Careers in Publishing

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in publishing? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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The word’s still out on whether publishing’s a dying business, but if you dream of working with books every day, a job in publishing may be for you.

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Most entry-level jobs in publishing are at an assistant or associate level, depending on how much experience you have going in. While a job as an editor or agent springs to mind immediately, a publishing house has other departments in addition to the standard finance, human resources, and technology departments. Some other areas you could work in include:

Sales
Publicity
Contracts and Legal
Marketing
Production
Design

There are lots of publishing presses beyond the big ones, so keep your mind open to a small press when looking for a publishing job. To get a job in publishing, a love of books is practically required. Beyond that, have a degree in a relevant field, excellent communication and writing skills, and an internship or two. And be prepared to talk about what you’re reading in your interview.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Publishing

Kramerica Industries - Kramerica Industries is a New York, NY based energy, fashion, food, tourism, and housing conglomerate that is in the business of thinking up new ventures.

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No current job openings.

Wiley - Wiley is a Hoboken, NJ based “global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets."

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Job Title	Location
Senior Technologist, eCommerce	Charlotte, NC
Business to Business Sales	Jefferson, CO
Marketing Project Manager - REMOTE	Fort Collins, CO
.Net/Server and Network Analyst	Phoenix, AZ
Publisher's Representative - Minneapolis	Hoboken, NJ

See all 631 job postings

The New Press - The New Press is an NYC non-profit that “publishes books that promote and enrich public discussion and understanding of the issues vital to our democracy."

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Job Title	Location
Principal Technical Marketing Engineer	New York, NY
SEO/SEM Director	Libertyville, IL
Web Content Writer	Winooski, VT
Research Scientist- Biochemist/Enzymologist	Cambridge, MA
Director Information Management Product Marketing	New York, NY

See all 7,119 job postings

Advantage Business Media - Advantage Business Media is a Rockaway, NJ based “digital business-to-business information company” that “has successfully transitioned" from print to digital.

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Job Title	Location
HTML5 Evangelist - 704704	Hillsboro, OR
Sr. Product Marketing Manager - 711901	Santa Clara, CA
Psychometrician (PhD)	Wellesley Hills, MA
Director Publisher Account Management	Manhattan, NY
Director of Marketing	New York, NY

See all 3,383 job postings

1105 Media - 1105 Media is a Chatsworth, CA based company that “provides integrated business-to-business information and media.”

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Job Title	Location
Editorial Intern	Vienna, VA
Marketing Intern	Vienna, VA
Managing Editor/ Web Producer	Vienna, VA
Human Resources Intern	Vienna, VA
Assistant Marketing Manager	Renton, WA

See all 16 job postings

NewsCred - NewsCred is an NYC based company that "sources and licenses trusted content across a broad range of subjects and perspectives.”

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Job Title	Location
Freelance Writer	New York, NY
Account Manager	New York, NY
Director of Client Services	New York, NY
Product Manager	New York, NY
Sales Engineer	New York, NY

See all 18 job postings

eMarketer - eMarketer is an NYC based company that "publishes data, analysis and insights on digital marketing, media and commerce."

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Job Title	Location
Digital Media Specialist	Raleigh, NC
Associate Director, Research and Insights	Chicago, IL
AdWorks Associate Director Media Innovation	New York, NY
Research and Insights Strategist	New York, NY
Digital Media Associate	New York, NY

See all 57 job postings

Forbes - Forbes has some great opportunities for new grads, so check them out and get started on making that billionaires list.

