Senior Promotions Manager Job at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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  • University of Chicago
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Senior Promotions Manager

The Senior Promotions Manager plans and implements promotional and publicity campaigns for eighty to one hundred and twenty books per publishing season, including high-profile trade books. The Senior Promotions Manager also oversees one direct report.

Responsibilities include:

  • Writing and circulating marketing copy and seeking blurbs and endorsements for books.
  • Working with authors and client publishers on developing and executing marketing plans for their book, including researching and contacting media and creating review lists, social media content, press releases, and email announcements.
  • Coordinating with other members of the marketing department on issues related to the books they are working on, including events, advertisements, social media, exhibits, and catalog promotions.
  • Working with other members of the promotions team to help conceive, manage, and carry out larger departmental initiatives.
  • Supervising one direct report from the promotions team.
  • Developing one or more of the following marketing functions: marketing communications and advertising, web blogs or other digital marketing, and market research. Reviews and updates marketing infrastructure which may include one or more database systems, the intranet, and external websites.
  • May participate in developing new products and services, and determining new markets. Acts as a resource for and trains lower level marketing staff. May attend trade shows as needed.
  • Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree, some graduate work, at least five years of related experience, preferably in books, and proficiency in Adobe PhotoShop, knowledge of database, word processing, and spreadsheet software.

Preferred competencies include excellent verbal and written communication skills, creativity, interpersonal skills, customer service skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, the ability to respond quickly and appropriately to emails and queries, maintain confidentiality, work as part of a team, work independently with a high degree of initiative, work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines, manage stressful situations effectively, and represent organizations positively to internal and external clients.

Working conditions include some domestic travel and setting up and breaking down book exhibits at academic conferences.

Application documents required include a resume/CV and optional cover letter. The documents must be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

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