Deputy Marketing Director (12 month FTC)

Deputy Marketing Director – 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Division: Hodder & Stoughton
Department: Marketing
Location: Bristol, London, Sheffield
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 (dependent on experience and location, plus bonus and benefits)
Contact type: Full Time Fixed-term
Publishing division: Hodder & Stoughton
Closing date: Friday, 31st October 2025

Who We Are And What We Do
With over 150 years of ground-breaking publishing from book lovers, original thinkers and market leaders, our unwavering mission has been to publish the most compelling voices in every genre. We continue to find new ground, new audiences and new voices with every title we publish. We are passionate readers and believe in the power of words to change lives.
Hodder & Stoughton is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 10 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints.

What you'll be doing

The Deputy Marketing Director (12m FTC) will support the Creative and Marketing Director in leading the Marketing team day-to-day and devising and delivering the Hodder marketing strategy across our broad range of fiction and non-fiction. This role has a particular emphasis on brand strategy (Stephen King, Lucy Worsley, Louise Penny...), maximising the value of our backlist, and driving marketing excellence with all team members at every level, in all formats and all territories.
The role will put a keen emphasis upon evaluating the efficacy of marketing activity, placing consumer insight and data analysis at the heart of everything we do. The Deputy Marketing Director will also have direct responsibility for all communications with international stakeholders, to ensure local knowledge is utilised to its full, building relationships with sister companies, international authors and global publishing teams.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a creative, experienced and ambitious leader to lead the Marketing team at an exciting time for Hodder & Stoughton. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Marketing or equivalent to take the next step in their career, bringing their extensive line management experience, commercial expertise and creative spark to a great leadership role. The ideal candidate will be confident in leading a team, representing the needs and wants of the team and aligning these to the wider business needs, managing stakeholders at all levels of the business and they will bring energy and passion to everything they do.

What we offer

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
Our commitment: Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities, aiming to attract and develop talent from a broad range of backgrounds.