Head of Marketing, Marketing and Publicity, Adult (12-months FTC), Simon & Schuster UK

Salary: Starting from £61,000

Application deadline: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 23:59

The Job Profile

Reporting to a Director of Marketing & Insight, the Head of Marketing will be responsible for leading the strategic marketing direction across a portfolio of key titles and projects, ensuring campaigns deliver strong commercial impact, audience growth and brand development, and supporting the Director of Marketing & Insight with team management and marketing strategy across the Adult UK list.

The role will work collaboratively with editorial, publicity, sales and digital, as well as US and international teams, to deliver joined-up campaigns and launches.

The Job Role

Head of Marketing will lead high-impact marketing campaigns across priority titles and authors, driving commercial performance, audience growth and innovation across new channels. They will develop the long-term marketing strategy for the Scribner and Summit literary lists, strengthening positioning, reader communities and brand recognition, while ensuring campaigns align with wider publishing, sales and publicity strategies. They will lead and develop a high-performing team, collaborate closely with editorial, publicity, sales, digital and international colleagues, and provide strategic insight into publishing plans and priorities. They will also identify emerging trends, risks and opportunities, share best practice, and deputise for senior leadership when required.

The Candidate Profile

The Head of Marketing will have strong strategic marketing capability, with the ability to plan and deliver high-impact campaigns, alongside strong commercial awareness and an understanding of the book market and consumer behaviour. They will be a confident people manager, with the ability to coach, mentor and develop others, and an excellent communicator and stakeholder manager, able to build strong working relationships across departments and international teams and represent marketing confidently in senior forums. They will have a proactive, solutions-focused mindset, be highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.

They will bring experience in book marketing, publishing or a closely related creative industry, with a demonstrable track record of leading and delivering high-profile marketing campaigns, managing or mentoring team members and supporting professional development, as well as managing budgets and building audiences and communities.

They will have an excellent understanding of marketing principles, campaign planning and audience development, alongside knowledge and experience using relevant marketing, social media and audience development tools and platforms, and experience working collaboratively across business departments and with international teams.

We are keen to hear from the widest range of candidates and we’re open to different types of experience. If you have experience in marketing across any area of the arts or entertainment, we would love to hear from you.

Please note, the candidate will be required to be in the office at least two days a week.

How to apply

Please apply with your CV and cover letter.

Unfortunately, Simon & Schuster UK cannot accept applications from candidates without a legal right to work in the UK or who require visa sponsorship. Right to work checks are carried out on candidates who make it to offer stage.

Simon & Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression. At Simon & Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.

Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.