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| Title: | Publicity & Marketing Assistant |
| Description: | Summary: Located on a quiet cobblestone street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Quirk Books is seeking a passionate pop culture and book fanatic that is creative and organized to join its team.
Publicity Responsibilities: • Work in conjunction with the Director of Publicity and the team to execute publicity campaigns. • Write press releases and corresponding collateral. • Pitch and schedule author events and interviews, coordinate travel and hotel accommodations for touring authors and create detailed tour schedules. • Research new media trends and pinpoint what will work for Quirk’s titles. • Update and maintain Quirk’s media lists. Marketing Responsibilities: • Assist with the development and execution of marketing campaigns for titles and the Quirk brand. • Support the team in planning, promoting, and executing consumer events. • Work with the Director to implement advertising campaigns, monitoring and optimizing campaigns, and tracking budgets. • Coordinate the creation of marketing materials. • Contribute ideas to the Quirk Books blog, create content for the blog, and assist the social media coordinator when necessary. • Giveaway fulfillment and implementation • Maintain and update QuirkBooks.com per schedule set by the social media coordinator. • Social media monitoring. Provide general administrative support by following up with media and vendors, mailing books and coordinating warehouse mailings, tracking press coverage, etc. |
| Requirements: | Required Skills & Knowledge:
• Possesses the ability to jump from the creative side of marketing to the analytical side. • Strong writing skills. • Must be proactive, flexible and adaptive in a rapidly changing environment. • Must have strong time management skills and be organized. • Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and work well within a team, as well as independently. • Must be passionate about books, especially Quirk’s titles, and marketing/publicity. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. • Familiarity with the following is a plus: Cision, WordPress, Google Analytics, Photoshop, Drupal, and social media platforms. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a relevant subject area, as well as applicable internship/work experience. • Book publishing experience is a plus, but not required. • Comfortable in a small-company setting where you may be called upon to perform duties outside of your job description. |
| Company: | QUIRK BOOKS |
| Location: | Philadelphia, PA |
| How To Apply For This Job: | Please submit a cover letter and résumé to hr@quirkbooks.com. Cover letters must outline how the candidate’s experience relates to the job and why they’re interested in working for Quirk Books. No calls please. |
| Date Posted: | 10/20/2016 (Ongoing Job Posting) |
