Publicity Assistant Ballantine Bantam Dell Delacorte Hybrid 279172

Founded in 1925 Random House is the proud publishing house of many of the worlds most acclaimed storytellers thought leaders and innovators. Our host of imprints publish original fiction and nonfiction in all formats with the mission to entertain educate and inspire readers for generations.

We are currently seeking a Publicity Assistant to join the Random House Group publicity team and support campaigns for mediadriven fiction and nonfiction books across the Ballantine Group imprints including Ballantine Bantam Dell/Delacorte. At BBD we publish books that entertain inform and inspire readers. This position provides an intensive education in trade book publishing in a fastpaced exciting and highly collaborative Publicity Assistant role is the ideal position for a curious confident selfmotivated person who loves books across genres understands and consumes media and is interested in learning how to execute publicity strategy.

Specific responsibilities include:

Assistance in creating and executing highimpact publicity campaigns for top titles spanning genres such as commercial/book club fiction mystery/thriller/suspense romcom/romantasy literary fiction narrative nonfiction and celebrity. Tasks include writing pitch materials pulling media lists and researching media targets as well as:

• Assisting publicity staff with highprofile media campaigns for bestselling authors
• Communicating with media booksellers inhouse colleagues authors and agents
• Pitching media and bookstores
• Creating and managing details in author itineraries
• Updating internal documents and systems
• Coordinating mailings publicity materials and review copy requests
• Organizing travel and hotel logistics for author tours and special events
• Processing invoices maintaining title budgets for campaigns and helping with data entry related to campaigns
• Performing online research to acquire publicity contacts and updating media lists
• Additional assignments projects and responsibilities as needed

Please apply if you meet the following qualifications:

• Strong interest in book publishing publicity and media relations and in books across genres
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to juggle priorities in a deadlinesdriven fastpaced environment
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Selfstarter who takes initiative and wants to learn and grow
• Proficiency with social media internet research and Microsoft Office Suite

The salary for this position is $51000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus subject to Company results.

This hybrid position has occasional inoffice responsibilities including but not limited to inoffice meetings author visits or events and daily ad hoc administrative projects. We will consider candidates who can work from a commutable distance to our offices at 1745 Broadway which includes the tristate area (NJ CT & PA).

Please apply using our ATS system by May 5 2025 and include your resume and cover letter for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our opentoremote guidelines on our FAQs page.

Penguin Random House job postings include a good faith compensation range for each open position. The salary range listed is specific to each particular open position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role and candidates relevant experience and qualifications.

Fulltime employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include but are not limited to Medical/Prescription drug insurance Dental Vision Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account PreTax and Roth 401(k) Short and LongTerm Disability Insurance Life/AD&D Insurance Commuter Benefits Student Loan Repayment Program Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and childrens publishing house in North America the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages we are committed to quality excellence in and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial design marketing publicity sales production and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell Berkley Clarkson Potter Crown DK Doubleday Dutton Grosset & Dunlap Little Golden Books Knopf Modern Library Pantheon Penguin Books Penguin Press Penguin Random House Audio Penguin Young Readers Portfolio Puffin Putnam Random House Random House Childrens Books Riverhead Ten Speed Press Viking and Vintage among others. More information can be found at Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race national origin religion age color sex sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status.

Company:Penguin Random House LLC

Country:United States of America

State/Region:New York

City: New York

Postal Code:10019

Job ID:279172