JOB OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNSHIPS (unpaid) see below
Do you have a passion for books and ideas? Have you ever wondered how editors choose which books to publish? How manuscripts become bound books? How a book ends up on the shelf of a local bookstore or listed on Amazon.com?
If you love books and have a deep curiosity about what it takes to get published, how editors shape their “lists” of books, the book-making process, or the work it takes to get books out in the marketplace, a SUNY Press internship will give you the opportunity to learn what it’s like to work in the publishing industry.
SUNY Press interns are assigned a range of entry-level responsibilities that familiarize them with the key procedures, policies, and operational systems associated with a select aspect of the publishing process. The internships described below are usually available each academic semester and during the summer.
To apply, please send a résumé and cover letter to the address below outlining your interest, relevant experience, computer skills, and date of availability. Be sure to include in your cover letter several choices of intern positions so that we can best match up intern candidates with departmental needs.
Kate R. McDonnell
SUNY Press
22 Corporate Woods Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12211-2504
kate.mcdonnell@sunypress.eduMarketing and Publicity Internships (both trade and scholarly)Electronic Publishing and Web Marketing InternshipsMarketing and Publicity InternshipMarketing and publicity interns will assist the department in creating promotional materials by writing press releases, pitch letters, and Web news item postings. Other tasks include helping prepare e-mailings for review copies of books to journals; supporting the exhibits program by creating order forms and posters and shipping out exhibit materials; disseminating published book reviews; proofreading; and other duties as assigned.
Internships for trade books: assisting with electronic marketing, researching out-of-print titles and authors’ biographical information on the Internet and in the library, photocopying manuscripts, researching cover art, checking and proofreading introductions and other additional material for reprint editions, and other routine office tasks. Candidates should have strong time management and organizational skills and be eager to learn about all aspects of the publishing process; familiarity with interactive multimedia and social networking platforms (blogs, wikis, Facebook, etc.) is a plus.
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Looking for a dynamic individual interested in learning electronic publishing and Web marketing. You’ll learn how to effectively assemble and disseminate eBooks through various e-commerce channels and learn the latest software for creating visually rich, engaging content for virtually any media—print, Web, interactive, video, audio, and mobile applications. You’ll learn to develop promotional content and how to manage and post it to the SUNY Press Web site. Willingness to learn is the key requirement of this position.
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