2027 Summer Internship- Marketing, HarperCollins Children’s Books (NYC)
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HarperCollins Publishers
New York, NY, US
Summary
The intern will support the children's marketing team by creating digital content, managing social media posts, and assisting with administrative tasks. They will also coordinate marketing mailings and participate in content brainstorms and photoshoots.
Job Description
Overview
HarperCollins Children’s Books is seeking a creative, organized, and dynamic Marketing Intern to provide support for the children’s marketing teams working across books for ages 0-18. The role requires a detail-oriented and creative individual, able to multi-task and set priorities. We’re a dedicated and enthusiastic team looking for a fellow savvy digital marketer to join us!
Responsibilities
- Develop a working understanding of the teams and tasks involved in the publication of HarperCollins Children’s books
- Learn important publishing software programs and use them to assist in administrative tasks and other departmental functions
- Write marketing copy for social media posts, blog posts, and other digital content for the HarperKids and/or Epic Reads brands
- Participate in photoshoots and content brainstorms with marketing and social media teams
- Assist with creation of designed graphics, videos, and other digital assets for marketing campaigns and social media promotion
- Coordinate marketing mailings for buzz building campaigns to influencers
Qualifications
- Candidates must be available to work in our NYC office from Monday – Thursday for a total of 28 hours per week, from June 7 – August 12, 2027. Compensation for this internship is $18 per hour.
- Candidates who are available to work in a full-time capacity in 2027 or 2028 are eligible for this internship; open to rising seniors, recent graduates, master’s students, or entry level candidates with up to 1 year of work experience.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
- A resume and cover letter are required; applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Please address your cover letter to “Hiring Team.”
- Ideal candidates are either currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from an undergraduate or master’s program.
- A passion for books is highly valued! All book lovers are welcome, but a strong familiarity with the children’s book market is a plus.
- Proactive, creative, and attentive to detail
- Excellent writing skills, including ability to write in a voice appealing to consumers and consistent with HarperKids and/or Epic Reads brand
- Experience in content creation and knowledge of social media trends, particularly on Instagram and TikTok
- Excellent project management, communication, and organizational skills a must
- Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite; knowledge of platforms including Canva, WordPress, and Photoshop a plus!
HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.
The deadline to apply is October 1, 2026 by 11:59 pm ET.
HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.
HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.
Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing operations in 15 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 16 languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more than 250,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp.
The house of Mark Twain, the Brontë sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, and Margaret Wise Brown, HarperCollins has a long and rich history that reaches back to the early nineteenth century and offers our publishing team a depth of experience that few others can rival—from the modest print shop that James and John Harper opened in 1817 to the global house we are today.
Founded
1817
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Book and Periodical Publishing
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
New York, New York
HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world.
Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing operations in 15 countries. With two hundred years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 16 languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more than 250,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp.
The house of Mark Twain, the Brontë sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, and Margaret Wise Brown, HarperCollins has a long and rich history that reaches back to the early nineteenth century and offers our publishing team a depth of experience that few others can rival—from the modest print shop that James and John Harper opened in 1817 to the global house we are today.
Founded
1817
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Book and Periodical Publishing
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
New York, New York
