Senior Publicist - Berkley

Job Description

Senior Publicist – Berkley

Are you passionate about the romance genre? Do you love sharing your favorite romance novel with everyone you know? Do you thrive on persuading media contacts to cover your latest trope-tastic rom-com obsession? Are you looking for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding job that helps you achieve your career happily ever after?

We are seeking a Senior Publicist to join the Berkley Publicity team. In this role, you will work closely with the Publicity Director to develop the publicity strategy for Berkley's industry-leading romance program. Berkley's authors include Jasmine Guillory, Ali Hazelwood, Helen Hoang, Evie Dunmore, Christine Feehan, Jayne Ann Krentz, and Lyssa Kay Adams, among others. You will spearhead publicity campaigns for a variety of romance and commercial fiction releases and oversee campaigns for a mix of high profile and debut authors. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with authors and the in-house publishing team on all aspects of publicity.

If you love romance novels and rom-coms, are a persuasive communicator, organized multi-tasker, strategic problem-solver, and creative self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, this is the job for you!

An industry leader in commercial and genre fiction, Berkley has a rich tradition of discovering new talent, defining emerging trends, and building authors and series into global franchises. With Berkley's dedicated focus and guidance many bestselling authors have grown into international brand names, including William Gibson, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jim Butcher, and Mark Greaney. Berkley is proud to publish New York Times bestselling authors Emily Henry, Jasmine Guillory, Nalini Singh, Jayne Ann Krentz, Christine Feehan, Chanel Cleeton, Kristan Higgins, and Grady Hendrix, among others. Known for being at the forefront of trends, Berkley publishes books on the cutting edge of commercial and genre fiction.

Responsibilities:
• In conjunction with Publicity Director, develop the publicity strategy for Berkley's romance program.
• Plans and executes publicity campaigns for the Berkley imprint that will maximize exposure for authors and their books and manages the campaign budget.
• Pitches and secures top national and regional TV, print, radio/podcast, and online media.
• Develops and maintains close working relationships with members of the press and seeks out new media outlets.
• Executes successful virtual events and in person multi-city author tours, including independently overseeing travel arrangements, confirming bookstore events, pitching local media and managing comprehensive tour schedules.
• Writes pitch letters, press releases, and other creative press materials.
• Works closely with the publicity team as well as authors, agents, booksellers and key in-house departments including editorial, marketing, sales, design and subsidiary rights.
• Works closely with authors on all aspects of publicity including sending author regular updates, briefing authors on how to handle interviews and accompanying authors to publicity engagements when possible.
• Performs general department responsibilities and represents Berkley and the romance program at various meetings, functions, and industry events.

Requirements:
• At least 4 years of experience in book publishing publicity or related media
• Experience publicizing fiction
• Experience publicizing romance preferred
• Established national and regional media contacts including TV, radio, print and online
• Established relationships with bookstores
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong public presentation skills
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Must be a creative and strategic thinker, as well as proactive and persuasive
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Company: Penguin Random House LLC

Country: United States of America

State/Region: New York

City: New York City

Postal Code: 10019

Job ID: 196095

Date:

Feb 18, 2022

Location:

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjm5m0-18-223-196-211-42 in your application.