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Current Openings

Publicist Mumbai

Designation	Publicist	Department		Marketing
Location	Mumbai	Brand Remit		Penguin Books
Reports to	VP Marketing & Communication	Current Level / Grade		M
Job Purpose
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Work with the Marketing and Product teams, the incumbent will be responsible for creating a marketing and publicity plan for publishing lists represented by Penguin in India. Key deliverables will include creating publicity for titles, authors, series, liaising with media (both print and online), working with Indian and foreign publishers. Working with various functions within the Penguin Group to ensure maximum publicity and reach for our Publishing.
Key KPIs (where relevant)			Key Relationships
Manage publicity and promotions plans for authors and books as decided, and maintain a progress flow on all plans Manage print marketing for specified books, and also coordinate with dispatch for timely and error-free delivery of the same Liaise with media to ensure regular and high coverage for books and authors Coordinating with internal and external teams to ensure smooth planning and execution of events and author tours Regular and timely liaising with authors for promotion and publicity plans, queries, and for coordination with the media			Head Marketing Marketing Team
Knowledge & Skills
Graduate / MBA in Marketing Minimum 5years of experience in Publishing / Relevant sector Excellent communication Skills Creative Ability to work on one’s own initiative Should have excellent contacts with agencies. .			Desirable
Dimensions

Copy Editor – Puffin Books

Designation	Copy Editor – Puffin Books	Department		Editorial
Location	New Delhi	Brand Remit		Penguin Books India
Reports to	Chief Copy Editor	Current Level / Grade		M
Job Purpose	To see a book through from ms stage to CRC handover, maintaining the highest quality editorial standards and ensuring it is error-free
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Personally edit or oversee and provide in-house support for puffin titles, liaising with authors/freelance editors/ indexers/proofreaders/typesetters/designers as and when required Maintain the highest quality editorial standards and deliver zero-defect, error-free, well-designed, comprehensively edited CRCs for all these titles Plan and hand over all these titles as per the publishing schedule Assist the CCE in the smooth running of the copy editorial department by performing duties as assigned Assist the backlist programme by keeping track of titles coming up for reprint and providing correction pages as and when required Participate in the backlist ideating meeting with sales and marketing and circulate minutes
Key KPIs			Key Relationships
To provide in-house support or proof read at least another 6 titles a year To be responsible for delivering zero-deffect, error-free, well-designed and comprehensively edited CRCs To be responsible for planning and handling over all these titles as per the schedule To assist the backlist publisher To assess and pass on unsolicited mss to commissioning editors or Editorial Coordinator for further action.			Production Typesetters Proofreaders Design Sales
Knowledge & Skills
Master’s degree in the humanities/social sciences Three to five years’ experience in children book publishing and/or allied fields Excellent command over the English language. Ability to work on own initiative			Desirable
Dimensions

Manager Marketing – Children Segment

Designation	Manager Marketing – Children Segment	Department		Marketing
Location	Delhi	Brand Remit		Penguin Books
Reports to	VP Marketing	Current Level / Grade		M
Job Purpose
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Formulating all above the line & below the line activities, short term and long-term budgets and developing business plans for the achievement of these goals Managing entire publicity and promotional operations with a view to achieve business objectives for a specific title and ensure top line and bottom line profitability Generating leads and capitalising on corporate sponsorships / partnerships and update the management about performance and facilitate the decision making process Conceptualising and creating marketing collaterals in line to extend brand awareness and increase visibility for specific titles amongst target audiences Promotion of specific brands through special events Tracking competitors position in the market, pricing, discounts, promotions and product information through primary and secondary data collection points and preparing quarterly reports Planning & implementing internal and external communications to all tiers of management and external vendors Maintaining relationships with key media organizations to generate coverage for books through reviews, author interviews, event coverage etc. Ensuring continuous interaction with the customer to make sure that area of concern can be worked upon for improved service levels and implementing customer retention programme through various schemes.
Key KPIs (where relevant)			Key Relationships
Manage publicity and promotions plans for authors and books as decided, and maintain a progress flow on all plans Manage print marketing for specified books, and also coordinate with dispatch for timely and error-free delivery of the same Liaise with media to ensure regular and high coverage for books and authors Coordinating with internal and external teams to ensure smooth planning and execution of events and author tours Regular and timely liaising with authors for promotion and publicity plans, queries, and for coordination with the media			Head Marketing Marketing Team
Knowledge & Skills
Graduate / MBA in Marketing Minimum 5 years of experience in Publishing / Relevant sector Excellent communication Skills Creative Ability to work on one’s own initiative Should have excellent contacts with agencies. .			Desirable
Dimensions

