About Transworld
At Transworld, we great storytelling.
We publish the UK’s very best most-loved fiction non-fiction. Our authors are master storytellers, commercial giants, game-changing experts who challenge readers to open their hearts and minds. A Transworld book demands to be discussed, shared, loved. Bring boundless energy, might, teamwork everything do. This collective spirit turns into brand names, builds debuts bestsellers, makes us hugely successful year in, out. We have been awarded Publisher Year British Book Awards four times proud published many since start writing careers.
The role
Working closely with Director, will act as trusted deputy—someone they rely on to keep things moving, step key forums, priorities team.
You’ll manage talented varied creating conditions people thrive deliver work. Alongside this, oversee major campaigns ensure bringing together creativity, audience insight thinking in breadth experience, curiosity awareness genres, ability adapt your approach different audiences opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Managing, developing motivating high-performing marketing responsibility coaching, feedback, performance progression.
- Overseeing campaign strategy execution brands authors, early positioning through delivery.
- Using sales data, market competitor inform decision‑making maximise impact.
- Managing allocating budgets effectively, ongoing evaluation against performance.
- Deputising internal external settings, including meetings, acquisitions cross‑divisional forums.
- Building strong relationships editorial, sales, publicity, group partners. areas focus digital, development, output agency relationships.
- Bringing fresh thinking, innovation perspective sharing practice driving continuous improvement.
What bring
Essential criteria
- Proven experience leading teams range levels, support, get out people.
- Experience working wide genres audiences, proven adapting opportunities (e.g. science fantasy, non‑fiction fiction).
- A track record successful, high‑impact building brands. managing large‑scale or global international teams.
- Confidence stepping lead, decisions represent when needed.
Preferred
- Excellent communication interpersonal skills, influence, align stakeholders authority.
- Strong strategic confidence using data decisions. overseeing multiple disciplines creative, media agencies). introducing new ideas, approaches innovations that driven measurable contributing acquisitions, early‑stage strategy.
- Highly organised adaptable, able prioritise, delegate momentum fast‑paced environment.
Disability Confident
If opted disability confident scheme, essential criteria must meet considered interview scheme is listed part What section. Please note, there may occasions volume applicants means can’t take all eligible candidates interview.
Application instructions
Please apply CV cover letter outlining why right candidate by 11:59pm Sunday 12th April. include letter, it crucial assessment process. The offers opportunity show how interests requirements. Typically, expect no more than one two pages length. note expecting first interviews place week commencing 20th April Embassy Gardens offices Vauxhall.
Use AI tools
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Salary
Circa £65,000 dependent skills role, plus bonus benefits.
Hybrid working
While UK places connect, collaborate colleagues, flexibility around work just important. For this office minimum three days per week.
Company: Penguin Books Limited | Job ID: 287860
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