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| Title: | Fall Publicity Intern (Virtual and In Person) |
| Description: | About Wunderkind PR, Inc
Elena Stokes founded Wunderkind PR, Inc in September 2008 after more than a decade in Publicity at Tor and Forge Books, Macmillan; her last five years there she oversaw the department as Director of Publicity. Tanya Farrell, former Associate Publisher and Vice President of Publicity at Picador, joined as a Partner in December 2009 and runs the NJ office. With a combined forty years of experience in publishing, Elena and Tanya offer commercial, genre, and literary sensibilities to each campaign. The Wunderkind PR philosophy is that it takes personal attention and creative planning to grow an author effectively. Whether it is building an author as a brand and expanding his or her audience or focusing in on a particular fan group or specific media contacts to disseminate a message, Wunderkind PR creates comprehensive publicity plans from the ground up, and works to place print, blog, and broadcast bookings at the time of on-sale. Wunderkind PR has had the pleasure of working with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors including Ernest Cline, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Denise Kiernan, Peter James, Andy Weir, and many more, as well as bestselling movie/tv tie-in properties such as The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars and more. Internships offered in the Valley Cottage, NY office. For more information, visit: wunderkind-pr.com As an intern, you will… Learn the ins and outs of a publicity campaign as well as marketing and social media initiatives Get hands on experience helping the team to create press materials, including drafting press releases, email pitches, and weekly media reports Experience what goes on behind the scenes in publishing and learn about different opportunities in publicity, marketing, social media and more. Former Wunderkind PR interns have gone on to work at: Penguin Random House Scholastic Simon & Schuster Macmillan Harper Collins Some of the amazing authors/properties we have worked with: Ernest Cline Jenny Slate Adi Alsaid Holly Black Ursula K. Le Guin Roald Dahl Literary Estate Ken Liu Kameron Hurley Andy Weir Patti Callahan Henry Kat Howard Peter James Guy Gavriel Kay Marjorie M Liu Star Wars tie-ins Walking Dead tie-in Star Trek Travel stipend provided. www.wunderkind-pr.com www.facebook.com/WunderkindPr @wunderbookspr |
| Requirements: | Job requirements
Ability to receive credit from your College or University Work virtually 3 days per week or come into our Valley Cottage, NY office 3 days a week Excellent verbal and written communication skills A love of books |
| Company: | WUNDERKIND PR NEW YORK |
| Location: | Valley Cottage, NY |
| How To Apply For This Job: | Send a cover letter and resume to brianna(at)wunderkind-pr (dot) com |
| Date Posted: | 7/25/2022 (Ongoing Job Posting) |
