Harry N Abrams Inc is hiring: Spring '25 Internship: Adult Publicity (For C

For-credit ONLY

About Us:

Founded in 1949, ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialize in publishing art and illustrated books. The company continues to publish critically acclaimed and bestselling works in the areas of art, photography, cooking, craft, comics, interior and garden design, entertainment, fashion, and popular culture as well as narrative non-fiction and new works of fiction for adults; children’s books ranging from middle grade to young adult fiction to picture books to board books. ABRAMS creates and distributes brilliantly designed books with the highest production values under the following imprints: Abrams; Abrams ComicArts; Megascope; Surely Books; Abrams Image; Abrams Press; The Overlook Press; Cernunnos; Cameron + Company; Abrams Books for Young Readers; Amulet Books; Abrams Appleseed; and Magic Cat. ABRAMS also distributes books for Booth-Clibborn Editions, Bungie, Alain Ducasse Édition, Èditions de La Martiniére, Editions BPI, Global Golf Group, Lucky Spool, Milky Way Picture Books, The Museum of Modern Art, SelfMadeHero, Tate Publishing, V&A Publishing, and The Vendome Press.

What We Are Looking For
We are looking to bring on for credit interns in a variety of roles across our publishing house this summer. The interns will take part in a 8 week program which will be structured to include hands on day to day work across our various departments, training workshops, companywide and intern specific events, a group project and opportunities to connect with professionals in the publishing industry in our office in Downtown NYC.

Internship Overview:
The Publicity Intern will work closely with the adult publicity department on projects spanning trade marketing, and social media marketing, and publicity within the Abrams, Abrams Image, Abrams Press, Cernunnos, Abrams ComicArts, and The Overlook Press imprints. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with an interest in book marketing and publicity.

Please submit a cover letter and resume.

Key Responsibilities:

• Place orders with the warehouse to send books to reviewers.
• Maintain title information, media clips, press contacts, and detailed logs of marketing and publicity projects in an internal database system.
• Helping with administrative tasks in preparation for Sales Conference
• Drafting press releases
• Submitting titles to annual awards
• Research social media trends to incorporate into digital marketing promotions.
• Create publicity mailing lists to further relationships and manage outreach to relevant parties.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited 2- or 4-year collegiate program
• Able to apply earned credit towards a course or graduation at your specific institution.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience using Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Familiarity with social media platforms
• Strong attention to detail

Benefits:

Earn academic credit towards your degree while gaining practical experience in the book publishing industry.

Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals in the publishing field.

Exposure to a diverse range of book genres and authors.

Potential for future career opportunities within Abrams Books.

Internship Duration: January 6th - April 16th

Hybrid Schedule-Three days per week in-office