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Dear Ballantine Bantam Dell Marketing Team: With a high level of enthusiasm, I am writing to express my interest in the Marketing Director, Ballantine Bantam Dell role. Given that the Ballantine, Bantam, and Dell imprints have published some of my all time favorite books (Carrie Soto is Back, Meant to Be, and Summer Sisters among many others), combining my obsession with reading with my marketing career would be an exciting next step. With a background in leading creative campaigns, shaping brand strategy, collaborating across teams and partners, and using audience insights to drive measurable engagement, I’d love to bring my experience to your team. In my previous role at Hudson Headwaters Health Network, I conceptualized and executed 30 brand campaigns annually and led a brand refresh initiative across 25 locations and seven sub-brands, modernizing visual identity and establishing brand guidelines to ensure consistent storytelling across marketing and partner-facing platforms I have orchestrated branding, printing and internal communications projects, synchronizing efforts between internal teams and external agencies, ensuring project scopes and client deadlines were met. In addition, I partnered with the merchandising team to procure items for the e-commerce store, planning and executing promotional campaigns 3 times a year, resulting in $75K+ in annual sales annually At the University of Arizona Foundation, I supported prospective partner stewardship through targeted event invitations and engagement strategies. I developed a geographic database of active donors that enabled research
and philanthropy teams to strategically select event locations nationwide, resulting in a 43% increase in engagement from the active donor segment In my current role, I have developed an omnichannel marketing plan to increase brand awareness among the niche union contractor market. I designed all new print collateral, executed mailings, performed A/B testing on LinkedIn ads, and sponsored eight local community events, resulting in a 40% increase in website traffic within first 6 months of implementation While my experience has been built outside of publishing, I have spent my career leading creative, audience-focused marketing campaigns, translating insights into strategy, coordinating cross- functional teams and agency partners, and managing multiple priorities from concept through execution to deliver measurable brand and audience growth. I am eager to contribute my skills and passion to the Ballantine Bantam Dell team and to make a meaningful impact for the many stories, authors and readers to come. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the opportunity to further discuss my candidacy. Sincerely, Samantha Bishop
Samantha Lynn Bishop lives in Upstate NY and is looking for a marketing role in the publishing world. You can find her requesting copious amounts of books from the library and gifting her family and friends their next favorite book. When she’s not reading, she enjoys playing tennis, cooking and baking, collecting crafting hobbies and traveling. “A Taylor Jenkins Reid fiend. She’s cried so hard she’s gotten the hiccups every time she’s read one.” - Mallory and Sam, Samantha’s friends “Has a TBR list of 306 books and counting. It’s problematic.” - Samantha’s Goodreads account “Her book club pick (One and Only by Maurene Goo) was voted as the best book they read last year. She won’t stop talking about it.” - Books, Brunches and Booze Book Club - Saratoga Chapter “She read the same sentence four times because she was falling asleep and didn’t actually absorb anything. This is a common occurrence.” - Kerry, Samantha’s mom