About the Role
The Marketing Executive will play a key part in supporting campaigns that spark curiosity, build our brands, and connect with home cooks, gardeners, travelers, and lifestyle enthusiasts alike. Working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment, the Marketing Executive will plan and deliver campaigns that make an impact.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver consumer marketing campaigns across digital print and social media
- Work with authors, agents, and brand partners to maximise visibility and promotional opportunities
- Support on high-profile campaigns, brand partnerships, and key project launches
- Brief and manage the creation of promotional assets, from social media content and POS to catalogues and video
- Collaborate with Head of Digital Marketing and agencies to deliver paid advertising that drives pre-orders and book sales
- Deliver seasonal and brand campaigns and smart backlist programmes that drive sustained sales
- Regularly communicate campaign plans and results with key internal stakeholders
- Review campaign results and share insights to help shape future activity
- Manage budgets, approvals, and timelines with care and attention to detail
Requirements
- Experience in supporting marketing campaigns within publishing or a similar field
- An interest in using audience insights and data to inform marketing strategies
- A good understanding of social media platforms and how to engage audiences
- Creative and organised with a real enthusiasm for bringing ideas to life with guidance and support
- Enjoys working with others, with good time management skills to juggle multiple projects at once
- Commercially aware, interested in market trends, and thinking about how marketing can drive sales and engagement
- Comfortable analysing campaign results and suggesting creative approaches for next time
- A clear communicator who can quickly build strong relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders
- Passionate about travel books, cooking, gardening, and lifestyle publishing
Skills
- Social media platforms
- Audience insights
- Data analysis
- Campaign management
- Budget management
- Time management
- Communication
Location
- Pimlico, London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Depending on experience
Salary/Compensations
- Up to £32,000 plus bonus
Benefits
- 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme
- Volunteering policy and charity matching
- Employee assistance programme
- 60% discount on company books
- Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
- Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*)
- Shopping discounts
- Up to 30 days remote working from abroad*
- Tree planted for every new employee
About the Company
- 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.
