Associate Marketing Manager, Audiobooks

Associate Marketing Manager

Simon & Schuster Audio is seeking an Associate Marketing Manager to join our enthusiastic and collaborative Marketing & Publicity team. In this role, the ideal candidate will develop and execute title-specific marketing campaigns as well as have a hand in shaping our marketing strategy for a line of original audiobooks.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work day-to-day with authors and their teams (social, website, newsletter, agents, etc.) to find creative ways to highlight the audio format for both traditional audio releases and our new line of audiobook originals.
• Build strong relationships across Simon & Schuster for effective collaboration with imprint marketing teams.
• Liaise with sales, editorial, digital and ad promo departments, work hand in hand with audio production and audio publicity.
• Create compelling marketing assets including behind the scenes interviews, excerpts, copy and more for use in advertising and across Simon & Schuster, author, and account social media channels.
• Maintain a detailed record of frontlist assets trafficked between production and marketing teams; handle weekly marketing notes and content check in.
• Develop thematic and backlist promotional opportunities.  

Requirements:

• A minimum of 4 years marketing experience, preferably in the publishing space.
• Experience working directly with authors and their teams, managing campaigns and expectations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Extensive familiarity with copywriting for social media platforms.
• Strong time management skills with a keen ability to juggle multiple ongoing projects, detail oriented with the ability to prioritize, meet tight deadlines, and work independently with good follow-up and follow-through.
• A positive attitude and a team forward mentality.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel. Familiarity with video editing a big plus.