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Job Title	Location
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Job in Kokomo, Indiana at St. Joseph Hospital	Kokomo, IN
Director of Publisher Development	San Mateo, CA
iOS Developer	Beaverton, OR
LOCAL OWNER OPERATOR	Charleston, SC
Desktop Technician - Mid to Sr (13.042)	Golden, CO

See all 10,314 job postings

Highlights - Highlights is a Columbus, OH company that develops products for children with a common theme: “Fun with a Purpose.” Right now they're hiring for a few positions

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Job Title	Location
Agency Senior Copywriter	Portland, ME
Inside Sales Representative	Vancouver, WA
Relationship Manager	Camas, WA
Inside Sales Representative	Leawood, KS
Senior Financial Analyst- Product	Cincinnati, OH

See all 13,185 job postings

American Institute of Physics - The American Institute of Physics is a non-profit that promotes “the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics," and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Administrative Secretary I	College Park, MD
Medical Physicist	Poughkeepsie, NY
Physicist Radiation Oncology FT Days	Livingston, NJ
CAS- Learning/Course Assistant Pool	Miami, FL
Sr Health Physicist Diagnostic Imaging	New York, NY

See all 43 job postings

Inkling - Inkling is a San Francisco, CA based company that makes interactive textbooks for iPads, and they're hiring for quite a few positions.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Product Designer	San Francisco, CA
User Experience Design Intern	San Francisco, CA
English Teacher - Full Time	Westport, CT
Inside Sales Representative (Contract)	San Francisco, CA
Product Manager	San Francisco, CA

See all 15 job postings

Macmillan - Macmillan is the public face of a ton of U.S. publishers owned by a German media company, and they have a ridiculous number of job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Intern	New York, NY
Editorial Assistant	New York, NY
Recruiter	Atlanta, GA
Senior Media Editor	New York, NY
Executive Assistant	New York, NY

See all 55 job postings

Globe Pequot Press - Globe Pequot Press is a Guilford, CT based publisher that covers Outdoor Life, Regional Interest, Special Interests, and Travel, and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Acquisitions Editor, Travel/Regional Cooking	Guilford, CT
Acquisitions Editor	Guilford, CT
Project Editor/Development Editor	Guilford, CT
Acquisitions Editor, Travel/Regional Cooking	Guilford, CT
Acquisitions Editor	Guilford, CT

See all 3 job postings

Songtrust - Songtrust helps musicians with rights management and royalty collection, and they have some great job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Python/Django Intern	New York, NY
Publishing Operations Coordinator	New York, NY
Publishing Intern	New York, NY
Data Entry Coordinator	New York, NY
Digital Marketing Intern	New York, NY

See all 8 job postings

O’Reilly Media - O'Reilly Media is a Sebastopol, CA based publishing company that produces tons of content related to the web and technology and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Jr. Web Developer - Front End	San Diego, CA
Assistant Editor	Cambridge, MA
Development Editor	Cambridge, MA
Sales Intern - Publisher Partnerships	San Diego, CA
Lead Software Engineer - Pokki Server Development	Seattle, WA

See all 12 job postings

BookRenter.com - Do textbook prices infuriate you? If so, you may want to consider a job with BookRenter.com in San Mateo, CA.

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Job Title	Location
Technical Sourcer	San Mateo, CA
Senior Director of Product Marketing	San Mateo, CA
Pricing & Yield Manager	San Mateo, CA
Fraud Investigator - Contactor (Seasonal)	San Mateo, CA
Visual and Creative Designer	San Mateo, CA

See all 30 job postings

Time Out - Time Out is a publishing company that focuses on local travel guides and magazines. They have quite a few exciting job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Scrum Master - Relocation to Panama City, FL	Phoenix, AZ
Copywriter	Orlando, FL
Sales Representative	Fredericksburg, VA
Summer Jobs for the Environment	New Paltz, NY
Product Owner Digital Framework Consumer Digital Technology	Portland, OR

See all 226,269 job postings

Crain Communications - Crain Communications is a publisher that covers all kinds of different business niches, and they have some really exciting career opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Print Production Manager - Houston, TX	Houston, TX
POP/POS Production Manager - Rockaway, NJ	Rockaway, NJ
Account Manager - Dallas, TX	Dallas, TX
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Editorial Photographer	Chicago, IL

See all 234 job postings

Lulu - If you like how Lulu is opening up publishing to everyone, then you should check out their job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Hospice LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse	Lake City, FL
Influencer Marketing Manager	Raleigh, NC
Med Surg RN - Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Lake City, FL
ICU RN - Critical Care Registered Nurse	Lake City, FL
Hospice RN - Registered Nurse	Lake City, FL

See all 20 job postings

Author Solutions - If you're interested in working in self-publishing, Author Solutions is the biggest name in the industry and has a ton of job opportunities.

