidious attention to detail, highly organized, and able to keep to and/or work ahead of deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent skills in diplomacy, a strong sense of initiative and high level of professionalism.
• Proven ability to deliver timely, accurate work product and demonstrate good follow-up and follow through.
• Ability to think strategically and adapt to changing circumstances in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Possess a strong working knowledge of what is fresh in the media landscape and apply this knowledge to assigned projects and campaigns.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Publicity Assistant, Cision, Biblio, UPS CampusShip, NetGalley, and Social Media technology.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Bloomsbury Publishing USA is committed to a merit-based, equal-opportunity workplace. We hire, retain, and promote employees based on individual qualifications, skills, and performance, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our company fosters an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and have the opportunity to succeed based on their abilities and contributions. We remain dedicated to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and fairness in all aspects of employment.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid parental leave
• Hybrid Work Schedule

About Bloomsbury

Established in 1998 and located in midtown Manhattan, Bloomsbury USA is a general interest publisher of adult and children’s books which has become known for both its high quality fiction and non-fiction for adults and children as well as its extensive Academic publishing from the world’s most recognized experts.

Bloomsbury is the publisher of Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones (National Book Award Fiction Winner), Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (National Book Award Nonfiction Finalist), Dr. Louise Aronson’s Elderhood (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Carol Anderson’s White Rage (NBCC Criticism Winner), Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential; as well as works by award-winning writers Sam Quinones, Edmund White, and Mark Kurlansky and by bestselling writers Mary Pipher, Miriam Toews, Deborah Levy, Samantha Shannon and Elif Shafak.

Read more about our Mission & Values on our website .