MARKETING POSITIONS
The marketing department at the University of Georgia Press seeks interns for summer 2013 and the fall 2013 semester. Interns work 10-15 hours per week and are unpaid. There are opportunities for interns to work in publicity and web marketing. Experience from these internships can translate well to marketing jobs in other art and entertainment industries. Students may be eligible for credit if they apply early enough and go through the right channels. Amanda Sharp (see contact below) can provide details.
Internship details are as follows:
Publicity Intern:
–Will work with the publicity manager to help capture print and online reviews and excerpt key quotes for our database and online sales outlets.
–Will also research niche publicity outlets and carry out specialized publicity mailings for new books, as time and interest allow.
Publishing Data Intern:
–Will help distribute book metadata among the Press’s many trading partners. Metadata includes such elements as a book’s title, author, and price. More complex metadata can range from a book’s table of contents to its subject areas. Our trading partners include booksellers (retail and wholesale), libraries, and data collection centers.
–Ideal candidates will be highly organized, detail oriented, and have an interest in databases, cataloging, and online information exchange standards.
–An interest in either a library or publishing career is a plus.
The marketing department at the University of Georgia Press seeks interns for summer 2013 and the fall 2013 semester. Interns work 10-15 hours per week and are unpaid. There are opportunities for interns to work in publicity and web marketing. Experience from these internships can translate well to marketing jobs in other art and entertainment industries. Students may be eligible for credit if they apply early enough and go through the right channels. Amanda Sharp (see contact below) can provide details.
Internship details are as follows:
Publicity Intern:
–Will work with the publicity manager to help capture print and online reviews and excerpt key quotes for our database and online sales outlets.
–Will also research niche publicity outlets and carry out specialized publicity mailings for new books, as time and interest allow.
Publishing Data Intern:
–Will help distribute book metadata among the Press’s many trading partners. Metadata includes such elements as a book’s title, author, and price. More complex metadata can range from a book’s table of contents to its subject areas. Our trading partners include booksellers (retail and wholesale), libraries, and data collection centers.
–Ideal candidates will be highly organized, detail oriented, and have an interest in databases, cataloging, and online information exchange standards.
–An interest in either a library or publishing career is a plus.
Direct Mail Intern:
–Will work with the promotions manager on direct mail efforts, primarily targeting course adoptions for scholarly books.
–Work includes building mailing lists, researching niche markets, helping create mailing pieces, and assisting with mailings.
–May help occasionally in writing copy for various campaigns.
–No design skills necessary.
–Working knowledge of Excel and Emma a plus.
To apply, send résumé and cover letter by March 15 to Amanda Sharp (asharp@ugapress.uga.edu).