Job Description

** Closing Date: Monday, August 23, 2023**

Do you love engaging with the content of key books? Are you a creative self-starter with a knack for social media? The Education, Psychology, and Mental Health team seeks a proactive and energetic individual to support the Editorial department with some of our high profile authors. You will focus on maintaining relationships with current bestselling authors and identifying potential new ones through a variety of tasks, such as creating content pieces, maintaining a robust social media presence, and working with external partners.

This is a unique opportunity to work across a global Editorial team to support the work of several of our most successful and prominent authors. We are looking for a skilled communicator who wants to engage fully with the content and work of our authors, who is fluid in social media management and audience building, and who is excited by the creative possibilities of this role.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting and meeting with (virtually and potentially in-person as budget allows) identified key authors to maintain loyalty and build author networks
• Curating and maintaining a robust social media presence to support authors, build author brand recognition, and generate new commissioning leads
• Creating and implementing a content calendar to suggest and produce lively, engaging Editorial content pieces for identified authors
• Researching conference programs, journals, magazines, and organizations for new opportunities and commissioning leads
• Working with internal partners to support authors with speaking events, webinars, online video content, and other resources to support their publications
• Working with external partners to support authors with opportunities such as webinars, speaking events, podcasts, and other promotional spaces
• Reporting on key metrics to Editors

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

• A confident written and verbal communicator who is able to build strong working relationships across an external network and internal departments
• Previous knowledge of and preferably experience with a variety of social media platforms (such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube)
• Strong organizational skills; the ability to balance a variety of responsibilities and handle many projects simultaneously
• The ability to assimilate information quickly and identify key selling points
• Must be willing to work across a large team
• An interest or background in education (and particularly U.S. literacy education) is not required, but is a plus
• Candidates should be energetic, proactive, and creative, and may be asked to submit writing samples should they be invited for second interviews

Additional Information

What you should know:

• Closing date for applications: 23 August 2023
• You must have the right to work and live in United States
• This is a hybrid role with options to work from our Philadelphia, PA, Boca Raton, FL, or New York, NY offices
• Domestic and international travel to T&F offices may be required

What we offer in return:

• Starting rate ranging from $22.53 - $25.27 per hour ($41,000 - $46,000 annually) commensurate with experience and geographic location
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• Paid sick time
• 15 days annual leave per year plus an extra day off for your birthday
• Paid leave for significant life events (e.g. moving, marriage, etc.)
• 3 additional discretionary days for Christmas each year
• Up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits
• 4 volunteer days per year
• 401(k) + employer match
• Seasonal social and charitable events
• Continuous training and development

Work/life balance:

At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.

Training And Professional Development:

We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.

Interview process:

Once you have submitted your application, we may get in touch with you for an initial screening conversation or ask you to complete a short video interview to enable us to better understand your skills, experience, and motivation. Following this, you will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, either virtually or in person. Typically, we’d then finish the interview process with a final, 2nd stage interview before extending an offer to the successful applicant.

We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact recruitment@tandf.co.uk

Being ‘you’ at Taylor and Francis:

Here at Taylor & Francis, we know that many times the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can feel discouraged about applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. We encourage you to apply if you're excited about working for us and have some of the skills or experience we're looking for. We believe in the notion that many skills and experiences are transferrable, and you could be just what we need! Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly believe in the value of diversity of people and thought. We strive to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where our colleagues can learn, develop, and succeed, all while feeling comfortable with being their true self. We embrace all walks of life regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic under local law.

To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8/