With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find new ground, new audiences and new voices with every title we publish. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.

Hodder & Stoughton is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 11 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly-experienced, confident and creative Head of Marketing to join the Hodder & Stoughton Marketing department in a new permanent role.

You will be a senior and valuable member of the team through the crucial second half of the year, working predominantly on our Non-fiction list to deliver bestselling, consumer-first campaigns with creative at their heart.  You will be experienced at all aspects of marketing, starting with clear pitch and positioning for every book, through to careful planning and execution of campaign timelines from start to finish. You will be confident and experience in pitch meetings, be a keen reader and well connected to ensure that you are always aware of what is happening across the publishing industry.

You’ll work closely with staff across all other departments, notably Publicity and Editorial, developing great working relationships and demonstrating strong skills across the marketing mix to ensure every campaign is perfectly pitched for the market and audience. You’ll be a confident leader who brings people with you to deliver highly engaging, sales-driving campaigns with flair.

We are looking for someone who has demonstrable experience in leading high-profile marketing campaigns across a broad range of genres, with a particular focus on non-fiction. From celebrity memoirs to cookbooks, from smart thinking and big ideas to literary gems and everything in between, you will be able to show your excellent grasp of working with authors, agents, booksellers, brand partners, international publishers as well as internal and external stakeholders throughout the publishing process and how to bring the benefit of these relationships into your campaigns.

You will have first-class digital knowledge and will bring this into your campaigns as an integral part of your planning and analysis for every campaign. You will have expert market knowledge across a variety of genres with particular focus on non-fiction, knowing when to focus on different media to deliver the best sales results.

Your extensive experience working with bookshops and booksellers will be invaluable in this role as you work far and wide to hand-sell our books at a grassroots level as well as across the world.

You should possess a meticulous eye for detail, have great communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be experienced at running a budget as well as line management and you will be able to demonstrate how you plan campaigns with consumer understanding at the heart.

We believe publishing should be for everyone, at any stage of their career and in any role. We value the experience gained from any and all different jobs in life, and that is why we encourage applicants from all walks of life, especially if those walks didn’t initially include publishing.

In your application, please submit your CV and include details in your cover letter of two major campaigns you have worked on in the last year, with an explanation for why you have picked them and how your campaign delivered versus sales expectation. Your campaigns should include a range of skills which meet the requirements of this role.

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

This role is considering internal applications in all the national offices, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org