We’re Hiring: Campaign Manager (PR and Marketing Role) 12-Month Contract


Pantera Press

Term: 12 Month Contract Role: February 2023 – February 2024. This is a full-time role, but for the right candidate, open to part-time.

Reports to: Publicity Director

Location: Sydney or Remote from Melbourne

Salary package (based on experience of candidate): $77,000 – $87,000 p.a. inclusive of superannuation

Application closing date: 21 November, 2022

 

Leading independent publisher, Pantera Press, seeks a PR professional with several years of experience and a proven track record in communications (preferably within the book publishing industry or an arts related role). This is a hybrid publicity marketing role and would be perfect for a senior publicist or experienced publicist looking to work on super-lead titles, while also developing a marketing skillset. The successful candidate would ideally have some marketing experience, but most important is a keen interest in understanding this space and a desire to develop those skills.

 

ABOUT PANTERA PRESS

Pantera Press is an independent publisher based in Sydney, Australia. We are the leading social purpose publisher, passionate about investing in the next generation of readers and writers and focused on building the brands of exceptional fiction and non-fiction authors.

Our core values:

  • We believe literacy is the first step to changing the world
  • We are committed to success and sustainability
  • We foster relationships that are authentic and transparent
  • We are passionate, forward thinking, open minded, curious and inspiring
  • We always strive to go above and beyond
  • We care about each other’s wellbeing

Pantera Press supports flexible working and offers many benefits, including: wellness days, volunteer days, professional development and ongoing learning and more.

 

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Senior Publicist Responsibilities (80% of Role)

  • Independently develop and implement publicity campaigns for monthly new release titles across genres, working closely with marketing, publishing and sales departments, reporting to Publicity Director. For a candidate with the relevant experience, there are opportunities to work on super-lead titles.
  • Ongoing publicity support for continuing and backlist authors and titles
  • Create unique, tailored pitches for specific media as well as general press releases
  • Work proactively and autonomously to identify trends and secure media and awareness opportunities for the brand(s) and authors
  • Maintain strong relationships with media, booksellers and festival programmers
  • Plan, book and organise author tours and events with booksellers and festival programmers, to budget
  • Availability to accompany authors on tours, to events and media appearances
  • Coordinate advance reading copies and new release publicity mailouts
  • Support Publicity Director in achieving increased brand awareness for both Pantera Press and the Pantera Press Foundation
  • Play an active role in acquisitions meetings

Marketing Responsibilities (20% of Role)

  • Management of social media channels, under the direction of Head of Marketing:
    • Generate content ideas for social channels and website/EDMs (and brief those ideas to designer or junior marketing assistant to create and deploy)
    • Assist with the creation of social media content
    • Build engagement across communication channels
  • Responsibility for a handful of small and straight forward marketing campaigns

 

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter to work@panterapress.com by 21 November, 2022.

We understand that not all applicants may feel they meet every criterion, but still encourage those who feel they can excel at this role to apply. First Nations people and culturally and linguistically diverse applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.