Penguin Random House South Africa

Position:  Marketing & Publicity Coordinator

Report To: Local Publicity & Marketing Manager
Division: Marketing
Location: Cape Town

Penguin Random House is a successful book publisher seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Marketing & Publicity Coordinator to support the execution of marketing and publicity campaigns across our publishing portfolio. 

This role sits at the heart of our Marketing team and plays a key role in coordinating campaigns, supporting media engagement, and ensuring the smooth delivery of both digital and in-person activations. 

Key responsibilities 

Publicity & Media Support 

  • Assist in executing publicity campaigns for assigned titles 
  • Draft press releases and coordinate review copy distribution 
  • Respond to media enquiries and maintain media lists 
  • Monitor media coverage and track publicity activity 

Events Management 

  • Provide operational support for events (online and in-person), including:
    • Virtual event setup, reporting, and content distribution 
    • On-site logistics support, including event setup and coordination 
  • Take direct ownership of event execution responsibilities:
    • Be fully responsible for the delivery of a minimum of two media and trade events per year 
    • Project manage book launch events end-to-end, including planning, coordination, and execution 
  • Attendance of launches and festivals 
  • Assist in executing campaign activations aligned with marketing plans 

Digital Marketing Coordination 

  • Support digital campaigns, including:
    • Email marketing setup and reporting (e.g. Everlytic) 
    • Social media tracking and campaign reporting 
  • Provide campaign inputs and updates to the digital marketing team 

Author & Stakeholder Coordination 

  • Assist with author-related logistics, including travel coordination 
  • Support author campaigns and engagement initiatives 
  • Compile author and campaign performance reports 

Administration & Reporting 

  • Maintain marketing and publicity trackers and reports 
  • Assist with budget tracking and expense administration 
  • Prepare meeting minutes and maintain filing systems 

Community & Audience Engagement 

  • Monitor and respond to audience and community inboxes 
  • Manage mailing lists and database updates 
  • Support audience engagement initiatives and campaigns 

Promotions & Competitions 

  • Coordinate prize fulfilment for competitions 
  • Communicate with winners and ensure timely delivery of prizes 

Qualifications & Experience 

  • Relevant tertiary qualification (Marketing, Communications, or related field) 
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in a marketing, publicity, or administrative support role 
  • Valid driver’s licence and own transport advantageous 

Skills & Attributes 

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills 
  • Excellent organisational and time management ability 
  • High attention to detail and accuracy 
  • Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-oriented mindset 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional approach 
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines 
  • Solid MS Office proficiency 

Company culture & environment 

  • Our employees are forward-thinking, dynamic, customer-focused problem-solvers who strive to be the best in the industry. 
  • We offer a supportive environment that promotes psychological safety, and have an open and all-inclusive culture where equity and diversity are prized. 
  • We believe in leadership through transparency and the recognition of performance excellence. 
  • We focus on fostering employee development through creativity, entrepreneurship and empowerment. 

If you meet the above criteria and have what it takes to become the newest member of our team, please send your CV and a covering letter, clearly stating your salary expectations, to 

Jason Daniels – applications@penguinrandomhouse.co.za 
Closing date: 18 June 2026 

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be interviewed, and previously disadvantaged candidates will be given preference in line with the company’s equity target. 

If you have not heard from us within six weeks, you should regard your application as unsuccessful. 
Penguin Random House is under no obligation to fill this position. 

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