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Spring/Summer 2026 Digital Communications Internship

Hachette Book Group

New York, New York

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Content Management, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Interpersonal Skills, Intranet, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Newsletter, Non-Profit Funding, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Press Releases, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Publicity Campaigns, Publishing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Team Player, Writing Skills
LOCATION
New York, New York
POSTED
30+ days ago

Description

Hachette Book Group’s summer internship program offers students an opportunity to learn about the publishing industry and explore an area of interest. To learn more about the company, visit our career site: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/about/careers/
Program dates: May - August 2026
Location: Hybrid in NYC office
Weekly schedule:  28 hours per week, Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm 
Pay rate: $17.00/hour
As an HBG Digital Communications Intern, you will have the opportunity to work closely with seasoned professionals and gain hands-on professional experience as you own day-to-day tasks, help with special projects, and attend departmental meetings.     
Requirements 
  • An individual interested in exploring a career in media and talent relations, publicity and corporate communications 
  • Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Social Media 
  • Interested in social media, digital communications and trends  
  • Self-starter with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills and excellent organizational skills
  • Enthusiastic and excited about discussing recent books you’ve read 
  • Possess a great attitude and a curiosity to contribute and learn new things 
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a dynamic team 
  • Resourceful with the ability to balance multiple responsibilities and work independently 
  • Must be results driven, and take appropriate steps to achieve goals while taking ownership of situations as needed 
Responsibilities 
  • Assist in managing and updating content on Bookends (company intranet site) 
  • Support the Digital and Social Media Manager with social media strategy and design, as well as work with the Communications Assistant on  incoming requests for book donations to non-profit organizations and educational programs
  • Prepare content to HBG's consumer website (press releases, news archives, ect.)
  • Help develop publicity initiatives, including researching and building contact databases, and email outreach to event sponsors. 
  • Design graphics in Canva for website, social media, and marketing purposes 
  • Draft content for weekly internal newsletters, quarterly reports, and other internal communications projects 
How to apply:    In order to be considered, all candidates must submit both a resume and cover letter.   
This role is NYC based and requires a minimum of three set days in the office per week. Hachette Book Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.   The compensation for this position is $17.00/hour. There may be times that you will be required (or requested) to work overtime due to the nature of your role or exceptional workload issues or special projects.  

About the Company

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Hachette Book Group

HBG’s bestselling authors include Sherman Alexie, Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Stephen Colbert, Chris Colfer, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tina Fey, Malcolm Gladwell, Chelsea Handler, Harper Lee, John Maxwell, Brad Meltzer, Joyce Meyer, Stephenie Meyer, Joel Osteen, James Patterson, Jerry Pinkney, Keith Richards, JK Rowling, J.D. Salinger, David Sedaris, Lemony Snicket/Daniel Handler, Nicholas Sparks, Jon Stewart, David Foster Wallace, Brent Weeks, and Tom Wolfe.

HBG also provides a wide range of custom distribution, fulfillment, digital and sales services to third party publishers including Harry N. Abrams, Amazing People Club, Chronicle Books, Disney Book Group, Hearst Magazine, Gildan Media, Guinness World Records, Hachette UK, Hyperion Books, InnovativeKids, Marvel, Octopus Books, Oxmoor House, Peterson’s, Phaidon Press, Time Home Entertainment Inc., and Windblown Media.

For more information, visit our website:
COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Printing and Publishing
FOUNDED
2006
WEBSITE
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/

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