Product Manager – Children Category

Designation	Product Manager – Children Category	Department		Sales
Location	Delhi	Brand Remit		Penguin Books
Reports to	VP Sales	Current Level / Grade		M
Job Purpose
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Meet budgeted trade sales targets by publishing / product lines with requisite margins. Achieving trade net sales top-line target profitably by Individual publishing line and maintaining ideal revenue split between frontlist and backlist. Building and Maintaining a successful working relationship with represented Publishers. Provide Line Manager with such information on a regular basis, as well as provide weekly / quarterly sales reports as needed Pitching the products to the sales team and customers and generating bestsellers Forecasting, scheduling and releasing titles in time Leading and Motivating the Product Team
Key KPIs (where relevant)			Key Relationships
1. Product: Interaction with supplying publisher, purchase, stocks, margins & sales administration. 2. Marketing Orientation: Ensure adequate retail display of our POS material, good relationship with regional media and proper coordination for promotional & publicity events 3. Ensure the lists grow by a minimum of 15% over the previous year's net sales (where applicable) 4. Stock Management: Inventory Management and Stock turns+B3			1. Interaction on a regular basis with supplying publisher (net prices, media copies / reading copies, credit notes). Margins: to ensure company achieve set minimum gross margins on all transactions. Purchase: to ensure that we meet agreed purchase targets with the Publisher. 2. Planning customized marketing for the territory. Identify and maintain regular contact with key / relevant media in the territory. Co-ordinate with the Marketing team to conduct events successfully. Report on marketing activity on a weekly basis 3. Inventory Department: Purchase meetings: Hold regular meeting to review FL and BL stock requirements. Inventory & Stock turns: ensure we hold optimum stock well within company stockholding norms and ensure minimal stock residue
Knowledge & Skills
Microsoft Office Excellent communication skills Product presentation skills Keeping a keen eye on what works and what doesn’t. Competition study and market intelligence			Desirable
Dimensions

Business Development Manager - Digital

Designation	Business Development Manager - Digital	Department		Sales
Location	New Delhi	Brand Remit		Penguin Books India
Reports to	Vice President Sales	Current Level / Grade		M
Job Purpose	To develop and implement a digital revenue strategy
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
To generate digital revenue through new formats E-books Micro contenting- like MMS, SMS Audio books To develop Applications: strategic and content To identify and build relationships with all the key players in the digital world; mobile (manufacturer and service provider), platform providers, multi-format content creators and providers Content Digitization. To create digitally flexible content To come up with innovative ideas To create a marketing plan to support the digital strategy
Key KPIs			Key Relationships
Digital Revenue: eBooks, Micro Content, Licensing & Audio Books Content Digitization Digital Distribution New Partnerships, Ideas, and Innovation Online Marketing			Rights & Contracts Production Editorial (DK and PBI) Digital team of Group Companies Telecom Operators Other technology vendors
Knowledge & Skills
MBA or equivalent: Specialization in Marketing & Communications Relevant work experience of at least 3-5 years Knowledge of Digital technologies Communication skills Relationship building skills Ability to work on own initiatives Ability to set targets and goals and achieve them Planning and organizing			Desirable Good knowledge of digital ecosystem and contacts with applications providers.
Dimensions

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