Marketing Assistant
Marketing Assistant
Do you constantly find yourself recommending books to friends and family? Do you love being the person who makes everything work? Are you excellent at anticipating the needs of others and delivering what’s needed before it’s asked for? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Sourcebooks, a leading entrepreneurial publisher, is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support its dynamic marketing team responsible for driving growth and impact for our children’s and young adult authors, books, and brands. This is an ideal position for someone who is looking to begin his/her/their career in publishing!
This immediate full time opening for a Marketing Assistant is the perfect opportunity for an individual who possesses a big-picture mentality, is a proactive self-starter, and is able to keep up to date with new marketing techniques and trends!
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING…
- Collaborate with colleagues and peers on projects related to the newest digital marketing initiatives that will include trade, library and retail marketing
- Assisting in the coordination of our author award submissions and tracking within a database
- In collaboration with the marketing team, working on optimizing and driving our email campaigns
- Owning online optimization for select titles, including descriptions, keywords, digital assets, and more.
- Assisting with departmental administrative support that will include creating content for our books on Sourcebooks.com
- Coordinating galley mailings, including library and trade submissions
- Consistently monitor our own marketing strategies that include day-to-day posting on Sourcebooks' Kids & Fire social media channels
YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU HAVE…
- Internship experience in Publishing, Marketing, or Public Relations
- BA/BS Marketing or other closely related field
- Excellent promotional copywriting and communication skills
- Knowledge or passion for discovering new trends in digital and social media (you’ll be posting on our channels!)
- Ability to work independently while contributing to department goals
- A pure passion for books (we’re a publishing company, we make books that change lives!)
Our culture is driven by energetic thinkers who possess leadership qualities and the desire for personal growth. If you possess these qualities, come grow with us! Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements. www.sourcebooks.com
The role requires you to work on site at our Naperville, IL office starting September 2021. You can work remotely from Illinois, New York, Connecticut, Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, Tennessee or Texas until September 2021.
Sourcebooks, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.