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There are some industries where company histories gets really confusing. Mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, name changes, and all kinds of other events make it hard to truly understand what parts of the story are meaningful. I’ve found this especially prevalent with financial institutions, advertising agencies, and publishers. We’re going to talk about the latter today. Macmillan is the New York, NY based face of a “group of publishing companies in the United States held by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck” (a German company). As I read through their history, I got a bit overwhelmed. It starts in 1843 with two Scottish brothers, and includes the story about a completely different publisher named Macmillan. While understanding Macmillan’s history is important, it’s far more important to understand their future, which might include you.

I’m a Mac

Macmillan’s business is separated into three broad categories: Trade, College & Academic, and Magazines & Journals. That covers a ton of ground, so it’s helpful to dive into the publishers that make up Macmillan and their imprints, which include Farrar Straus and Giroux, Henry Holt & Company, W.H. Freeman and Worth Publishers, Palgrave Macmillan, Bedford/St. Martin’s, Picador, Roaring Brook Press, St. Martin’s Press, Tor Books, and Macmillan Higher Education. You get more info on each of these individual publishers here. A lot of them have their own prints, which just tells you how broad Macmillan’s reach is. You’ll have to dive in and figure out which areas of their business are most interesting to you, then you can check out their job postings. Right now they have a ton of entry level jobs posted including:

• Inside Sales Assistant – HPHLP (Hamilton, NJ)
• Graphic Designer – Palgrave Macmillan
• Marketing Assistant – Palgrave Macmillan
• Marketing Assistant – W. H. Freeman & Worth
• Administrative Assistant
• Associate Media Editor – Bedford, Freeman & Worth
• Media Producer – Bedford, Freeman & Worth (Boston, MA)
• Marketing Assistant – Bedford St. Martins (Boston, MA)
• Associate Media Editor – Statistics and Mathematics – W. H. Freeman & Worth
• Digital Production Associate
• Human Resources Coordinator
• Enforcement Assistant
• Email Marketing Specialist
• Publicist
• Editorial Assistant – W. H. Freeman & Worth
• Editorial Assistant – W. H. Freeman & Worth (slightly different from above)
• Publisher Specialist
• Online Content Specialist – Bedford St. Martins (Boston, MA)
• High School Sales Representative -HPHLP (Hamilton, NJ)
• Digital Marketing Associate

As you can see there’s quite a range of job opportunities at Macmillan. Be sure to read the job descriptions, as many of the jobs focus on specific publishing niches. Having subject matter expertise in those areas will be a big help in landing the jobs.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• Macmillan.com
• Jobs at Macmillan
• About Macmillan
• Macmillan’s History

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