Job Description

We’re looking for a super organized Communications Assistant to support our fast-moving publicity and marketing team.
You will be the first point of contact for incoming queries from journalists. You will be writing press releases and coordinating mailings and will provide administrative support to the rest of the team. You will coordinate meeting agendas, organize travel arrangements and create presentations, as well as processing invoices and expenses. You will work closely and collaboratively with our colleagues in editorial, sales and production to ensure our campaigns continue to be the best in class.
You will be a crucial member of a fun, dynamic and supportive team, have the opportunity to learn the skills of Publicity and Marketing Campaigns, and attend book events and media interviews with our wonderful authors.
You’ll enjoy engaging in the world around you, whether that’s pop culture or news, you’ll have a meticulous eye for detail, and you’ll thrive on talking with a huge range of people. You need to have a creative eye, both for visual design and copywriting.
What you can expect from us:
Our employees are the heart of our business. We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our employees, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Medical cover
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Personal Learning Allowance
• Generous pension scheme
• Summer working hours (role dependent)
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mentoring programme
• Extended Parental Leave policy
• 60% Discount on Company books
• Each site has trained mental health first aiders
• We plant a tree for every new employee to our business

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities