Marketing Executive

Octopus publish books for everyone. We love to enlighten, nourish, entertain and inspire readers and listeners everywhere. Publishing across three strands
- Colour, Voices and Wellbeing
- Octopus is a leading non-fiction publisher with a growing fiction list under our Brazen imprint. Our Marketing and Publicity team works across the breadth of publishing at Octopus: on cookery to prize-winning non-fiction,; breakout fiction to expert-led wellness titles; brand food, drink and interiors to trending crafts and gifts.

Octopus is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.

As Marketing Executive at Octopus no day will be the same - you’ll be working on a range of titles from established cookery writers to tie‑ins from up‑and‑coming food & drink brands, ground‑breaking narrative non‑fiction to expert‑led wellness books, thrilling new fiction from our Brazen imprint to beautiful coffee table and gift books.

You’ll be creating, planning and delivering consumer marketing campaigns across digital and print, working closely with authors, agents and brand partners to ensure our books find their audiences. You’ll aim to secure suitable brand partnerships that help maximise visibility of our titles, and will closely with our Group Marketing team on paid advertising that drives book sales. You’ll lead on your own seasonal campaigns that help sustain sales for our backlist titles.

You’ll develop strong relationships with key internal stakeholders including Editorial, Publicity, Design and Sales and will regularly communicate marketing plans across the business. You’ll pay close attention to budgets, and will consistently look for new and exciting ways to promote books, engage retailers, and reach new readers.

We’re looking for a creative marketer who is bursting with ideas, and able to turn those ideas into targeted campaigns that convince audiences to buy our books. This role is perfect for a Marketing Assistant ready for their next step and to take the lead on their own campaigns.

In this role you’ll collaborate closely with your colleagues in Marketing and Publicity as well as Sales and Editorial, always thinking about how to make a campaign truly effective, from initial ideas and planning through to reporting and reflecting on results. You’ll have experience in both organic and paid for social media, and you’ll be familiar with some basic digital design tools.

You’ll be able to multi‑task across a wide range of campaigns, and able to prioritise and manage your time in order to deliver your work on time and within budget. You’ll have excellent communications skills and be comfortable presenting to both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll be curious to try new ways of reaching new audiences, whilst also thinking about how you can measure impact and return on time and investment.

And you’ll be very happy working as part of a close‑knit team, learning new skills in a supportive environment and enthusiastic about the breadth of publishing at Octopus.

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
• 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
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• An active range of staff-led employee networks that are…