Publicity & Marketing Manager

Simon & Schuster is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial, and culturally connected Marketing & Publicity Manager to lead campaigns for a growing line of religion and spirituality titles within our flagship imprint.

This role will focus on promoting books spanning Christian living, faith-based self‑help, spiritual memoir, devotionals, general inspiration, health/wellness and cultural commentary, with a strong emphasis on the Christian market. The candidate will work closely with Jonathan Merritt, VP / Executive Editor, and report to the S&S publicity‑marketing department.

The ideal candidate combines strong publishing marketing expertise with authentic relationships and fluency within Christian media, ministry, church, and faith‑influencer ecosystems. This person will play a key role in helping establish Simon & Schuster as a leading destination for impactful, culturally resonant faith publishing.

• Develop and execute integrated marketing and publicity campaigns for frontlist and select backlist religion and spirituality titles
• Create audience‑driven campaigns spanning media, influencer outreach, church and ministry partnerships, social media, podcast strategy, paid marketing, events, and reader community engagement
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Christian media outlets, Christian thought leaders, faith‑based influencers, podcasters, pastors, ministry organizations, booksellers, and conference organizers
• Secure national, regional, and niche publicity opportunities across print, digital, broadcast, podcast, and Christian media platforms
• Collaborate closely with editors, authors, agents, sales teams, and external partners to position titles for maximum visibility and market impact
• Identify emerging trends and audience opportunities within Christian lifestyle, spirituality, devotionals, and faith‑adjacent culture
• Support author platform development and strategic brand‑building initiatives
• Oversee campaign budgets, timelines, analytics, and reporting
• Coordinate conference presence, speaking opportunities, launch events, and faith‑community outreach efforts
• Partner with sales teams to support relationships with Christian retailers, independent bookstores, and specialty accounts

• 5+ years of experience in book publishing, publicity, marketing, media, or related communications fields
• Demonstrated experience marketing books or products to Christian or faith‑based audiences
• Strong existing relationships across Christian media, ministries, churches, faith influencers, podcasts, conferences, and/or religious publishing networks
• Deep familiarity with Christian brands / influencers and faith publishing landscape
• Proven ability to develop and execute successful multi‑platform marketing and publicity campaigns
• Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills
• Passion for books, storytelling, culture, and faith‑centered conversations
• Experience working with author brands and audience development strategies preferred
• Knowledge of social media strategy, influencer marketing, and digital audience engagement
• Proficiencies with social media platforms (META, Tik Tok, You Tube, etc) and Canva (or similar design services)
• Collaborative, creative, entrepreneurial mindset with strong attention to detail

• Experience at a trade publisher, Christian publisher, literary agency, ministry organization, media outlet, or faith‑based nonprofit
• Familiarity with both mainstream and Christian retail channels
• Understanding of the intersection between faith, culture, leadership, wellness, spirituality, and contemporary Christian living

Candidates seeking either in‑house, hybrid or fully remote employment will be considered.

Simon & Schuster US is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. At Simon & Schuster US, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do. From employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Simon & Schuster US is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

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