Publicity Manager, Simon & Schuster Children's Books Job at Simon & Schuster, In

Publicity Manager, Simon & Schuster Children's Books

1230 Ave of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, USA Req #441

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing seeks an experienced, creative, and enthusiastic publicity manager to execute publicity campaigns for high-profile children’s and young adult releases.

Responsibilities include:

1. Planning and execution of publicity campaigns across board books, license/brand programs, picture books, graphic novels, middle grade, and young adult titles.
2. Developing, researching, and maintaining strong relationships with national, online, and local media contacts.
3. Writing press materials and pitching/securing significant media coverage.
4. Planning and executing author appearances including multi-city book tours, virtual appearances, local appearances, school visits, and special events.
5. Excellent author care and attentive communication with authors and agents.
6. Attending and presenting at regular sales meetings.
7. Travel selectively with authors for book tours and festivals/conferences.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 5+ years in children's publicity/publishing.
2. Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication and presentation skills.
3. Experience creating and executing highly successful title-based media campaigns.
4. Demonstrated booking and author tour management skills.
5. Established network of broadcast, print, and digital contacts.
6. Must have good time management skills, be organized and detail-oriented, and capable of multi-tasking.
7. Ability to work independently as well as in group settings, and demonstrate good follow-up and follow-through.
8. Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects and work flexibly and quickly.

Simon & Schuster US is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. At Simon & Schuster US, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do. From employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources, and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.

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.