Assistant Marketing Manager

Job Description

Company: Simon & Schuster India

Location: India (Delhi / Noida)

Type: Marketing

Status: Permanent, Full time

Salary Description: Competitive & Benefits

Reference: S&S AM MANAGER22

Simon & Schuster is one of the most successful global publishers in the world with a strong presence in India. Our fiction list in India includes bestselling authors, such as Coleen Hoover, Adam Silvera, Kevin Missal and more. Our non-fiction list ranges from number one bestsellers Rhonda Byrne's The Secret and Rupi Kaur's Home Body, Stephen Covey, Boria Mazumdar, Kaushik Basu, Ray Dalio and Walter Isaacson.
Our children's list is one of the fastest growing children's lists, with bestselling brand authors Cassandra Clare, Rachel Renee Russell, Franklin Dixon, Carolyn Keene. Stars on the picture book list include the Karen Katz, Sandra Boynton, award-winner Benji Davies and bestselling picture books by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.

Simon & Schuster India also represents a number of well-respected, eclectic and successful publishers, which include Andrews McMeel, Viz Media, Kaplan, Barrons, Inner Traditions, Elliot & Thompson and Insight editions.

Job Profile:

We have an exciting vacancy for a marketing professional to join our creative and dynamic team. Reporting to the Marketing and Publicity Manager, you will work across all areas of the Simon & Schuster adult publishing list. You will have responsibility for developing and managing your own title marketing across a range of genres, working closely with the Simon & Schuster team to create imaginative, effective and integrated campaigns.

Candidate's Profile:

We are looking for a talented individual with strong marketing and digital skills, an imaginative approach and a demonstrable understanding of book publishing. You will have a flair for writing great copy, a keen eye for design the ability to deliver impactful, inventive campaigns across all media. You will be confident delivering pitches and presentation to authors, agents and retailers. The successful candidate will display strategic thinking and planning, detailed market awareness and consumer insight alongside creative abilities. You will have experience of running social media campaigns and have skills to create content on Photoshop. We are also seeking for that person to be creative in terms of thinking and presenting innovated ideas that will drive and keep the business growing. A logical mind and well organised in their work, with the ability to look at the business with a bigger picture, highlight gaps, if any.

This role requires someone who is highly reliable and organised, can be flexible and react to the varied demands of the role. Great communication skills and a thorough understanding of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are desirable. Experience of the territory will be an advantage but not essential. If you love books and getting them into them into the hands of readers, then we want to hear from you.

Simon & Schuster India is an equal opportunities employer committed to the goal of building a culturally diverse workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Closing date: Thursday 19th May 2022

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rev785-3-134-81-206-42 in your application.