Digital & Social Media Associate Content Manager, Children's Publishing

Job Description

Simon & Schuster is a global leader in general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world's most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards.

It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Pocket Books, Adams Media, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing is searching for an Associate Content Manager to project manage digital content and social asset production for our digital marketing department, and to handle social media advertising for the children's division across all imprints and age categories. This position reports to the Director of Digital & Social Marketing.

This role is perfect for someone extremely organized, creative, detail-oriented, proactive, and communicative who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and has experience working with vendors to create digital/social content and with social advertising. Our ideal candidate is a team player with great problem solving, communication, and project management skills and a passion for children's and young adult books.

Job responsibilities include:
• Coordinating with ad/promo and other vendors to create digital assets for title and campaign social promotions in accordance with digital marketing plans and in consultation with channel managers
• Executing, optimizing and reporting on social advertising campaigns across platforms
• Creating and maintaining seasonal production calendars and tracking progress of asset creation
• Routing creative assets for approval to all stakeholders in marketing, digital marketing, and editorial
• Managing a regular production meeting with the digital marketing team
• Requesting, pulling, and providing cover and interior files for digital marketing team
• Researching and brainstorming new content opportunities and trends in the social media, publishing, teen, and children's spaces

Please apply if you meet the following minimum requirements:
• 4-5 years minimum of experience in book marketing or related field
• Project management experience, preferably in content production for digital and social channels
• Experience with social media advertising campaigns
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Extremely detail oriented
• Enthusiasm for and understanding of social media
• Demonstrable passion for books and reading, especially children's and YA books
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines

Preferred qualifications:
• Photoshop, InDesign, and/or HTML skills
• Photography skills

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