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About Us
The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects, and their practical uses. It has a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes, schools, and other organisations.

Our members have a unique depth and breadth of knowledge about the discipline. The Society’s role is to help unlock and harness the potential of that knowledge.

Our commitment to anyone who studies microbes is “whoever you are, wherever you are, we will amplify your voice”.

Read more about our mission and values at microbiologysociety website.

About You
The Journals Marketing and Development Lead will develop campaigns to effectively promote the Society’s journals and its values as a not-for-profit publisher to grow and protect its author base and its journal sales revenue.

Reporting to the Chief Communications Officer, the postholder will be responsible for managing journal promotional activities, working with colleagues across the organisation to establish goals for the portfolio and lead campaigns to deliver comprehensive and effective journals marketing, communicating across Society audiences and stakeholders – including authors, librarians, members, delegates and governance – to ensure wider awareness and understanding of journals and publishing models.

While harnessing existing channels and networks to strategically share effective messaging, the role will explore potential new channels, platforms and partnerships – nationally and internationally – to maximize campaign impact and reach whilst balancing budget for paid promotion opportunities for journals across different platforms appropriately.

The role will also have line management a Journals Marketing Officer to deliver goals and support development.

The successful candidate will have expertise in implementing sales and marketing strategies, including ability to analyse and optimise campaigns and an understanding of the international scholarly market, able to develop, manage and reforecast budgets and confidently deal with internal and external contacts

Please note that the organisation operates a hybrid working policy.

For more information about the Society, please visit our website.

Our generous benefits package includes:
• Flexible working hours
• Highly competitive salaries with an annual cost of living increase
• 23 days holiday + eight bank holidays and three additional days over the Christmas break
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance including free (health and wellbeing) employee support services
• Enhanced maternity pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 13 weeks of statutory maternity pay
• Enhanced Adoption pay to include 26 weeks of fully paid adoption leave and 13 weeks of statutory adoption pay
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• £50 contribution towards eye care

To Apply, please attach your CV and Cover Letter.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are interested in every candidate who is eligible to work in the United Kingdom, however, we are not able to sponsor visas. You will be asked to confirm your eligibility before being shortlisted.

Closing date: 4th December 2026

It is important that you DO NOT include your Personal Information i.e. name and contact details in your CV or Cover Letter. This is because the Microbiology Society is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We value, promote, and seek diversity.

The Society also takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused, or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Please note that due to limited resources, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted therefore, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.