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Summer Internship - Children's Books - Editorial
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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This internship is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the editorial process! This intern will work in two separate imprints – Greenwillow Books and Company Children's Books.
This summer internship is a paid opportunity (28 hours per week), and it will run from June 5 through August 10 for a total of 10 weeks.
This internship is eligible for a grant from the We Need Diverse Books organization. To find more information about the eligibility requirements and application process, please visit their website:
Company website-internship-program/
Responsibilities:
• Fielding departmental queries and requests via phone, email, and mail.
• General office support (answer phones, filing, mail sorting, copying) for entire department.
• Traffic materials to other departments (production, marketing, publicity, sales) as needed.
• Handle fan mail for select authors as needed.
• Read and write reader’s reports.
• Assist in fact-checking and permissions clearing as needed.
• Attend imprint meetings.
• Log artwork and assist in art check.
• Return artwork to artists when book is complete.
• Make dummy books, presentation boards (physical and digital), and organize other presentation material as needed.
• Assist art director and associate art director in searching for images, artists, portfolios, and other materials.
• Assist in scanning artwork.
Qualifications:
• Applicants must be entering their junior or senior year of college, a grad student, or a college graduate.
• Must have a working knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign.
• Exceptional writing skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Is detail-oriented and organized.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects.
• An interest in children's book publishing.