Publicity Manager, Harper360 (12-Month Maternity Cover) in London

Publicity Manager, Harper360 (12-Month Maternity Cover) – News Corp Publicity Manager, Harper360 (12-Month Maternity Cover) HarperCollins Publishers
Employment Type Contract 12 month FTC – Starting End of March/ Beginning of April
Location Hybrid · London, UK 3+ days office based
Seniority Mid-level, Senior
+ Closing:11:55pm, 27th Jan 2026 GMT
Perks and benefits
Work from home option
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Mentoring/coaching
Cycle to work scheme
Candidate happiness
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Job Description Launched in 2013, Harper360 is HarperCollins’ successful international publishing programme. Harper360 UK provides a strong and harmonious global distribution across all genres and formats from HarperCollins global companies in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. Harper360 authors includeTikToksensation Tessa Bailey, rapper and businessman Curtis Jackson (50 Cent), Australia’s most loved home cook Donna Hay, self-help guru Mark Manson, US entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk and YA author Maureen Johnson.
As Publicity Manager you will join our small, friendly, supportive and inclusive team to create standout campaigns for a mix of international NonFiction, Fiction, Children’s and YA authors.
Key Tasks and Accountabilities Develop innovative and creative sales driving publicity campaigns in line with key objectives across titles and brand authors
Target and secure review and feature coverage across relevant media, including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, podcasts, online and social media
Plan and execute online and in-person author events to raise author profile and generate sales
Work closely with our international and UK Sales teams to ensure publicity opportunities are fully maximised and communicated across the wider business
Deliver high levels of author care, where relevant, present and communicate publicity campaigns and strategy to external stakeholders including authors, agents and managers
Stay in tune with trends and news within fiction and non-fiction publishing, to maintain an awareness of the market
Maintain, develop and grow relationships with key journalists, producers and new media contacts across all channels
Generate trade press releases and announce new title acquisitions where relevant
Be an active voice in divisional meetings
Manage key publicity tracking documents
Manage freelance publicists and organise