London Communications Assistant, Publicity Penguin General

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Job Description Communications Assistant – Publicity (Penguin General) Do you enjoy talking about the best new books with everyone you know? Are you organised, proactive and thrive in busy, fast paced environments? This could be the role for you. We are looking for a Communications Assistant to join our Publicity Team at Penguin General. Penguin General is one of the eight publishing divisions that make up Penguin Random House UK. There are five adult imprints at Penguin General: Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Life, Viking and Sandycove. The latter is based in Dublin. Penguin General publish some of the very best storytellers and thinkers in the world, spanning literary fiction classics such as John le Carré and Bernardine Evaristo; non-fiction bestsellers including Ben Macintyre, Arundhati Roy and Michelle Obama; and chart-topping fiction writers such as Richard Osman, Emily Henry and Dolly Alderton. The role Key responsibilities: To provide general administrative support to the Publicity team to facilitate the smooth running of the department. Organising meetings and taking minutes, producing and sending out press releases, coding invoices and processing expenses, sending out books Acting as a point of contact for the press, and regularly communicating with journalists and authors To provide support to publicists with their book launches - accompanying authors to interviews and events, organising schedules, travel and accommodation This role may involve out of hours work on weekends and evenings in order to attend events and festivals. What you’ll bring Essential criteria: Strong personal organisation and time management skills with excellent attention to detail Proactive and reactive - ability to multitask and handle competing priorities Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of people on email, phone and in person Solutions focused Flexibility and helpfulness Taking initiative A strong team player The ability to work on your own – and to push yourself A positive mindset The ability to think creatively Disability Confident If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, the above are the essential criteria you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview. Application instructions Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 29th October 2026. Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length. Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate. We anticipate a two-stage interview process which will include a virtual first-stage interview and in-person second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process. Here at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage you to showcase your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team. We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you. Salary £29,000 plus benefits. Hybrid working While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect the successful candidate to work from our London-based office three days per week and offer the other two days to be worked remotely. 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