Summer 2027, Remote Internship, Publicity Adult

Bertelsmann•New York, NY

1d•Remote

About The Position

Learn about the world of publishing and discover career opportunities with our PUBLICITY department in our ADULT divisions. 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. 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. This is 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.

Requirements

Must be ready to work full-time on or before June 2028
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
Submit your resume and cover letter using our online application process.
You must submit a cover letter to be considered for our internship program.
In your cover letter, please indicate what genre(s) within adult titles you would like to work with!

Responsibilities

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