Intern, Marketing

at  HarperCollins Publishers

Overview:
Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Job Title: Intern, Marketing
Department: Brand Group – Brand Publishing Team
Reporting To: Assistant Product Manager, Brand Publishing
Status: Contract (12 Months)
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)
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Responsibilities:
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Brand Publishing, the Intern will get a broad overview of the Harlequin brand publishing and marketing efforts and the various roles within marketing. The Intern will gain experience in a variety of areas within brand marketing, book marketing and product management.
This team works closely with the brand marketing, editorial, art and sales departments to develop and raise awareness for books under the Harlequin Brand publishing umbrella across a wide variety of genres.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists Assistant Manager, Brand Publishing with a variety of tracking documents that assist in executing the publishing strategy for Harlequin’s Core Series business.
• Participates in meetings to aid in keyword and metadata search optimization and cover direction.
• Works with key stakeholders to ensure on-time development, communication and execution of covers according to publishing schedules.
• Assists Assistant Manager, Brand Publishing in the execution of in-book advertising across a variety of series.
• Aids in trend investigation projects to help inform publishing strategies and discover areas of opportunity.
• Acts as a key point of contact across various teams to provide clarity and support as required.
• Drafts marketing copy as required.

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects with strong time management and prioritization skills.
• Proven ability to deliver timely, accurate work, manage multiple deadlines, and demonstrate solid follow through.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• High level of organization and record-keeping.
• High degree of initiative and independence, and the ability to anticipate needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; collaboration, persuasion, and problem-solving skills, with the aptitude to communicate effectively in both individual and group settings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including a basic understanding of Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Creativity, enthusiasm, and a love of books are a must.

• Assists Assistant Manager, Brand Publishing with a variety of tracking documents that assist in executing the publishing strategy for Harlequin’s Core Series business.
• Participates in meetings to aid in keyword and metadata search optimization and cover direction.
• Works with key stakeholders to ensure on-time development, communication and execution of covers according to publishing schedules.
• Assists Assistant Manager, Brand Publishing in the execution of in-book advertising across a variety of series.
• Aids in trend investigation projects to help inform publishing strategies and discover areas of opportunity.
• Acts as a key point of contact across various teams to provide clarity and support as required.
• Drafts marketing copy as required