Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. is the oldest and largest independent and employee-owned publishing house. They are looking for interns to participate in a twelve-week internship program to gain hands-on experience in publishing, focusing on research, marketing, social media, and design tasks.
Responsibilities
- Converting leads (interested professors), sampling titles, and creating/updating opportunities in Salesforce across all disciplines
- Creating and updating target and contact lists for new and existing course markets or conferences
- Attending Norton hosted online workshops and writing follow-up email template copy for professor outreach or a blog post for the Norton Learning Blog
- Taking notes during meetings and interviews with marketing managers, professors, etc
- Analyzing table of contents to support the development of marketing materials
- Sending gift cards to professors who participate in Norton surveys or class tests
- Researching competitor titles and course markets
- Researching updated citations for handouts
- Assisting with brainstorming, creating, and posting to our W.W. Norton Bluesky accounts
- Researching trends, SEO, competitor accounts, and alternative social media platforms
- Pitching design ideas for infographic projects and assist with designing graphics for marketing assets using Canva and various Adobe Creative Cloud programs
- Updating new Norton landing pages by creating widgets and revising Workshop descriptions
Skills
- You are a college junior, senior, recent graduate, or someone looking to transition into the publishing industry
- You are organized, self-motivated, adaptive, creative, and strategic
- You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- You enjoy collaborating and working in a group to solve challenges
- You have a passion for learning and ideas
- You have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- You have a passion for both publishing and marketing, specifically in higher education, and are eager to work in both areas
- Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required
Benefits
- Educational lunch sessions
- Networking within the intern class
- Specific work hours are flexible to accommodate an intern’s schedule
- For interns who reside within commuting distance of the office, this internship will be in-person in our Manhattan offices; those in other locations will work remotely
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