Bloomsbury is committed to delivering excellence and originality in scholarship.  We strive to be a creative, responsible, entrepreneurial, independent publisher of books, audiobooks, and digital content of excellence for a global audience. 

Reporting to the Global Marketing Director, the Head of Marketing – Vis Arts will be a creative self-starter excited by the idea of working in digital publishing and building a brand within the library and academic community. 

Be a part of a highly entrepreneurial and inspired environment that is collaborative, fast paced, and always looking toward what is next in publishing.  Join us! 

The role

What we’re looking for in a candidate:

• Be strategic!  Lead the planning, creation, execution, and oversight of the global marketing plan for the digital portfolio of products within Visual Arts, which includes fashion, architecture, and applied arts. Work in close association with the sales, editorial, and product management teams to drive growth and brand awareness for these products and subject areas. Manage a team of two people who work to market and support the portfolio and provide direction on the overall plan.   
• Be Creative!  Lead the development and implementation of a global integrated marketing strategy for digital resources in the visual arts including, but not limited to:
  • Content Marketing
  • Social Media
  • E-mail
  • Event strategy/conference marketing/webinars
  • Digital Marketing
  • Advertising

• Drive Usage!  Create and develop marketing materials that best position our products in the marketplace, support and advance our sales efforts, raise awareness, and drive usage.

• Know the market!  Develop an understanding of librarians, students, faculty, and researchers within this subject area and create marketing campaigns and programs to support awareness of our products in these subject areas.  Also, understand the competitive landscape and provide insights to support sales and product development.

• Be a Team Player!  Consult with other departments, especially Sales, Product Management, Product Development, and Editorial, ensuring open and effective communication.  Provide market feedback that helps develop and execute departmental strategy and processes and drives future decision for the products. 

• Build + Cultivate Relationships! Regularly connect with all external partners, stakeholders, and customers to provide information on marketing plans, reporting, and establish a strong working relationship and inform decision making. 

Knowledge, skills and experience 

• Demonstrated significant experience in marketing, preferably within the academic market
• Proven record of implementing best practices related to campaigns, positioning, branding, and driving overall awareness.
• An entrepreneurial spirit and the imagination to conceive plans and promotions that excite and engage the library market as well as end users.  
• A confident, creative, collaborative person with excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, a can-do attitude, and the ability to identify and capitalize on new opportunities.
• A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and prioritize workload.
• Ability to present confidently both internally and with customers, agents, and third-party clients.

Additional information

The role is a full-time temporary maternity cover position (1 year contract)

Salary Range: £39,000 – £46,300

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: Wednesday/Thursday.

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 October 2023.

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 45 minutes earlier in the week

Season Ticket Loan

Sharesave Scheme

AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)

In-house Doctor

Eyecare Voucher Scheme

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers) and 21 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.

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