Spring 2026 Publicity Intern, Little, Brown
As an HBG Publicity Intern at Little, Brown, 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.
Program dates: February 2 – April 27, 2026
Location ON-SITE: This position will be based in our NY office on a hybrid schedule. 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: $16.50/hour
Who you are:
- Self-starter with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Enthusiastic and excited about discussing recent books you’ve read
- Possess a great attitude and a desire to learn as well as excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team and contribute insights
- Resourceful with the ability to balance multiple responsibilities and work independently
- Must be results driven, and take appropriate steps to achieve goals while taking ownership of situations as needed
- Interest in or eagerness to learn about the current media landscape, book publicity, and other related activities
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
What you will learn:
- Assist with galley and review copy mailings for Fall titles
- Work across Little, Brown proper and its respective imprints: Algonquin Books, Spark, Voracious, Mulholland, and Back Bay Books
- Attend select internal meetings
- Attend external meetings with authors, agents, and agencies
- Update the publicity databases
- Write early drafts of press releases, galley letters, and pitch emails for upcoming titles.
- Create press and marketing materials
- Work on publicity schedules and tours
- Create media and marketing lists
- Research media contacts via Muckrack and Cision
- General administrative duties
How to apply:
In order to be considered, all candidates must submit both a resume and cover letter.
This role is NYC based and requires a minimum of three set days in the office per week.
Hachette Book Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
The compensation for this position is $16.50/hour. There may be times that you will be required (or requested) to work overtime due to the nature of your role or exceptional workload issues or special projects.