Brandeis University

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity of University Press Marketing and Publicity Coordinator. If you are looking for an opportunity to work at a beautiful university campus with lots of perks including free parking, look no further.  At Brandeis we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances. We also offer a generous paid time off benefit including 15+ holidays. If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition benefits for employees, dependents and spouses.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The University Press Marketing and Publicity Coordinator will work on marketing and publicizing approximately twenty new titles per year through direct outreach to national media, social media, and author events, as well as promoting the Brandeis University Press (BUP) and University Press of New England (UPNE) older titles. BUP publishes books in the humanities and social sciences, as well as general trade books, books for students, and academic monographs. Books are available as hardcovers, paperbacks, and eBooks.

The hiring range for this position is $23.73/hour - $26.59/ hour.

Employees working in this position are covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the University and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 888.

For full consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume/CV.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote and increase visibility for print and eBook titles to both the scholarly community and general public by compiling and growing mailing lists and managing direct mail campaigns, establishing relationships with key bookstores and subject-specific sales outlets in New England and nationwide to keep them apprised of new and backlist titles. This will include copywriting and designing ads, marketing letters, email campaigns, and other outreach. Some books will be actively promoted to faculty for course adoption. 25%
• Work with authors to maximize review coverage, and on author events. Monitor available literary and scholarly prizes and submit books and authors. Coordinate book and author appearances at bookstores, conferences, book festivals etc. 30%
• Provide supplemental outreach to review editors and features editors at US and international media outlets to pitch and follow up on coverage for our books and authors. Research review lists and send review copies to scholarly journals. Advise on outlets for first serial rights and other extracts, and monitor coverage. Monitor sales achievement. 20%
• Manage BUP's social media outlets including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Keep the BUP website updated 15%
• Work with BUP colleagues; with the University of Chicago Press for marketing, sales, and distribution; and promote the press internally at Brandeis University. 10%

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-3 years of related work experience

Brandeis was established in 1948 by the American Jewish community at a time when Jews and other ethnic and racial minorities, and women, faced discrimination in higher education. Our visionary founders created a nonsectarian research university that welcomed talented faculty and students of all backgrounds and beliefs. From the outset, Brandeis focused on undergraduate education, while building a pioneering research enterprise that has become central to Brandeis’ mission and identity as a leading R1 institution.