The Vacancy
We are looking for a dynamic and energetic candidate to manage our biggest paperback and backlist brand opportunities. The successful candidate will communicate with in-house teams across editorial, marketing, publicity, and sales to ensure our paperbacks and backlist get the attention and strategy they need to refresh market positions and achieve sales targets.
In conjunction with the editorial team, the Paperback Manager will also identify and coordinate our backlist opportunities and the backlist of our biggest brands, working with a backlist editor to ensure that all title data is up-to-date, opportunistic commercial moments are captured, and that backlist and paperback covers are fresh and market appropriate.
For the role, we will consider a candidate with either an editorial or marketing background.
The successful candidate will be a driven and highly collaborative individual who can inspire and bring together colleagues across editorial, sales, marketing, and publicity to work collaboratively on book campaigns.
Alongside the primary editor, this role will liaise with authors and agents and will help communicate paperback publication plans in-house and out of house.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative and curious candidate, looking to expand their responsibilities and work with our amazing publishing team and a variety of amazing authors.
Reporting to the Head of Bloomsbury Trade, the successful candidate will strategise with them to identify paperback priorities every season; alongside editors will collaborate with sales, marketing, and publicity on these campaigns; and ensure that these titles receive attention throughout the life of the paperback campaigns to achieve campaign objectives and sales targets.
This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced, collaborative division and make a meaningful impact on some of the most prestigious author brands in publishing.
The role
* In conjunction with editors, managing the full life cycle of paperbacks, including paperback planning and performance analysis.
* Managing multiple projects simultaneously and also overseeing the work of a direct report.
* Staying up to date on the latest trends in publishing, successful campaigns, and competitive activity in both publishing and marketing, actively contributing to the division’s strategies.
* Drive backlist sales.
Knowledge, skills and experience
* A strong understanding of paperback positioning and successful campaigns, including digital.
* Backlist in all formats including digital and audio.
* Experience working across teams.
* A great communicator and collaborator.
* Demonstrated success in developing and executing projects.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Strong attention to detail.
Additional information
The role is a full-time permanent position.
Salary Pay Range: £50,000 – £69,000 per annum
The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday.
Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by 31st January 2025.
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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.
Bloomsbury Benefits
As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
* Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).
Holidays
* 25 days holiday.
* 3.5 days Christmas company holiday.
Other Benefits
* Two paid Personal Wellness Days.
* Flexible Fridays –take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week.
* Work Anywhere Fortnight –For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
* Season Ticket Loan.
* Share Save Scheme.
* AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance).
* Peppy Health App.
* In-house Doctor.
* Eye Care Voucher Scheme.
Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 14 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events, and access to free Publishing Resources.
For additional benefits see below.
Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
The Company
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer, and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford, and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began.
Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment, and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.
Please read more on our Missions and Values here.
Please read our environmental policy here.
Our Benefits
Pension.
Flexible Working.
Life Insurance.
Discount on Books.
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP).
Bike to Work.
Employee Testimonials
Here’s what some of our employees had to say about joining Bloomsbury:
“It’s a friendly team, I feel part of a community and there’s such a breadth and variety of publishing.”
Marketing Executive, Academic.
“There is a passion for books and authors. People want to read and that comes from the top.”
Commissioning Editor, Special Interest.
“Bloomsbury has a strong International outlook, it’s good to be part of a global publishing team.”
Intern, Education.
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