2025 Fall - 2026 Spring Internship Program: Marketing, Children's Books

Learn about the world of publishing!

 

Discover career opportunities with our MARKETING department in our CHILDREN divisions.

 

WHO WE ARE

Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Find your story in our books!

 

The Marketing department develops and implements creative marketing campaigns including advertising, social media, and bookstore displays. Marketers work closely with sales to learn what’s happening in the market and, to help them promote and share their enthusiasm about books and writers.

 

Some responsibilities may include:

• Researching new media contacts, influencer, and brand partnerships for title marketing campaigns
• Collaborating with the team to create content for author and imprint social media platforms
• Assisting in select marketing book mailings (remotely)
• Attending team meetings to help brainstorm promotional opportunities for titles

Departments

The departments seeking an intern may include:

Penguin Young Readers, Random House Childrens Books and DK

 

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS

Penguin Random House offers an immersive 20-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity in the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026, available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns will have the opportunity to learn how to create marketing book campaigns, projects to develop skills in marketing books and receive robust training from our marketing teams to support professional growth. Our interns are also exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and a mentoring program!

 

What you study does not matter!  We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry.

 

Application Deadline: March 17th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST

Program Dates: September 15th, 2025 – November 21st, 2025 AND January 12th, 2026 – March 20th , 2026

 

REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY

• Must be ready to work full-time on or before June 2026 (You do not need to be enrolled in college or have a degree to apply to our internship program).
• Able to work 21 hours/week throughout the program
• Available and commit to the program working September 15th, 2025 – November 21st, 2025 AND January 12th, 2026 – March 20th , 2026
• Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program
• Must be over the age of 18

 

Interns are paid $21/ho