Publicity Assistant (Children’s Books) – Hybrid Edinburgh

Other
Midlothian
May 28, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

PR Assistant, Barrington Stoke (9 month FTC) HarperCollins Publishers

Employment Type: Part time 4 days/week, FTC until March 2027

Location: Hybrid Edinburgh, UK – 3 days in office

Salary: £25,500 (GBP)

Seniority: Junior

Closing: 11:55pm, 31st May 2026 BST

Job Description

As Publicity Assistant you will join Barrington Stoke’s small and friendly, highly effective and hard-working Marketing and PR team. You will be working with big name, established children’s authors and illustrators, for an innovative award-winning imprint, which specialises in publishing top quality accessible short fiction to enable every child to become a reader.

This role is ideally suited to an organised and detail-focused candidate who has initiative and energy. We are looking for someone with a passion for children’s books, PR and marketing, who is looking to kick start their career in the publishing sector.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities

  • Support the PR Manager with all new title campaigns, backlist promotion and author care
  • Organise Press Mailings
  • Support author and company events, coordinating logistics, sending materials and book stock (some weekend and evening work required)
  • Handle award submissions and associated tasks
  • Organise author travel
  • Assist with key publicity tracking documents
  • Stay in tune with children’s publishing to maintain awareness of the market

Skills Required

  • A motivated and proactive self-starter with a can do attitude and the ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Collaborative team player
  • Attention to details and excellent organisational skills
  • Have a genuine passion for children’s books and Barrington Stoke’s mission to offer high quality accessible stories to reluctant and struggling young readers

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
  • Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
  • Private healthcare cover and life assurance
  • Summer Hours
  • Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hr helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
  • Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
  • Relocation Rent Support Loan
  • Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
  • Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
  • Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
  • Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
  • We’re a certified Carbon Neutral company
  • Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
  • Work from home option
  • Healthcare
  • Retirement benefits
  • Wellness programs
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Extra holiday
  • Professional development
  • Mentoring/coaching
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Flexible benefits scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Candidate happiness

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