Head of Retail Marketing - London, United Kingdom - The Blair Partnership

The Blair Partnership

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

ROLE DESCRIPTION

ROLE TITLE
Head of Retail Marketing (Full-Time/Hybrid - 3 days in office)

LOCATION London

REPORTING TO Marketing Director

REPORTS Marketing Manager x 2

WHO WE ARE

Pottermore Publishing is the global, digital publisher of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series, as well as other audiobooks and eBooks from the Wizarding World.

We aim to lead the way in innovative digital publishing and to bring new generations of readers together with long-standing fans, celebrating and bringing to life the stories that first began with the Boy Who Lived.

We operate under the same roof as The Blair Partnership, working as close colleagues with a shared culture. Together, we're focused on making things happen to deliver real-world creative and commercial impact.

We achieve this by believing and staying true to our values:
Expertise, Partnership, Integrity, Creativity.

Pottermore Publishing is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where all talent and potential is valued. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and recognise the value that this adds to our business

PURPOSE OF ROLE
Support the Marketing Director and broader marketing team in maximising product sales.

This will include contributing to the development and implementation of marketing plans in line with business strategy, leveraging third party retail and library channels, and project managing business-critical initiatives.

Driving sales of eBooks and digital audiobooks by working closely with internal and external commercial, creative and PR teams to develop and implement high impact, highly integrated marketing campaigns
Managing two managerlevel reports and working closely with the Creative Lead and wider team to deliver business goals
Able to confidently deputise for the Marketing Director in meetings, including with senior franchise stakeholders and key retail partners when required
Support reports in earlystage projects, such as campaign planning or onboarding new retail partners (attending meetings, giving guidance, overseeing partner calls etc)
Become expert on the franchise and its stakeholders to achieve results
Oversee global retail marketing approvals and allocate accounts and projects across the team, delivering accurate and efficient feedback
Ensuring that marketing information and assets are supplied to partners on time and to exacting quality standards

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Strong understanding of digital marketing and merchandising, most likely from the retail, publishing, technology, digital media or entertainment sectors
Integrated marketing campaign experience in product and retail channel marketing
A confident, experienced manager who is able to support, challenge and develop the team including experienced, Marketing Managerlevel staff
Effective, concise upward communicator to ensure that the Marketing Director is kept informed of key decisions and consulted on appropriate topics
Able to work across multiple projects simultaneously and deliver against tight deadlines, executing down to fine detail with appropriate attention to local market needs
A solid understanding of how to build internal and external relationships over the long term
Collaborative, organised and with strong attention to detail
Understanding of the importance of building a good team culture and taking an 'all handson deck' approach to your own work.
Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
Global experience in relationship management and marketing would be beneficial, as would knowledge of the Harry Potter and wider Wizarding WorldTM canon

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

Competitive Salary
Company Bonus Scheme
Hybrid working policy (2 days/week working from home)
25 days' holiday (plus 8 bank holidays).
Progressive and inclusive policies around Carers, IVF, Menopause, Pregnancy Loss, etc.
Enhanced maternity leave (18 weeks at full pay) and paternity leave (2 weeks immediately after birth, and 10 additional days over the following 12 months, at full pay)
Group Pension Plan where we contribute 5% and annual pensions workshops
Life Assurance of 4 times salary
Health Insurance (currently with Vitality)
Health Shield Cashback Plan dental, optical, physio and wellbeing benefits and much more.
Annual Creative Bursary to spend on the creative activity of your choice.
2 paid days off per year to spend volunteering and giving back to your favourite cause or community project.
Monthly Lunch & Learn events hearing great stories from colleagues, clients and external speakers
Regular fundraising events to raise money for our charity of the year we are currently fundraising for the Unique
Understanding Rare Chromosome & Gene Disorders
Seasonal company parties and team lunches
Subsidised onsite massages
Learning and Development opportunities, i