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Committed to publishing great books, connecting readers and authors globally, and spreading the love of reading. Atria books is seeking a publicity assistant to work closely with the deputy director of publicity and associate director of publicity and provide overall support to a very active department. Search jobs search internships publisher profiles publishing programs publishing organizations majordepartment guide commonly used terms publishing events is sponsored by the association of american publishers, the leading trade association for the u. Penguin random house is one of the worlds biggest publishing companies, and youve almost certainly read one of their books, whether its diary of a wimpy kid, the worst witch or the percy jackson series, or maybe something by jacqueline wilson or tom fletcher. The assistant will develop a marketing plan specifically for your book. Publicity assistant 2000 is an indispensible too in managing all the many and varied tasks of a publicist. At audible, beth anderson has retired from her position as evp, publisher. Marketing and publicity assistant job opening in new york. Jaime leifer was named vp, associate publisher in december 2014. As a publicity assistant at vintage, my main role is to support the publicity team with their campaigns and make sure the office runs smoothly. Careers at penguin random house marketing and publicity. Publicity manager a publicity manager creates exciting, creative and impactful publicity campaigns which drive sales. Thank you for your interest in employment with baker publishing group. This person will report to the publicity manager, but will work with the entire department on various campaigns.
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Little bee books is currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and organized marketing and publicity assistant to join our team. Meet cat, publicity assistant careers at penguin random house. Please confirm you are happy for us to use your details in. We are committed to publishing culturally authentic diverse books that are about everyone, for everyone. Excellent organization, writing, communication, and time management skills. Philomel was created in the early 1980s as part of world publishing books for young people, by editor and publisher ann beneduce.
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