Marketing Assistant, Tor

Description Are your favorite stories filled with orcs, dragons, centaurs, goblins, and vampires? Do you wish you could journey to the Cosmere, Four Londons, Marsyas Island - or even Toril? If your TBR is constantly overflowing with science fiction and fantasy, this may be the role for you.
Tor Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers, is seeking an Assistant, Marketing to join our dynamic team. The Assistant will have a specific focus on the group's flagship imprint Tor Books and will contribute to a variety of title marketing campaigns, from brainstorming to execution, across our diverse list of science fiction and fantasy titles. This position will provide a hands-on opportunity to learn day-to-day marketing activities, best practices, and strategies as well as a runway to take on individually-owned marketing campaigns with supervision. The Assistant will report to the Senior Marketing Manager in addition to working closely with the Director of Marketing. Publishing experience is a plus; a demonstrated interested in books, genre publishing, SFF, and/or fandoms is required.
To apply, in addition to submitting your resume, please include a cover letter that briefly (2-4 sentences) answers the following question: What is your favorite fandom and why?
What you'll do:
Assist title marketers on campaign-related work, including:
Digital outreach to booksellers and librarians
Galley and finished book mailings
Consumer giveaways and promotions
Initiating and drafting copy for designed marketing materials
Updating internal tracking systems

Manage marketing campaigns (with supervision from the Senior Marketing Manager) for assigned titles, including owning: Digital and physical outreach to trade audiences
Consumer buzz-building initiatives like sweepstakes, giveaways, and social media promotions
Creation of designed marketing materials
Internal communication across departments
Author and agent communication as appropriate

Scheduling group meetings, setting agendas, and taking notes for designated meetings, while also participating in group meetings such as brainstorming, seasonal launches, and more
Manage daily administrative tasks for the Senior Marketing Manager and Director of Marketing, as needed

What You'll Bring:
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to work independently on self-directed projects or collaborate as part of a team
Strong organizational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
An enthusiastic attitude, eagerness to learn, and good sense of humor
Some college or a college-level degree
A love of reading, genre publishing, and/or all things fandom

Ideal Experience:
Publishing experience is a plus
1+ year(s) internship or relevant work experience
Knowledge of Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)

This role will have an annual salary of $47,500.
Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.