Marketing & Digital Media Design Internship, Liveright
Who we are
Founded in 1923, W. W. Norton is the oldest and largest independent and employee-owned publishing house, publishing works of Nobel laureates, master teachers, and Pulitzer Prize winners. For a century, Norton has been dedicated to achieving a common goal: to bring to readers and students enduring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as high-quality textbooks and digital learning tools.
About the internship
Liveright Publishing - an imprint ofW. W. Norton - is looking for interns to participate in our twelve-week internship program. Our internship program provides participants with an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing that includes educational lunch sessions and networking within the intern class. Your work if you become a Norton intern with the Liveright Marketing team may include the following:
- Design of marketing and promotional visual content for social media, email marketing, web design, and display advertising for eCommerce retail
- Correspondence with freelance graphic designers
- Research into new promotional opportunities and marketing tools
- Organization of promotional mailings and follow-up correspondence
- Attendance in weekly marketing meeting and other brainstorming sessions with editors, publicists, and other colleagues
Why you’ll be a great fit
We are excited to add interns who bring diverse perspectives to Norton. The ideal candidate is curious, hardworking, and eager to learn more about the different facets of publishing. Here are some skills and qualities we look for in candidates:
- Experience in graphic design (including but not limited to the Adobe Suite, InDesign, Photoshop, Canva, and in-app tools for Instagram, YouTube and TikTok) and video editing (Premiere, iMovie) is required. With your cover letter, please attach a portfolio or comparable link to a website of your recent design work.
- You are a college junior, senior, recent graduate, or someone looking to make a career change.
- You are eager to improve your 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).
Internship details
- Interns are paid $16 per hour, subject to applicable law, and work a maximum of 20 hours weekly.
- Internship period is twelve weeks from 9/23/2024-12/13/2024.
- Our workday is 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time; 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.
- Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
If you are interested in applying, please submit your resume and cover letter to Nick Curley (ncurley@wwnorton.com) no later than August 23, 2024. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and if enough applications are received, this listing may close early. Once you have submitted your application, please refrain from sending additional follow-up emails, as these will only delay the hiring manager’s ability to read the applications received. Final hiring decisions will be made by 9/13/24, so if you do not hear from us by then, you can assume the internship has been filled by a different applicant. You must follow these submission instructions in order to be considered for the internship.