Senior Marketing Executive (Children's) - DK Marketing & Communications in London

We’re looking for a creative and commercially minded marketer who’s full of ideas and loves seeing them come to life. As a Senior Marketing Executive in the DK Children’s team, you’ll help bring our award‑winning children’s books to readers everywhere, from inspiring non-fiction to fun and imaginative new fiction. This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role where you’ll plan and deliver campaigns that make an impact. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Marketing, PR, Editorial and Sales to make every campaign as creative and effective as possible, from initial concept through to results reporting.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering consumer marketing campaigns across digital, print and partnerships.
• Working with authors, agents and brand partners to maximise visibility and promotional opportunities.
• Supporting high‑profile campaigns and projects with the Senior Marketing Manager.
• Briefing and managing the creation of assets, from social media content and POS to catalogues and video.
• Delivering seasonal and brand campaigns (e.g., Christmas or retailer promotions).
• Reviewing campaign results and sharing insights to shape future activity.
• Managing budgets, approvals and timelines with care and attention to detail.

What we’re looking for

• Creative and organised with a real enthusiasm for bringing ideas to life.
• Enjoys working with others and can juggle multiple projects at once.
• Commercially aware, always thinking about how marketing can drive sales and engagement.
• Comfortable analysing results and suggesting what could be done differently next time.
• A clear communicator who can quickly build strong relationships.
• Passionate about children’s books and the power they have to inspire young readers.

Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays.
• Volunteering policy and charity matching.
• Employee assistance programme.
• 60 % discount on company books.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme and discounted gym membership.
• Flex Fridays (1 pm finish).
• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad (subject to certain criteria being met).
• We plant a tree for every new employee.

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code. DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart‑working’ policy with a hybrid approach: working weekly from home and in DK’s office. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in our Pimlico office. Applicants should be within a reasonable commuting distance of London before applying.