Marketing Director: Little, Brown (12 month FTC)

Job Description

Marketing Director: Little, Brown (12 month FTC)

Posted on: 26th August, 2025. Closing date: 31st August, 2025

Apply by Sunday 31 August for this full-time fixed-term role based in Edinburgh, London, Newcastle, Sheffield, or Bristol.

Little, Brown are looking for a Marketing Director to join on a full-time fixed-term basis. This role can be based at our London, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Newcastle, or Bristol office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Who they are and what they do

Little, Brown’s identity is personified by their innovative, dynamic and free-thinking people. Across thirteen imprints, you won’t find a wider range of titles anywhere in UK publishing. Little, Brown pride themselves on quality and diversity. A repeat recipient of the Publisher of the Year Award and the largest division of Hachette, they’re one of the most successful and dynamic publishers in the UK.

What you’ll be doing

• Reporting to the Group Publicity and Marketing Director, lead our Marketing department of ten, and direct line manage our team of senior marketers
• Member of the Little, Brown Leadership Group
• Ensure all our marketing activity is impactful and aligned with the long-term strategy for the business
• Set and manage marketing budgets, regularly reviewing spend and re-forecasting
• Oversee delivery of effective social media and digital marketing strategy
• Represent the business where relevant with authors, agents, customers and other third parties, including delivering effective pitches
• Champion creativity, innovation and results within every element of our publishing and marketing activity
• Attract, manage and develop talented marketing team members with strong market awareness
• Evaluate and report to the business on marketing activity and results

Who they are looking for

A positive, energetic self-starter, the successful candidate will have proven senior level marketing experience within publishing, as well as strong team leadership experience.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, with excellent business and commercial understanding, who is able to effectively lead an ROI-focused team in a busy, fast-paced environment.

They will have proven experience of leading high-level marketing and brand campaigns, and will bring creativity, consumer understanding and up-to-date knowledge of the market to both their own campaigns and those of their team.