Pan Macmillan UK is one of the largest general book publishers in the UK, with imprints including Macmillan, Mantle, Pan, Picador, Boxtree, Sidgwick & Jackson, Bello, Tor, Kingfisher, Macmillan Children's Books, Two Hoots, Bluebird, Campbell Books, Macmillan New Writing and Macmillan Digital Audio. Pan Macmillan is part of Macmillan Publishers International Limited.

London

Marketing and Communications

Graduates

Macmillan Learning represents the Higher Education division and publishes market-leading academic textbooks and forward-thinking digital learning resources across the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities. Our mission is to inspire what’s possible for every learner, and we are dedicated to combining world-class content with evolving learning technology to drive student success.

Our International Sales and Marketing team (based in central London) is on an ambitious journey to grow global market share in Higher Education and International Schools.

We are now looking for an experienced Senior Product Marketing Manager to join our dynamic and collaborative team.

Job Description

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for a creative, strategic, and commercial marketer to take the lead on marketing strategy for our high-growth products: Achieve, iClicker student response system, and Advanced Placement qualification resources. This senior role will also provide the overall direction for our Achieve platform strategy, working closely with other product marketing managers.

You'll have the opportunity to make a visible impact, contribute to wider business strategy, and take the lead across the product marketing team. Cross-functional collaboration and the ability to influence across cross the editorial and product teams in the US as well as across the international sales team will be key to your success. Management experience would be advantageous as this role develops.

Your Profile

Your key responsibilities:

Drive global product marketing strategy for high-impact educational products

Create and own annual marketing plans that deliver measurable results

Lead retrospectives and campaign reviews to refine and enhance performance

Champion internal communications and alignment across the international team

Stay ahead of digital marketing trends – bringing bold new ideas to life

Represent the customer voice and market insight in cross-functional collaboration

Take ownership of product positioning, training, and lead generation activities

Be connected to the higher education market to understand how to best position our products

Essential experience, abilities, and knowledge you’ll need to succeed:

Experience in delivering successful campaigns and achieving commercial targets

Deep understanding of EdTech or digital product marketing

Effective communication, stakeholder influencing, and leadership skills

Strong commercial awareness and an analytical mindset

Experience working with international sales teams and customers

Knowledge of the Higher Education and/or International Schools sectors

Ability to combine strategy with rolling your sleeves up to get the job done

Strong presentation and influencing skills

Perspectives

What you’ll get in return:
In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.

Closing Date: 6 May 2025

Some of the benefits we offer:

25 days’ annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays

Discounted private medical insurance

Health Cash Plan

Enhanced family pay and leave

Hybrid working: 3 days office/2 WFH

75% off all Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on shopping and gym memberships; Christmas club savings

Additional

This is a full time, permanent position, and will be based in our offices in Crinan St, London.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

At Macmillan, we are highly committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at every level of our organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals, including any age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Our efforts to promote DEI are ongoing, and we continually strive to learn and improve our policies and practices. You can read our full Diversity & Inclusion Pledge here:

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