Marketing Assistant, Special Interest

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the marketing team to help create and implement marketing campaigns to drive sales, maximise profit and maintain strong brand awareness.
• Writing engaging and persuasive marketing copy for use across newsletters, adverts and other marketing materials.
• Maintaining, monitoring, and creating engaging content on the Osprey and Bloomsbury websites and our social media channels.
• Managing and developing relationships with print and online reviewers.
• Providing in-house customer support for website, phone and mail and social media enquiries.
• Assisting with organising and attending events in the UK and abroad.
• Providing general administrative support for the marketing department, as well as other marketing related tasks.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
• Self-motivated with a calm, professional approach, and able to work on their own initiative.
• Numerate and computer-literate, with a sharp eye for detail.
• Resourceful and proactive in dealing with problems and queries.
• Good grasp of social media and an interest in the digital marketing landscape.

Additional Information

• The role is a full-time, permanent position.
• The role is based at our Oxford office, Kemp House, Chawley Park, Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9PH on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).
• Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary per annum: £27,000
• This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.
• Working Pattern: Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).
• Holidays: 25 days holiday, 3.5 days Christmas company holiday.
• Other Benefits: Two paid Personal Wellness Days, Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week, Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks, Season Ticket Loan, Learning & Development - Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub, Share Save Scheme, AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance), Ride to Work Scheme, Peppy Health App, In-house Doctor, Eye Care Voucher Scheme, EAP Advice and Counselling.
• Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources.

Application Information

• Please apply with a CV (Word or PDF format only) and answer the application questions via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role.
• Deadline: by 23:59 on Thursday 11th of June 2026.
• For best results, please use a desktop to apply as some mobile browsers may not fully support the application portal.
• Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
• The Book Trade Charity provide financial assistance for people looking to get into the publishing industry; you can find more information and talk directly here: http://booktradeentrysupport.org