Tyndale House Publishers is hiring: Senior Publicist in Carol Stream

For more than 60 years, Tyndale has helped readers discover the life-giving truths of God's Word. Today we're one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. Though our business has grown, our mission remains the same: to open God's Word to as many as possible in language they can relate to and understand.

Are you passionate about books? Do you love bringing incredible stories and products into the spotlight? If you thrive on creativity, connection, and making a real impact, we'd love to have you on our team!

This is an on-site role based in Carol Stream, IL, with the potential to enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid schedule to work from home two days per week, after you're fully trained.

Join our innovative PR team and help us shape the future of storytelling. Your creativity and passion can make a real difference.

Overview:

This candidate will work on a wide variety of titles across all genres, nonfiction, fiction and kids, and promote our products across all media platforms, TV, podcasts, print and radio. This role provides an exciting, fast-paced, fun, collaborative and supportive environment with a team of 6 dedicated PR professionals (or dedicated publishing professionals).

The ideal candidate loves books, especially Christian and faith-based books, is a dynamic team player with strong communications skills, both written and verbal, as well as an avid consumer of media in all forms including podcasts, TV and news. This candidate will also be creative, a self-starter, enthusiastic and have a positive attitude.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as Sr. publicist for Tyndale's book publishing groups and Alliance partners, NavPress and Focus on the Family.
• Develop strategic publicity plans and PR materials. Pitch and secure interviews, features, and review coverage with national and local media, including broadcast, print, podcasts and online blogs and sites.
• Cultivate relationships with media contacts, including TV/radio/podcast producers, book reviewers and influencers.
• Accompany authors to media bookings, author events and conventions as needed. Build strong relationships with authors, agents, marketing, sales and acquisitions teams. Work on Tyndale PR's social media.
• Ability to use PR software platforms such as Meltwater and Podchaser to pitch and follow-up with the media.

Requirements

• A college degree is required
• 3+ years of public relations experience is preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, independent work environment
• Strong project management and organizational/follow up skills
• Proven ability to generate effective press materials with creative and unique angles, pitches and that generate coverage
• Familiar with working in a news cycle and pitching to news outlets
• Experience in publishing or media is preferred
• Ability to travel on occasion
• Excellent written and presentation skills along with interpersonal and relationship-building skills

Tyndale House Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books and products that help people grow in their faith. When you apply for this position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. We strongly encourage applicants to include a cover letter.