Jobs at Bertelsmann

Lead and execute ambitious marketing campaigns (8-10 titles) for commercial fiction and nonfiction. Collaborate with authors, agents, and cross-functional teams, manage and mentor 2-3 marketers, use audience insights and sales data to optimize strategy, and deliver hands-on digital and social marketing to support bestselling and breakout titles.

Lead end-to-end SAP ECC to S/4HANA transformations including process redesign, system design/configuration, data migration, testing, cutover and go-live support, stakeholder engagement, training, and managing a team of functional analysts.

Provide administrative and editorial support to editors on cookbooks and culture titles: evaluate proposals, communicate with authors/agents, draft sales copy, run reports, coordinate editorial and production workflows, manage calendars and meetings, and collaborate across publicity, marketing, sales, production, and design teams.

Manage editorial scheduling, logistics, and metadata for Penguin Random House Christian (She Reads Truth) titles. Coordinate cross-departmentally (production, design, marketing, sales), maintain SAP metadata and critical paths, lead status meetings, proofread covers/copyright pages, and support subscription box offerings and reporting.

Develop and lead marketing campaigns for Clarkson Potter and Ten Speed Press titles; coordinate with authors, agents, publicity, editorial, sales, and creative services; cultivate external partnerships and influencers; produce digital content and manage timelines, budgets, and campaign metrics; support cross-departmental execution for visually-driven lifestyle, food, nonfiction, and children's books.

Lead and mentor an 11-person design team across multiple imprints, set design vision and standards, manage high-volume production (~600 titles/year), personally design ~30 titles, liaise with editorial/production/authors, approve work, manage freelancers and vendors, and drive workflow and prepress/production efficiencies.

Lead end-to-end development and deployment of personalization and recommender systems, define technical roadmap, run R&D and experimentation, ensure scalable low-latency production services, mentor ML scientists, coordinate cross-team stakeholders, and integrate modern AI/agentic tools to improve recommendation quality and business outcomes.

Provide administrative and editorial support to two editors: read and evaluate submissions, write reader reports and rejection letters, manage blurb/endorsement campaigns, prepare manuscripts for production, track P&Ls and contracts, coordinate with internal departments, write/edit sales and publicity copy, research trends, and participate in editorial meetings.

Design, develop, and maintain SAP BTP applications, automations, and integrations. Implement UI5/Fiori apps, SAP Build projects, CAP/Node.js services, and API/OData integrations. Configure BTP services, security (XSUAA, IAS/IPS), Cloud Foundry runtimes, CI/CD pipelines, and ensure code quality while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Lead marketing for Out of Print product lines: create integrated marketing strategies, plan product launches with sales, manage designers/photo marketers and social media, produce sales assets and presentations, align with product development and consumer insights to maximize revenue and account-facing programs.

Manage production editorial for graphic novels, comics, and trade titles from manuscript to bound book/ePub. Hire and oversee freelance copy editors, proofreaders, and indexers; collate author and freelancer changes; perform ebook quality checks; copyedit and proofread jackets and ancillary material; electronically code/tag manuscripts; and maintain book schedules with editorial, design, and production teams.

Lead and execute innovative digital marketing campaigns for a roster of artists. Develop social, creator, CRM, content, and platform strategies; collaborate with artists, managers, and internal creative teams; use data and insights to optimize performance; explore AI and new tech integrations; grow first-party data and fan communities across core digital channels.

Develop, acquire, and execute original audiobook and branded audio projects from concept through production. Source ideas and partners, prepare pitches and deal materials, close deals, manage a development pipeline, coordinate cross-functional teams for production and launch, track performance, and build industry relationships to grow PRH Audio's original audiobook catalog.