Marketing Assistant

Title: Marketing Assistant (NYC Hybrid)

Location: NY-New York

Job Description:

Overview

The William Morrow Group, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, is seeking a Marketing Assistant. The Morrow Group is comprised of several imprints – flagship imprint William Morrow, as well as Dey Street Books, Mariner Books, Harvest, and Avon Books – and publishes a range of titles across most publishing categories, from bestselling mysteries and romances to prize-winning literary fiction, cookbooks, politics, and pop culture titles. The Morrow Group’s authors include Tessa Bailey, R.F. Kuang, Lucy Foley, Alex Aster, Rainbow Rowell, Elyse Meyers, Joanna Gaines, Joe Hill, and more.

Responsibilities

• Supports Marketing Directors with campaigns seasonally for a variety of fiction, non-fiction, and lifestyle titles.
• Liaises with publicity, editorial, ad/promo, sales, and digital marketing on campaign execution.
• Helps to create content for social media accounts and newsletters.
• Writes copy and provides design direction for social media posts/assets, trade and consumer letters, email blasts, newsletters, and other marketing assets.
• Conducts influencer outreach and assists imprint with ongoing influencer efforts.
• Schedules and books online/social media advertising campaigns.
• Performs general administrative duties including mailings, scheduling meetings, and other departmental tasks.
• Supports imprint with seasonal meeting tasks and preparation.

Qualifications

• A motivated self-starter with a love for books and eagerness to learn about publishing and marketing 
• Excellent organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and ability to multi-task
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Marketing experience preferred, prior internship experience in publishing and/or marketing a plus
• Strong knowledge of social media (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok), video creation skills a plus 
• Ability to work independently while contributing to department goals
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• An eye for design, as well as a knowledge of Canva and Photoshop a plus 
• College degree or equivalent work experience

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books.  When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.

 

The minimum salary for this position is $50,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  

 

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.