European Office Intern (10 FEB - 27 JUN 2025)

JOB TITLE: European Office Intern

DEPARTMENT: Editorial, Marketing, Publicity, International Rights

JOB CLASSFICATION: Non-exempt

JOB LOCATION: PUP Europe - Oxford, Oxfordshire (99 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JX). This position is in-office. The preferred office days are Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, but this can be discussed further at interview.

POSITION TYPE: This is a fixed term contract from February 10^th 2025 – June 27^th 2025). The hours will be 9am – 5pm (with 1-hour unpaid lunch) for 2 days per week.

SALARY: £12.49 per hour

REPORTS TO: Assistant Editor, Associate Publicist, Marketing Co-ordinator, and International Rights Executive

JOB SUMMARY

PUP’s European Office Internship offers an exciting introduction to working in academic publishing. The internship is designed to offer experience in varied elements of the lifecycle of a book  and our interns are supported throughout their learning in the role. Previous interns have gone on to roles at Penguin Random House, Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury.

Under close supervision, the European Office Intern is responsible for providing assistance to the Editorial, Marketing, Publicity, and International Rights teams based in the European office.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

International Rights

• Preparing weekly deal round-ups and publicity round-ups to share with PUP’s network of agents, publishers and scouts
• Prepare deal memos for the International Rights team to circulate, and log and maintain PUP’s customized database of contract and licensing records.
• Where necessary, assist in researching and preparing for book fairs and market visits

Marketing

• Assist in marketing research for key titles
• Add digital assets to Amazon.co.uk as needed
• Maintain and update marketing salesforce database to ensure current contacts are up-to-date, and that new contacts are added in a timely manner
• Log responses to marketing campaigns

Publicity

• Maintain and update publicity database to ensure current contacts are up-to-date, and that new contacts are added in a timely manner
• Create press releases and press release emails for select titles
• Saving and logging of review coverage into publicity SharePoint and database
• Log review copy requests from media contacts

Editorial

• Send complimentary copies of books to authors, peer-reviewers, and blurbers
• Solicit endorsements for forthcoming books 
• Help to compile dossiers for the monthly Editorial Board meeting
• Update and maintain Biblio data integrity for the editorial section of Biblio
• Help authors with Copyright Information Form and any permissions issues 
• General book research tasks – interns may be asked to research a variety of publishing topics, including sales and textbook adoption/course information, and occasional research on permissions/copyright.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Research and prepare for title launch meetings and any other relevant meetings
2. Complete other duties as assigned or requested for the general support of the organisation
3. Actively support an inclusive environment to foster a sense of belonging for colleagues

Education and Experience

• This is an entry-level position, and no specific industry experience or educational qualifications are required
• Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. PUP will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants
• Candidates must demonstrate a desire to learn about the publishing industry
• PUP is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our publishing. Individuals who are members of groups underrepresented in academic publishing (which is, according to research by Lee & Low, historically a majority white, straight, cisgender, nondisabled and neurotypical industry) are encouraged to apply

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated accuracy and organisational skills, with keen attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to changes in workload and to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously
• Capability to interact appropriately and respectfully with others.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This is an office job and requires 100% of work to be performed on-site.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit at the computer for long periods of time. Specific abilities required by this job include typing on a keyboard and viewing a computer monitor 75% of the day on average.

The employee is required to attend meetings, both inter-office and cross-office, via phone or videoconference. Specific abilities required by this job include comprehending material communicated orally and visually.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter on PUP’s application website. Please be aware that any applications which do not contain both a CV and a cover letter will not be considered.

Due to application volume, only finalists will be contacted. We currently plan to hold interviews on Monday 9^th December 2024.

For more information on Princeton University Press, visit http://press.princeton.edu/.