Intern, Marketing (Trade Hybrid) (12 month contract

Overview

Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC

Job Title: Intern, Marketing (Trade)

Department(s): Harlequin Trade Publishing Marketing (HTP)

Reports to: Associate Director, Publishing

Status: 12 month Contract

Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)

Job Vacancy Status: Vacant and actively accepting applications

We celebrate and support the differences that make each of us unique, striving to create a welcoming workplace that ensures everyone has a voice and are able to do their best work. We welcome all applicants, including those who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and persons with disabilities.

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Reporting to the Associate Director, the Intern – Marketing (Trade) position will gain experience in all areas of book marketing and receive exposure to the broader publishing teams. The Intern – Marketing (Trade) will get a broad overview of the department’s structure and the various roles within the publishing sector.

The intern will focus in these areas of book marketing:

• Assisting the Associate Director in all levels of Operations including scheduling titles, pricing reviews, format reviews, cover tracking and galley tracking
• Working with multiple divisions to track and oversee the production of Special Editions and Retailer Exclusive Editions
• Working with Marketing Managers with campaigns (such as helping to come up with ad taglines and book giveaways)
• Attending Imprint meetings, brainstorming sessions
• Creation of social videos, graphics and photography for Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok
• Influencer research and outreach
• Sending advance reading copies and swag packages to Booksellers, Librarians and influencers

Specific training or job experience required includes:

• Completion of university or college education, or possess equivalent/relevant work experience in the areas of marketing, communications or publishing
• Interest in marketing or publishing
• Applicants must be eligible to work and be paid in Canada

• The opportunity to be part of a company on the leading edge of publishing, working with a very talented team and exceptional books
• Vacation days
• Access to discounted books
• Working with passionate people!

Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors.
Harper Collins Publishers , the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through Harper Collins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.

The hourly pay rate for this position is $20 per hour. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

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Harper Collins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, Harper Collins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of Harper Collins titles from around the globe.

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