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About the Role
We are looking for a Communications Assistant to join our Publicity Team at Penguin General, supporting the smooth running of the department by providing general administrative support, acting as a point of contact for the press, and assisting publicists with book launches.
Responsibilities
- Provide general administrative support to the Publicity team.
- Organize meetings and take minutes.
- Produce and send out press releases.
- Code invoices and process expenses.
- Send out books.
- Act as a point of contact for the press.
- Communicate regularly with journalists and authors.
- Support publicists with book launches.
- Accompany authors to interviews and events.
- Organize author schedules, travel, and accommodation.
- May involve out-of-hours work on weekends and evenings to attend events and festivals.
Requirements
- Strong personal organization and time management skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Proactive and reactive - ability to multitask and handle competing priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people on email, phone and in person.
- Solutions focused.
- Flexibility and helpfulness.
- Ability to take initiative.
- Strong team player.
- Ability to work independently and self-motivate.
- Positive mindset.
- Ability to think creatively.
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid working
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- £29,000 plus benefits
About the Company
- Penguin General is one of the eight publishing divisions that make up Penguin Random House UK.
- Penguin General publishes literary fiction classics, non-fiction bestsellers, and chart-topping fiction writers.
- Penguin believes in the power of authenticity and human creativity.
- Penguin celebrates creativity and diverse perspectives.
Equal Opportunity
- Disability Confident