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Flatiron Books is seeking a Publicity Manager/Senior Manager to lead creative publicity campaigns for health/wellness, cookbook, lifestyle, and expert-driven nonfiction titles, including media bookings and event management.

Responsibilities: Execute and oversee publicity campaigns, book tours, media bookings, and author travel arrangements while collaborating with editorial and marketing teams.

Skills: 5+ years in publicity with knowledge of media landscape in health/wellness and lifestyle; established media relationships; strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications: Experience in managing publicity campaigns; familiarity with digital platforms like Muckrack and NetGalley preferred.

Location: New York, New York, United States

Compensation: $70000 - $90000 / Annually

Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillan, is seeking a Publicity Manager/Sr. Publicity Manager to join our team and specialize in high priority health/wellness, cookbook, lifestyle, and expert-driven nonfiction titles. This includes executing all aspects of a publicity campaign, including national and regional media booking, producing events and book tours, and overseeing author travel arrangements. Additionally, the role will involve representing the publicity department at key acquisition meetings for health, cookbook, lifestyle, and expert-driven nonfiction titles.

What you'll do:

Executing targeted, creative, and effective publicity campaigns for Flatiron’s lead health/wellness, cookbook, lifestyle, and expert-driven nonfiction titles
Booking national and regional media, including broadcast, podcasts, print, and digital
Planning and executing author events and book tours, including event production logistics and overseeing travel arrangements
Working closely with editorial and marketing team members to craft effective publishing strategies for health, cookbook, and lifestyle nonfiction titles
Representing the publicity department during the editorial acquisition process for health/wellness, cookbook, and lifestyle titles, including reading and providing publicity notes on proposals and presenting at acquisition meetings with prospective authors and agents

Ideal Experience:

5+ experience in publicity
Strong knowledge of national and regional media in the health/wellness, lifestyle, cookbook, and expert-driven nonfiction space (broadcast, print, and digital, including podcasts)
Strong knowledge of the publishing market and landscape for health, cookbook, and lifestyle publications
Established relationships with key media bookers in the health, cookbook, and lifestyle space (broadcast, print, and digital, including podcasts)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to escort and travel domestically with authors by car, train, and plane when needed
Fluency in Microsoft Office, Excel, etc.
Familiarity with Muckrack, NetGalley, and Edelweiss

This role will have an annual salary of $70 - $80K (Mgr, Publicity) / $80-$90K (Sr Mgr, Publicity).

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.

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