Summer 2024 Marketing Intern, Hachette Books
Hachette Book Group’s summer internship program offers students an opportunity to learn about the publishing industry and explore an area of interest. To learn more about the company, visit our career site: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/about/careers/
Program dates: June 3rd – August 9th (10 weeks)
ON-SITE: position will be based in our NY office on a two-day per week hybrid schedule (Mondays and Tuesdays). Company laptop will be provided for the duration of the program.
Weekly schedule: 28 hours per week, Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm
Pay rate: $16/hour
As an HBG Marketing Intern at Hachette Books, you will have the opportunity to work closely with seasoned professionals and gain hands-on professional experience as you own day-to-day tasks, help with special projects, and attend departmental meetings.
To enhance your work experience, we offer educational sessions featuring speakers from all departments of the company as well as networking and career development opportunities.
Who you are:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel required
- Familiarity with some graphic design software like Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, etc. preferred
- Familiarity with major social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok required
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time effectively
- Rigorous attention to detail
What you will learn:
- Assist in executing marketing initiatives such as mailings, outreach, brand partnerships, etc.
- Design social media graphics, influencer box letters, and other promotional material in Canva or Adobe Creative Suite
- Coordinate meeting schedules for status meetings, author/agent conference calls, marketing department meetings, etc.
- Compile and distribute agendas for marketing and sales meetings.
- Compile marketing and sales recap reports, launch reports, and coop for meetings and author presentations.
- Write and/or edit keyword optimized thematic book lists, articles, quizzes, and genre-related copy that boosts search discoverability of our books and authors
- Evaluate competitor data and identify new keyword opportunities
- Update social media accounts several times daily and monitor author social media
- Coordinate GoodReads and other book giveaways
- Update sections of Hachette website through content management system
- Monitor e-retailer account sites to ensure book and author data are accurate
- Maintain NetGalley
- Admin duties include: route galley copy, create galley orders, code invoices and maintain budget grid, coordinate mailings, schedule meetings, create and distribute weekly reports
How to apply:
In order to be considered, all candidates must submit both a resume and cover letter.
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