Marketing and Publicity Associate (Hybrid) Job at HarperCollins in Nashville

OverviewThe Nelson Books team is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and highly values diverse backgrounds and insights that fuel our innovation.Do you love reading books from Christian authors? Do you love marketing, publicity, social media, digital advertising, organization, and supporting a growing team? Are you a pro-active, process-oriented, organized, and have excellent attention-to-detail? Do you want to work alongside authors including Max Lucado, Lysa TerKeurst, Jennie Allen, Tyler Staton, Ruth Chou Simons, Christine Caine, Tim Tebow, Bob Goff, Carlos Whittaker, John Eldredge and more?If so, this job is for you! Nelson Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, prides itself on strong author relationships, award-winning content, and a cohesive team environment and is currently seeking a Marketing & Publicity Associate.The Marketing & Publicity Associate provides support for the Nelson Books marketing and PR team across a wide sampling of marketing work and campaigns as we seek to bring life-changing messages to readers.This is a hybrid position based out of our Nashville, TN office.ResponsibilitiesSupport the Marketing Team by preparing presentations, creating marketing assets, setting up digital ads, and helping to increase sales for the thousands of books on the Nelson Books frontlist and backlist.Coordinate support functions for the marketing team: process invoices, set up new vendors in system, manage department calendar and email inbox, send out book mailings, and assist with sales conference videosAssist marketers with the creation of marketing plans and execution of those plansAssist with digital marketing promotional efforts across Meta, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Spotify, and YouTubeAssist PR team with media mailings, galleys, and other tasks in order to increasing author awarenessPitch a wide array of media on publicity opportunities for our backlist titlesManage devotionals and reading plan content creation for YouVersion and other media outletsAssist with coordinating virtual and in-person book launch and book signing eventsWork in industry systems, such as Edelweiss, to add and update book and marketing dataManage author/agent requests for advanced reader copies (ARCs)Organize and manage sample and influencer mailings and lettersSubmit our books for consideration for internal promotional recommendations and external book award programsOrganize and package book assets (graphics, video, and content) to share with authors as well as store in our online asset management platforms (Cumulus)Work with design teams to create promotional kits for books as well as marketing materials for promotions and book toursQualificationsKnowledge/Work Experience: 1-2 years marketing or PR experience required with at least 1 year agency or in-house marketing or publicity experience preferred.Education: Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing, public relations, communications, digital communications, or related discipline is preferred.Industry Knowledge: Experience and/or interest in publishing a plus.Skills:Strong organizational, time management skills with attention to detail, and ability to set prioritiesProficiency with Canva, Photoshop, and other Adobe Creative Suite applicationsExperience in Airtable, Asana, or Basecamp a plusExperience with Meta Business Suite, Google Ads, TikTok Ads, or Amazon Ads a plus.Must be able to work independently based on the outlined processes and procedures of our departmentStrong communication skills to articulate needs, provide status updates, and work with cross-functional teamsWillingness to help and solve problemsProven ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with colleagues and vendorsAbility to work collaboratively within a team environmentFinalCut Studio, Premier Pro, iMovie, or other video editing and creation software, experience is a plus but not requiredHarperCollins Christian Publishing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.