Marketing Manager Audio
New York City, NY - USA
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Job Summary
Macmillan Audio seeks a creative and collaborative Marketing Manager to strategize launch and execute high-impact title-level marketing campaigns across a robust audiobook catalog. You will serve as a key ambassador for our audio list presenting innovative marketing plans directly to authors and agents and collaborating closely with publicists and internal book teams across Macmillan imprints. Title marketing responsibilities span a variety of genres from adult to kids fiction to nonfiction and mystery/thriller to SFF.
The ideal candidate brings superior project management skills exceptional poise and confidence agile problem-solving abilities and a track record of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
What youll do:
- Drive the concept creation and execution of creative and effective title marketing campaigns across a high volume of audiobooks across all genres.
- Strategize advertising organic social media influencer outreach and audiobook-focused growth initiatives to generate strong consumer and industry buzz and impactful sales results.
- Manage track and optimize title-specific marketing budgets to ensure maximum efficiency and impact.
- Support and build strong relationships with authors and agents helping them amplify the audiobook format to their audiences.
- Collaborate closely with producers publicists digital accounts and imprint marketing groups to ensure seamless alignment and maximum awareness across all book formats.
- Present marketing strategies and campaign pitches with confidence in weekly department meetings cross-imprint meetings and meetings with authors agents and publishing partners.
- Demonstrate strong leadership and a strategic vision that elevates the audiobook format and fosters effective communication across teams.
What youll bring:
- Exceptional presentation public speaking and communication skills with the poise to pitch ideas to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong organizational multi-tasking and problem-solving abilities to manage a large volume of titles simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to build inventive out-of-the-box creative campaigns tailored to diverse book genres.
- Agile mindset with the capability to evaluate campaign analytics and pivot strategies in real time.
- A highly collaborative team player who thrives when working across teams.
- A deep passion for the evolving audiobook and publishing landscape.
- 5-7 years marketing experience in publishing
- College degree or related experience
Salary range: $70000 - $75000
FLSA Status:Exempt
This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York NY office located at 120 is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.
Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Groups publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
U.S. publishers include Celadon Books Farrar Straus and Giroux Flatiron Books Henry Holt & Company Macmillan Audio Macmillan Childrens Publishing Group The St. Martins Publishing Group and Tor Publishing the UK Australia India and South Africa companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage includes among its imprints S. Fischer Kiepenheuer & Witsch Rowohlt and Droemer Knaur.
Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race color religion age ethnicity national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability status physical ability neurodiversity genetic information protected veteran status family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
Required Experience:
Manager