Marketing And Publicity Assistant

Description:

We are looking for a Marketing and Publicity Assistant with excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a keen sense of judgement to join our marketing and publicity team.

Do you have an interest in learning the creative strategies and processes that drive marketing and publicity at Canada’s leading trade book publisher? Are you an extremely organized individual who thrives in a dynamic environment? Are you a process-oriented thinker who keeps one eye on the big picture no matter how small the task at hand? Are you interested in working on a team that models and supports a positive, collaborative culture that embraces change? If this describes you, consider joining us on an exciting journey as we write new chapters of Penguin Random House Canada’s culture and employee experience story together.

Your contribution to the story:
At Penguin Random House Canada we strive to connect our authors and books to more readers than any other publisher. Reporting to the Manager, Marketing and Publicity Operations, you will work across publishing divisions and genres to provide exceptional support for our promotional campaigns, events, and author care processes, ensuring we deliver on our promise of being the most reader-centric publisher and the most attractive home for authors.
What you’ll do:

• Manage book and author-related requests from our media, influencers, festival, and event partners
• Manage media monitoring and reporting on title-specific coverage
• Research and develop targeted lists of media, journalists, and influencers
• Assemble and distribute promotional mailings
• Support authors with virtual and in-person media and events, with occasional evening and weekend commitments
• Provide administrative support across the marketing and publicity team as needed, with a strong emphasis on data management
• Support a variety of meetings, including compiling agendas, presentations, and documents, and managing invites
• Join and actively participate in team meetings and brainstorms