What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marketing Manager / Senior Marketing Manager, Simon & Schuster Audiobooks position at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing?
1230 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, USA Req #432
Monday, February 10, 2025
Simon & Schuster was named to Forbes magazine list of America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022. 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 Audio is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager/Senior Marketing Manager to join our enthusiastic, creative, and collaborative Marketing & Publicity team.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter with great author care skills and a history of successful book/audiobook marketing campaigns. We are looking for someone who comes in day one ready to develop, execute, and measure the success of title-specific marketing campaigns, collaborate with in-house imprint colleagues, present to external stakeholders, and build campaigns from scratch for select titles in our rapidly growing list of original audiobooks.
Primary Responsibilities
The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable. Additionally, employees have access to our industry-first, Broad Based Ownership program, which makes all employees partners in our shared success.
Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster role will be employees of Simon & Schuster, LLC, subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.
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Monday, February 10, 2025
Simon & Schuster was named to Forbes magazine list of America's Best Mid-Size Employers 2022. 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 Audio is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager/Senior Marketing Manager to join our enthusiastic, creative, and collaborative Marketing & Publicity team.
The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter with great author care skills and a history of successful book/audiobook marketing campaigns. We are looking for someone who comes in day one ready to develop, execute, and measure the success of title-specific marketing campaigns, collaborate with in-house imprint colleagues, present to external stakeholders, and build campaigns from scratch for select titles in our rapidly growing list of original audiobooks.
Primary Responsibilities
- Work day-to-day with authors and their teams (social, website, newsletter, agents, etc.) to find creative ways to highlight the audio format for both traditional audio releases and our dynamic new line of audio originals.
- Build strong relationships across Simon & Schuster for effective collaboration with imprint marketing teams.
- Liaise with sales, editorial, digital and ad promo departments, work hand in hand with audio production and audio publicity.
- Create compelling marketing assets including behind the scenes interviews, excerpts, copy and more for use in advertising and across Simon & Schuster, author, and account social media channels.
- Relevant experience with proven results in the publishing space.
- Experience building title marketing campaigns from the ground up, seeing them through, and measuring their impact.
- History of working directly with authors and their teams, managing campaigns, budgets, ads, and expectations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Extensive familiarity with copywriting for social media platforms.
- Strong time management skills with a keen ability to juggle multiple ongoing projects, detail oriented with the ability to prioritize, meet tight deadlines, and work independently with good follow-up and follow-through.
- A positive attitude, a team forward mentality, a desire to mentor.
- Proficiency in Word and Excel.
- Familiarity with video editing a big asset.
- Experience as/or working with influencers and content creators a plus.
The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable. Additionally, employees have access to our industry-first, Broad Based Ownership program, which makes all employees partners in our shared success.
Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster role will be employees of Simon & Schuster, LLC, subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.
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- Job Family Marketing
- Job Function Marketing / Promotions
- Pay Type Salary
- Employment Indicator Regular
- Min Hiring Rate $75,000.00
- Max Hiring Rate $85,000.00
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000