See the complete Author Solutions profile

Job Title	Location
Quantitative Intern	San Mateo, CA
Sr. UI Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Programmer Analyst	Baltimore, MD
Clinical Content Designer	Cambridge, MA
Senior Editor	Reston, VA

See all 2,752 job postings

Complex Media Network - If you’re a true “influential 20-something male consumer” or you want work in a business that focuses them, check out jobs at Complex Media Network.

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Job Title	Location
Solutions Consultant	New York, NY
User Experience (UX)/Interaction Designer - DC/Northern VA	Alexandria, VA
Psychometrician (PhD)	Wellesley Hills, MA
Digital Strategist and Account Executive	Arlington, VA
Digital marketing manager at leading publication	New York, NY

See all 3,836 job postings

Goodreads - If you love books and want to be a part of what Goodreads is doing, check out their current job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Online Marketing/Brand Manager	New York, NY
Customer Care Representative	San Francisco, CA
Search Marketing Manager	Redwood City, CA
Marketing Coordinator	Los Angeles, CA
Librarian	Garland, TX

See all 42 job postings

Outbrain - If you're interested in helping people find interesting content and helping publishers better monetize their content, check out jobs at Outbrain.

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Job Title	Location
Social Media Specialist	Arlington, VA
Audience Acquisition Editor	New York, NY
Audience Acquisition Editor	New York, NY
Social Media Contributor	Arlington, VA
Marketing Director, North America	New York, NY

See all 20 job postings

GigaOm - GigaOm intends to spend a big portion of their newly acquired capital on hiring to expand GigaOm Pro, so you need to check them out.

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Job Title	Location
Front-End Software Engineer	Los Angeles, CA
Product Manager	San Francisco, CA
Solution Architect - Chicago	Chicago, IL
Business Solution Architect - (Atlanta)	Atlanta, GA
Professional Services Operations Analyst	Redwood City, CA

See all 54 job postings

Network Communications, Inc. - If you’re interested in working at the intersection of media and real estate, then check out jobs at Network Communications, Inc.

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Job Title	Location
WAN Engineer	Quantico, VA
Ruby on Rails Summer Intern	Palo Alto, CA
Pool Managers and Lifeguards for the Summer	Alexandria, VA
Lifeguards and Pool Managers For the Summer	Silver Spring, MD
Senior Game Designer	San Francisco, CA

See all 461,184 job postings

Center for Science in the Public Interest - If you’re big on nutrition, then a job at the Center for Science in the Public Interest might be exactly what you're looking for.

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Job Title	Location
Software Quality Assurance Supervisor	Columbus, OH
Research Assistant - Human Capital/Applied Workforce and Organizational Research	Fairfax, VA
Instructor/Assistant Professor, Economics	Arnold, MD
IBM Business Analytics/Business Intelligence Developer	Cambridge, MA
Windows Administrator	Alexandria, VA

See all 1,099 job postings

Freedom House - If you're up for "opposing tyranny around the world," then a job with Freedom House would be perfect for you.

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Job Title	Location
Sales and Marketing Account Executive (In-house)	Grand Rapids, MI
Senior Javascript Developer	Austin, TX
Sous Chef / Kitchen Manager	Rockville, MD
Front of House Restaurant Manager	Rockville, MD
Retail Loan Officer	Irvine, CA

See all 659 job postings

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia - If you enjoy Martha Stewart and want to work on the media or merchandise side, you definitely need to take a look at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s Careers.

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Job Title	Location
Associate Editor	New York, NY
Temporary Assistant Photo Editor (Online/Web/Digital)	New York, NY
Home Editor	New York, NY
Director, Corporate Communications	New York, NY
VP, Merchandising	San Francisco, CA

See all 27 job postings

Central Intelligence Agency - Today is a good day to be an American and a good day to think about career opportunities with the CIA that will allow you to serve your country.

