Publicity Intern at Bloomsbury Children’s Books

Bloomsbury Children’s Books, an independent general interest trade publisher seeks interns with a strong interest in book publishing, outstanding communication skills, strong attention to detail and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office. 

The current open intern position will assist the publicity department. This person should be willing to assist withall aspects of departmental duties in a responsible work environment.  Some of the responsibilities include collecting and filing reviews, assisting with review requests, managing in-house mailings and warehouse orders, creating media contact lists and various administrative tasks. Our interns are an integral part of the Bloomsbury team and will gain essential experience to help launch a career in publishing.

This position offers a $25 stipend per day and candidate must be available for at least 3 full days per week. Preferred candidates can start on or around January 2nd, 2013.  

If interested, please contact Bridget Hartzler at bridget.hartzler@bloomsbury.com.

Bloomsbury Children’s Books, a division of Bloomsbury PLC, was launched in 2002 in the US as a general interest publisher of children’s books for readers of all ages. The imprint publishes such award-winning and bestselling authors and illustrators as Newbery Honor winner Shannon Hale, Julianne Moore, LeUyen Pham, Carrie Jones, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Celia Rees, Leslie Margolis, Jennifer Sattler, Dr. Cuthbert Soup, and E. D. Baker. In the U.K., Bloomsbury is the publisher of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Founded over fifty years ago, Walker Books for Young Readers publishes such acclaimed books as the Caldecott Honoree Gone Wild, written and illustrated by David McLimans, New York Times bestselling Perfect Chemistry series by Simone Elkeles, The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey, and New York Times bestseller Kevin O’Malley.