Summer , Remote Internship, Publicity Adult

• Intern
• Compensation: up to USD 21 - hourly

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others.

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Learn about the world of publishing!

Discover career opportunities with our PUBLICITY department in our ADULT divisions.

WHO WE ARE:

Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Find your story in our books!

Publicity professionals generate exposure and buzz for new books and are the biggest advocates of the titles to the media. Publicists pitch newspapers, television, radio stations, websites and bloggers with the hope the press will review our titles and feature stories about forthcoming books and authors. Publicists also help create social media outreach, author tours, author signings, readings, and other events.

Some responsibilities may include:

• Researching media contacts
• Crafting pitches for publicity campaigns
• Tracking media coverage and mailing books to media contacts
• Assisting in select publicity book mailings (remotely)
• Attending team meetings to help brainstorm new outlets or contacts to pitch our books

Departments

The departments seeking an intern may include:

• Corporate Communications
• Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Penguin Publishing Group:
  Avery Tarcher, Berkley and Putnam
• Random House Publishing Group:
  Random House Worlds

Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns will have the opportunity to learn how to create publicity campaigns, develop skills in publicizing books and receive robust training from our publicity teams to support professional growth. Our interns are also exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, and networking events

What you study does not matter! We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry.

Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.

Program Dates:
June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027

Must be ready to work full-time on or before June 2028 (You do not need to be enrolled in college or have a degree to apply to our internship program).

Able to work 28 hours/week throughout the program

Available and commit to the program working June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027

Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program

Must be over the age of 18

The salary for this position is $21/hour.

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