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About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Publicity Manager to champion authors and titles across fiction, narrative non-fiction, and children's genres. You will lead sales-driving publicity campaigns, build media campaigns, secure coverage, plan book tours, and nurture relationships with media and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Writing compelling press releases and building bespoke publicity plans that secure print, broadcast, podcast, and online coverage.
• Pitching across the full lists to journalists, bookshops, literary festivals, and event partners to grow massive awareness for our authors.
• Managing relationships with authors and agents, providing them with top-tier support, guidance, and interview prep.
• Working extensively with our Sales and Editorial teams, as well as the Sourcebooks US team, to provide proactive internal and external updates.
• Developing long-term strategy for our brand authors, pitching for serial rights, and independently managing your campaign budgets with a sharp eye.

Requirements

• Proven expertise and experience in leading sales-driving publicity campaigns.
• Ability to juggle a varied workload and possess the professional maturity to pivot campaign directions when necessary.
• Absolute confidence when pitching to press, festivals, and partners.
• Understanding of how great PR directly drives book sales.
• Ability to bring a positive, collaborative energy to a dynamic team.
• Track record of delivering high-impact campaigns and working with high-profile authors or brands.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Desire to deliver elite author care.
• Must be within a reasonable commuting distance of London.

Skills

• Publicity campaign management
• Media relations
• Book tour planning and execution
• Relationship building with journalists, festivals, and bookshops
• Press release writing
• Budget management
• Author relationship management
• Interview preparation
• Strategic planning
• Pitching

Location

• Pimlico, London

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Experienced

Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee assistance programme
• 70% discount on company books
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Shopping discounts
• Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*)
• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad*
• A tree is planted for every new employee

About the Company

• DK is a top global publisher experiencing significant growth.
• DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world.
• DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.
• DK is a member of the disability confident scheme.
• DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office.

Equal Opportunity

• We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background.
• We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.