Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is dedicated to providing the best in fiction and non-fiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Adams Media, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.

The Job Profile

We are looking for a Senior Advertising Manager to join our UK Adult Marketing team, reporting to the Marketing Director. This is a hands-on specialist role working across fiction and non-fiction: building effective campaigns for major publications while spotting the genre, seasonal and backlist opportunities that can bring more readers to our books and drive profitable sales. You will bring the technical expertise that helps the team act quickly, learn from results and make informed decisions about where to invest.

The Job Role

This role is responsible for planning, setting up and optimising paid marketing campaigns across Meta, TikTok, Amazon and Google. Working closely with campaign managers, they will develop audience strategies, creative approaches, budgets and campaign timings to maximise performance and support title objectives.

The postholder will identify opportunities across the Adult publishing list, turning reader trends, publicity activity and seasonal demand into targeted advertising campaigns that drive awareness and sales. They will set clear objectives, track performance and provide reporting to colleagues, authors and agents.

Using audience insights, testing and sales data, they will optimise campaign effectiveness and recommend where marketing investment will have the greatest impact. They will also share platform expertise with the wider Adult Marketing team and work closely with Sales, Publicity, Editorial and Digital colleagues to deliver successful campaigns.

The Candidate Profile

You will have substantial hands-on experience managing paid digital advertising, including budgets, targeting, testing and optimisation. You will be comfortable working across Meta, TikTok, Amazon and Google, and able to turn performance data into clear recommendations. You will have strong analytical skills, be commercially minded, curious about books and reader behaviour, and able to balance planned campaigns with fast-moving opportunities. Experience in publishing is welcome, but we also encourage applications from candidates in other consumer-facing sectors who can show how their skills translate to books.

Salary

Starting from £45,000

Please apply with your CV and cover letter.

Unfortunately, Simon & Schuster UK cannot accept applications from candidates without a legal right to work in the UK or who require visa sponsorship. Right to work checks are carried out on candidates who make it to offer stage.

Simon & Schuster UK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity and gender expression. At Simon & Schuster UK, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all.

Candidates hired for this or any other posted Simon & Schuster UK role will be employees of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd subject to all policies, including the Workplace Privacy Notice, and eligible solely for the benefits plans thereof.