Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global publisher is looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to lead digital initiatives for new ebook and audio imprints. You will manage campaigns across various platforms, ensuring optimized title positioning and discoverability. The ideal candidate has a background in growing commercial fiction authors, is data-driven, and holds a collaborative spirit. This role offers the chance to be part of an agile team driving growth and innovation in publishing.

Qualifications

• Experience growing commercial fiction authors.
• Experience in digital-first book publishing or performance-led environment.
• Confident in using insights to guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital marketing for ebook and audio imprints.
• Manage paid social and Amazon AMS campaigns.
• Refine title positioning and maximise discoverability.
• Run CRM and email campaigns.

Skills

Data-driven marketing

Campaign management

Metadata optimization

CRM management

Social media advertising

Analytical skills

Job description

Senior/Digital Marketing Manager, Digital-First

Posted Thursday 29 January 2026 at 12:00 am | Expires Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59 pm

Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is dedicated to providing the best in fiction and non-fiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Adams Media, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, and proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com .

The Job Profile

Simon & Schuster UK is looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to join its new digital-first imprints and be part of a team responsible for building an innovative, data-driven publishing programme from the ground up.

Reporting to the Publishing Director, Digital First, this role will lead all marketing activity for new digital-first imprints across ebook and audio, delivering end-to-end campaigns across Amazon advertising, social media, and CRM.

The Job Role

The Digital-First Marketing Manager will lead digital marketing for our new ebook and audio imprints, using data and market insight to deliver measurable initiatives that drive growth and sales. Working closely with digital-first editorial and sales teams, they will refine title positioning, maximise discoverability, and help build an innovative, agile publishing programme for S&S UK. The role includes managing paid social and Amazon AMS campaigns, optimising metadata and title positioning, enhancing product pages, running CRM and email campaigns, and using data and trends to improve targeting and messaging.

The Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have experience growing commercial fiction authors, ideally at a digital-first book publisher or in a similarly performance-led digital environment.

They will lead digital marketing for our ebook and audio imprints, using data and market insights to drive growth through paid social and Amazon AMS campaigns, metadata and title optimisation, product page enhancements, and CRM and email marketing. They will be highly analytical, confident using insights to guide editorial decisions, experienced in agile working and making last-minute strategic adjustments, and able to independently manage marketing budgets.

They should be proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative, comfortable taking ownership within a small, agile team, and motivated by the opportunity to help build a start-up-style team within a global publisher. They will have a creative, entrepreneurial spirit that thrives on digital innovation, a can-do attitude, and a passion for commercial fiction and inclusive storytelling across genres

Competitive and Benefits.

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