Marketing Assistant, Ballantine Bantam Dell (Hybrid)

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The marketing team at Ballantine Bantam Dell is seeking a creative, passionate Marketing Assistant. This position reports to the Marketing Director. This high-visibility role is the heartbeat of our marketing team, managing organization across multiple priority projects and key initiatives. In addition to providing administrative support, the Marketing Assistant will have the opportunity to contribute to marketing campaigns for upcoming title releases.

The ideal candidate for this entry-level position must be highly detail-oriented, organized, proactive, and an enthusiastic team player who can multitask in a fast-paced environment. This role requires significant in-office time to support mailings, events, and vendor coordination. The role also offers excellent training and skill-building opportunities for a future in title marketing—with the chance to eventually develop and execute book campaigns using data-driven and creative marketing tactics.

Ballantine Bantam Dell is renowned by readers as the go-to publisher for commercial fiction across contemporary fiction, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, romance, as well as thought-provoking and narrative nonfiction. We are proud to publish a wide-ranging list of bestselling authors, including Isabel Allende, Jodi Picoult, Charmaine Wilkerson, Nita Prose, Sarah MacLean, and Andy Weir—as well as upcoming novels like Grenade by Coco Mellors.

Responsibilities

Perform administrative responsibilities, including scheduling and coordinating in-person and virtual meetings, performing key updates across a variety of internal marketing tools, and ensuring team-wide information sharing is accurate and up-to-date; Prepare and execute book mailings from the New York City office for various marketing promotions, including sweepstakes fulfillment, influencer mailings, bookseller/librarian mailings, and more; Support author visits, book signings, and content-capture sessions held at the New York City office; Write copy and design standard assets for marketing and social promotion, primarily using Canva; Support the Marketing Director in developing wide scale, consumer-focused marketing campaigns, including social media and influencer marketing, consumer engagement on Goodreads and NetGalley, sales materials and more.

Requirements

Strong organizational and time management skills; Excellent attention to detail; Strong communication skills; Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team and manage multiple projects simultaneously; General knowledge of social media trends and best practices; Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, hybrid work environment; A passion for: reading, innovation, collaboration, and curiosity; Familiarity with Canva is a plus.