The MNG – University Presses team are recruiting a Marketing Assistant following recent expansion. The Marketing Assistant will be joining a team of six, and will play an instrumental role in executing the marketing activities for a wide range of global university presses covering a broad range of humanities and social sciences subject areas.

Duties of the role include:

• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to design and update marketing materials such as flyers, adverts, graphics and catalogues. Working with our in-house designer where necessary.
• Assisting in the creation and execution of email marketing campaigns both online and offline.
• Dealing with customer communications and orders.
• Supporting external stakeholders such as authors with promotion and event efforts.
• Updating and maintaining CRM systems.
• Executing email campaigns to academics and relevant associations.
• Conducting market research.
• Maintaining online channels to ensure they remain accurate and up to date.
• Potential to represent Mare Nostrum Group and the publishers we represent at external events and conferences.
• Supporting the rest of the University Press team with marketing and administrative tasks.
• Monitoring the enquiries@ inbox across teams

Skills required:

• A keen eye for detail.
• Ideally 1 year of experience in marketing, publishing or a related role.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good organisation skills with ability to work on multiple projects.
• Confidence using databases and excel
• Knowledge of Affinity, InDesign or other comparable design software would be desirable, but not essential.

Mare Nostrum Group provides an inclusive and nurturing work environment in which we encourage all our employees to learn and focus on their own personal development. There are opportunities for growth and career development within the company.

To enable an equitable experience for all and give you the best chance of success, if you have any specific requirements for any stage of the interview process, please let us know by emailing: recruitment@mare-nostrum.co.uk

Mare Nostrum Group is a full-service publishing company with an in-house team of over 50 employees, providing distribution, sales, marketing, data management, recruitment, and consultancy services to academic and professional publishers in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. With over 25 years’ experience and a reputation for providing a comprehensive, tailored service, Mare Nostrum Group is widely considered to be the premier academic sales and marketing agency outside of North America.