2026 Summer Remote Internship Sales

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Learn about the world of publishing!

Discover career opportunities in ourSALESdepartments.

WHO WE ARE:

Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Find your story in our books!

Our sales teams manage Penguin Random Houses relationship with the community of booksellers around the globe. The sales team works to make sure that our books are available to readers in every place where books are sold: supermarkets malls bookstores and online. The objective is to make books available for consumers and make sure they are well displayed and promoted wherever they are.

Some responsibilities may include:

Assisting with sales reporting and analysis
Tracking key account shipments
Assisting with creation of presentations for selling to accounts
Attending department meetings and gaining an understanding of the day-to-day functions of book publishing sales

Departments

The departments seeking an intern may include:

Special Markets International Sales and Library Sales

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS

Penguin Random House offers a 10-weekPAID REMOTEinternship opportunity available in our adult childrens and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels networking events and employee speaker series!

Summerinterns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.

What you study does not matter! We are looking for your desire to work with books your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry.

Application Deadline: October 6th 2025 at 11:59pm EST

Program Dates:June 8th 2026 August 13th 2026

REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY

Must be ready to work full-time on or before June 2027 (You do not need to be enrolled in college or have a degree to apply to our internship program).
Able to work 28 hours/week throughout the program
Available and commit to the program working June 8th 2026 August 13th 2026
Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program
Must be over the age of 18

TO APPLY:

Submit your resume and cover letter using our online application process. You must submit a cover letter to be considered for our internship your cover letterplease indicate if you have a preference to work with adult or childrens books. Share what genre(s) would you like to work with!

**While you may apply for more than one internship opportunity we encourage you to apply for the areas you are most interested in.**

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.

Full-time 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 Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k) Short and Long-Term 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 publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages we are committed to quality excellence in execution 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:283069

Required Experience:

Intern

Learn about the world of publishing!Discover career opportunities in ourSALESdepartments.WHO WE ARE:Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Fin...