Communications and Marketing Executive

We are looking for a proactive, well-organised, practical, and responsible individual to join our fast-paced, small, friendly team to assist with a range of marketing tasks.

You will work as part of a close-knit team to ensure that Independent Usborne Partners are equipped with the information and assets they need to share Usborne books in their communities. This will include writing, editing, proof-reading, building and scheduling emails, creating engaging and informative copy for blogs, webpages, leaflets, and social media.

A calendar of inspiring and motivating events is a key part of the Usborne Community Partnerships offering and there are opportunities for the successful candidate to make a valuable contribution to the marketing campaigns around these. All events are all-hands-on-deck so attendance would be expected and are a great way for you to meet and assess the needs of your target audience.

Working closely with others in the UCP Marketing team, as well as the wider UCP division - and with colleagues in branding, digital and marketing across Usborne as a whole - this opportunity would suit a marketer keen to broaden their exposure and skill set.

Independent Usborne Partners depend on accurate communications from the UCP Marketing team to effectively run their businesses, so a thorough approach, a keen eye for detail, excellent time-management skills, and the ability to prioritise effectively are all essential skills.

We are looking for the successful candidate to commence the role in June 2025.

What we are looking for

• At least 2 years' experience in a similar role
• The ability to work to a high standard in a fast-moving environment where two days are never the same
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication skills in order to work with a wide range of internal stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience writing snappy, engaging and informative copy
• An aptitude for continually improving systems and processes
• Experience using Klaviyo or a similar email management tool would be beneficial

The successful candidate will be expected to build a good working knowledge of Usborne's products and brand values, so an interest in children's books would be advantageous.

Usborne Community Partnerships is a direct sales business, so a grasp of this type of operation and the opportunities and challenges it presents, would also be useful.

Additional job details

Location: Oxfordshire, Eynsham

Contract: Fixed term

Full-time

How to apply

Recruitment Process

After an anonymised shortlisting process, we anticipate first interviews taking place via Teams in early April, with second round interviews (and a short exercise) taking place in person shortly afterwards (these dates are likely to fall around the Easter weeks).

Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 30 March 2025.

Usborne Community Partnerships (UCP) is the direct sales division of Usborne Publishing. The UCP Marketing team supports thousands of Independent Usborne Partners, who are self-employed booksellers selling Usborne books in their communities - including to schools - across the UK and Europe.

Usborne is an independent, family business, creating books which spark curiosity in children of all ages. These range from books for babies such as the bestselling THAT'S NOT MY series of touchy-feely books, to YA fiction from acclaimed authors such as Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Ravena Guron - with everything from Sticker Dolly Dressing to Philosophy for Beginners in between.

Whilst the company is now a market-leader in children's publishing and one of the best-known brands in children's books globally, the company retains a friendly and familial feel. If you want to work somewhere close-knit enough for people to know your name, but which has a first-class reputation around the world, Usborne is the place for you.