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Job Title	Location
15W UAV Operator	Pineville, LA
Strategic Account Manager - End Users, Central US	New Holland, PA
Competitive & Market Intelligence Intern	Washington, DC
Manager Product Marketing	Norway, ME
NCS Language Officer	Washington, DC

See all 454 job postings

StarChefs - StarChefs is a magazine “for food and wine-savvy consumers and an essential information resource for aspiring professional chefs,” and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Pastry Chef	Santa Monica, CA
Online & Social Media Marketing Associate	New York, NY
Print Designer	New York, NY
Design Intern	New York, NY
Talented line cooks	Massachusetts

See all 11 job postings

Shecky’s - If Shecky’s resonates with you and you know the importance of having a strong group of girlfriends, then take a look at jobs at Shecky’s.

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No current job openings.

Reader’s Digest Association - It’s hard to say what's ahead for Reader’s Digest Association, but I think that there’s a big opportunity for entry level talent to help mold the future.

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No current job openings.

38 Studios - 38 Studios is “combining the ages-old art of the story with 21st century interactive entertainment" and they're hiring lots of people to help achieve this.

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Job Title	Location
Junior Level Database / .NET Developer ( Chattanooga )	Knoxville, TN
.NET / SQL Developer	Chattanooga, TN
Broadcasting-Instructor - 140018-E	Macomb, IL
Sharepoint Developer Job	Chantilly, VA
Junior Database / Application Developer ( Chattanooga )	Atlanta, GA

See all 39 job postings

Simon & Schuster - If you’re intrigued by what Simon & Schuster is doing to maintain (or improve) their position in the trade publishing industry, then check out their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Editorial Assistant - Scribner	New York, NY
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Editorial Assistant - Touchstone	New York, NY
Editorial Assistant - Atheneum	New York, NY
Summer 2013 Internship	New York, NY

See all 21 job postings

The Taunton Press - Whether it's a interest in The Taunton Press topical areas or a general interest in publishing, The Taunton Press looks like a great place to start a career.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant/Associate Editor - Fine Woodworking	Newtown, CT
Administrative Assistant - P/T	Newtown, CT
Press Assistant I - Rolltender	Taunton, MA
Press Assistant I - Rolltender	Taunton, MA
Freelance Video Producer	Newtown, CT

See all 11 job postings

Seeing Interactive - If you want to help the newspaper industry stay viable and continue to be a part of local communities, then Seeing Interactive is the place for you.

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Job Title	Location
Private P/T Pediatric Occupational Therapist	Cherry Hill, NJ
Graphic Designer	Salt Lake City, UT
Graphic Design/Interactive Design Instructor	Los Altos Hills, CA
Supplemental Learning Resource Faculty--Language Arts	Los Altos Hills, CA
English Instructor	Los Altos Hills, CA

See all 110 job postings

Alloy Media + Marketing - Alloy Media + Marketing’s businesses include Alloy Media, Alloy Access, AMP Agency, Alloy Education, and Alloy Entertainment and many of them are hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Research/Marketing Intern	New York, NY
Research Intern	New York, NY
Research Intern	New York, NY
Manager, Integrated Marketing Solutions	New York, NY
General Manager	Hollywood, CA

See all 8 job postings

The Elf on the Shelf - The Elf on the Shelf doesn't have a Jobs page, but sending a letter to Santa might just get you what you're looking for.

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No current job openings.

Wetpaint -

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Job Title	Location
ASSISTANT EDITOR	Seattle, WA
SOFTWARE ENGINEER	Seattle, WA
DEVOPS ENGINEER	Seattle, WA
Dev Ops Engineer	Seattle, WA
Sales Planner (based in New York)	Seattle, WA

See all 5 job postings

Adventure Publishing Group - If you’re immature like me, but you’d like to do something more mature with your childlike tendencies, then you might want to check out Adventure Publishing.

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Job Title	Location
Technology Project Manager TEMPORARY	Renton, WA
Sr Business Manager Magic Online	Renton, WA
Sr Technical Project Manager	Renton, WA
Software Engineer	Washington, DC
Business Intelligence Analyst	Santa Monica, CA

See all 27 job postings

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