Who we are and what we do Octopus publish books for everyone. We love to enlighten, nourish, entertain and most of all inspire readers and listeners everywhere. We're a leading publisher of non-fiction books, working to publish exciting, market-leading books across our many unique imprints, including Philip's maps and guides. Octopus is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds. What you'll be doing Reporting into the Marketing Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading on the marketing strategy for Octopus paperback publications, as well as creating your own exciting book campaigns. You’ll work alongside the Marketing Director to create impactful and measurable marketing strategies for Octopus’s growing list of narrative non-fiction, bringing your market awareness to help drive our titles to become bestsellers. You’ll own Octopus’s Netgalley strategy, selecting titles and activity for this channel across the Octopus list. You’ll also be putting together effective on and off-line title and brand campaigns across the breadth of the Octopus list with the focus on narrative non-fiction and also including celebrity non-fiction, bestselling cookery and Octopus’s newly-established small but mighty fiction list. You’ll be working closely with your publicity counterpart on each campaign, and with the broader Octopus team across communications, sales and editorial. Who we are looking for You’ll succeed in this role if you are excited about the idea of connecting books with readers through impactful marketing activity across the full media mix. You’ll be market-focussed with high commercial awareness, particularly passionate about the possibilities of narrative non-fiction, and always working to budget and to deadline. You’ll be highly collaborative, a strong relationship builder and a confident communicator. And you’ll be someone who seizes new opportunities and optimises activity to ensure that your marketing campaigns consistently drive sales and brand awareness. What we offer 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 * 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! The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week. Our commitment 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