Role: PUBLICITY MANAGER
3 days a week - £20/h (Freelance)
Start Date: ASAP/ Flexible on discussion
Location: London (remote working)
Tilted Axis Press is looking for a Publicity Manager to oversee our front list catalogue. This role is ideal for a publicist looking to take on more responsibility within a small team committed to publishing literature that might not otherwise make it into English, whether due to language, form, authorial identity or socio-economic position. There will also be opportunities to collaborate on publicity plans with international publishing houses, and to shape our publishing practices.
We’re looking for someone dedicated to the project of decolonisation and we want to know how this informs your practice as a publicist. What changes do you want to see in literary publicity? How would your work as Publicity Manager contribute to this?
You’ll be expected to tailor and present each title, author and translator to journalists, editors, social media influencers, bloggers and events coordinators while efficiently managing publicity campaigns for six titles a year. At least one year of experience as a publicist is preferred.
About Tilted Axis:
Tilted Axis is a non-profit press publishing mainly work by Asian writers, translated into a variety of Englishes. Founded in 2015, we are based in the UK, a state whose former and current imperialism severely impacts writers in the majority world. This position, and those of our individual members, informs our practice, which is also an ongoing exploration into alternatives – to the hierarchisation of certain languages and forms, including forms of translation; to the monoculture of globalisation; to cultural, narrative, and visual stereotypes; to the commercialisation and celebrification of literature and literary translation.
As part of a small, friendly team, you'll be included in every discussion, giving you the opportunity to shape the direction and identity of the press. You'll get to work with some of the very best authors and translators active today, and make a real difference both to the global appreciation of their work and to the UK's literary culture, ensuring that great writing from all over the world is accessible and attractive to a readership that's diverse in all senses of the word.
Flexibility around distribution of hours is possible. We cover all work-related travel expenses.
Accessibility and decolonisation is at the heart of what we do. We especially encourage applications from those whose background is under-represented in UK publishing. We will work to accommodate any access needs for the interview process, as well as during the regular course of work.
To apply, please complete this form and send a one-page CV to jobs@tiltedaxispress.com by 13 December 2021.
You’ll need to be:
Highly organised
A solid administrator (a penchant for spreadsheets will not go unnoticed)
An effective communicator
A strong and creative problem solver (things don’t always run smoothly - how fast can you pivot and think of different approaches/solutions?)
Responsibilities:
Planning & delivering press campaigns for our upcoming titles
Creating publicity plans for upcoming titles, based on book content, author and translator bio and availability; identifying key talking points as well as relevant topics, audience, venues, partners and media opportunities; timely sharing of publicity plan to communicate with external sales team
Sourcing publicity copy from editor
Creating AI and press releases
Sending out publicity announcements to the media
Pitching titles to select publications for review, utilising talking points from publicity plan
Creating and updating review list
Sending out proof copies to relevant editors and reviewers; liaising with reviewers, keeping track of planned and incoming reviews by date
Creating, pitching, organising and marketing other advanced publicity such as extracts, opinion pieces and interviews
Organising, publicising & reporting on events
Liaising with authors and translators to establish availability and appropriate event partners
Pitching authors to relevant festivals; if author and/or translator is based in the UK or Europe, pitching to venues and partners
Organising author/translator tours at least three months before intended dates, liaising with venues and media partners and securing publicity opportunities around it
Organising author travel and accommodation
Commissioning & editing blog content
Commissioning blog posts in cooperation with the rest of the team; edit and promote posts