Communications Assistant (PRH Ireland)

Communications Assistant (PRH Ireland)

Do you talk about the best new books with everyone you know? Do you enjoy being organised and proactive? This could be the role for you. We are looking for a Communications Assistant to join our Publicity team in Ireland.

The role

This is an exciting entry-level opportunity for someone who is keen to learn about the world of publicity and to support the team working across a huge variety of genres.

Key responsibilities:

• General administration

• Organising publicity schedules, travel and accommodation

• Communicating with journalists and authors

• Accompanying authors to interviews and attend events, which will involve some evenings and weekends.

• Organising meetings

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Enjoys working in a team

• Full of ideas and has a creative approach

• Great eye for detail

• Able to prioritise and organise

• Highly computer literate

• Enjoys engaging on social media

• Excellent interpersonal skills over email, phone, and in-person

• Confident in communicating with both authors and the press

Preferred criteria:

• Basic design experience is helpful but not essential

Disability Confident

If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, the above is 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 15th May 2025.

• 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.

Salary

€31,500 plus benefits

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK and Ireland 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 Dublin-based office a minimum of three days per week (two o0f these days being Tuesday and Wednesday) and offer a maximum of two days per week working remotely.

About Penguin

We’re the UK and Ireland’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Penguin Random House Ireland Limited 

Country: Ireland 

State/Region: Dublin 

City: Dublin 

Postal Code: Dublin 2 

Job ID: 279776