Marketing & Publicity Assistant, Crown & Currency; Hybrid

Penguin Random House LLC

New York, 1745 Broadway, United States

hybrid

USD 55,000 (Yearly)

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing & Publicity Assistant to join Penguin Random House. Reporting to the Director, Marketing and Publicity, this role will assist in executing campaigns for non-fiction hardcover and paperback titles in a fast-paced, fun, and highly collaborative environment.

Crown Currency is the Crown division’s imprint for books about business, technology, and personal success, with authors like Palantir CEO Alexander

C. Karp, Axios founders Jim Vande Hei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz, journalist Zeke Faux, Silicon Valley visionary Eric Ries, acclaimed journalist Rana Foroohar, activist Reshma Saujani, and Earn Your Leisure podcasters Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal. The flagship Crown imprint is the home of some of the world’s most acclaimed storytellers, thought leaders, and innovators, including President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Rachel Maddow, Susan Cain, Erik Larson, Matthew McConaughey, Mustafa Suleyman, and Matthew Desmond.

We are looking for an Assistant with a strong interest in current events and business who would be excited to be at the forefront of the changing landscape of work, business and finance.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist in media outreach for campaigns, including seeking new opportunities, maintaining author media lists, tour schedules and media monitoring.
• Help build media lists and update databases with a particular focus on the business and self-improvement space.
• Conduct influencer research and assist in influencer outreach across social media.
• Help support b2b and bulk buy opportunities.
• Assist in generating promotional copy, including for press materials and social media.
• Help brainstorm and create marketing assets, and trafficking for approval.
• Support the implementation of marketing and publicity initiatives that achieve impact across a range of channels.
• Assist with a variety of other tasks, including scheduling meetings, creating presentations, mailings, and budget tracking.

• Prior office/internship experience required;
  Publishing/marketing/publicity experience a plus
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects across teams, with a focus on details and deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with social media platforms and management tools
• Familiarity with design platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite is a plus
• Familiarity with online programs such as Canva, Muckrack, Mailchimp a plus
• Interest in nonfiction…