News Corp.

Online Sales and Metadata – Summer 2021 Remote Intern

Posted on: 3 Apr 2021

New York City, New York

Job Description

Overview

The Online Sales and Metadata summer intern will have the opportunity to work with the sales team the supports the fastest growing retail account in the book business.

The HarperCollins Summer Internship Program is a paid, remote, 10-week program which runs from June 7 th through August 13 th . All interns work 28 hours per week. As a HarperCollins intern, you will learn about the entire publishing process - following one book from beginning to end while hearing from the people who worked on it in our weekly Speaker Series. There are plenty of opportunities to network with your fellow interns, and the end of the program culminates with a presentation called How to Get a Job in Publishing offering advice on your resume, cover letter, interview, and networking. The recruitment team is searching for applicants who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry.

Please submit a separate cover letter for each opportunity you apply to applications without cover letters will not be considered.

You can submit up to five different cover letters at a time by uploading them to your profile and naming them after the positions.

Ex. Smith_ManagingEditorialInternship.pdf

Responsibilities

* Submit monthly onsite merchandising candidates
* Conduct review of metadata on select titles and make recommendations on improvements

* Add digital assets to title detail pages

* Generate reports to assist in the inventory projections process

* Perform online research to track and record price discount activity across online retailers

* Assist with daily administrative tasks and other department initiatives

Qualifications

* Must be looking for a full-time role/eligible to work in a full-time capacity in 2021/2022
* Applicants must be eligible to work and be paid in the United States

* Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite

* Strong analytical reading and writing skills

* Strong communication skills

* Is detail-oriented and organized

* Ability to juggle multiple projects

* Is passionate about book publishing, with a specific interest in sales

* Applications MUST have a cover letter. Applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Note: The deadline to apply is 11:59pm EDT on Wednesday, March 24 th .

Job Locations US-NY-New York

Category Sales

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets

News Corp.

New York, New York

News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes content for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in five segments: News and Information Services, Book Publishing, Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and DJX through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, Websites, mobile device applications, tablets and e-book readers, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other Websites.

In addition, the company offers home-delivered shopper media that include free-standing inserts and direct mail products; in-store marketing products and services primarily to consumer packaged goods manufacturers; in-store merchandising services; and digital marketing solutions. Further, it publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and religious books; and provides sports programming content to approximately 200 channels distributed through cable, satellite, and Internet protocol, as well as broadcast rights to live sporting events. Additionally, the company offers property and property-related services on its Websites and mobile applications, as well as residential and commercial property Websites; online real estate services; and professional software and services products, which comprise Top Producer, FiveStreet, and ListHub. News Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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