International communications intern

Closing date for applications: Sunday 6th April at 23:55

Salary: Our summer interns are paid the London living wage.

Duration: Summer interns will be expected to join us in the business for 8 weeks from Monday 30th June 2025.

Hours: Please note that this is a full-time hybrid position. You will be working from 9:30am to 5:30pm 5 days per week, unless otherwise agreed with your line manager and HR.

Location: You will be expected to be in person in our London office for at least 2 days per week.

Join our International Communications Team and contribute to exciting new projects aimed at expanding our global reach.

Develop key skills in influencer outreach, content creation, and global campaign management while helping to promote Penguin books to readers around the world.

A bit about the team:

Our International Communications Team, part of the wider International Sales department at Penguin Random House UK, is a friendly, dynamic, and collaborative group of five. We specialize in crafting marketing and publicity strategies, engagement initiatives, and global campaigns to get Penguin books into the hands of readers across the world.

We work closely with colleagues from various sectors of the business, including our international sales managers, divisional marketing and publicity teams, and the Penguin brand team. Some of our exciting campaigns feature renowned writers such as Emily Henry, Dan Brown, Haruki Murakami, Monica Murphy, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and many more.

Projects you’ll be working on:

As demand for English language titles continues to grow in our international markets, we are looking at ways in which we can communicate more directly with individual booksellers and influencers in our international territories.

To achieve this, we will be shortly launching our own international B2B and influencer Instagram account and email newsletter and looking to collate an audience of influencers who we can work with to promote PRH titles. This is an exciting opportunity for you to play a part in driving a brand-new project at Penguin Random House, and to see concrete results from your work. At the end of the project, we hope you will have established a core list of influencers and will be able to see your content in use across social and email channels.

As part of our direct engagement with readers and booksellers, we are also hoping to launch an international virtual event this summer, and you will assist in the preparations for this.

Tasks you will be doing might include:

• Researching and seeking out suitable influencers across our European territories.
• Contacting influencers and coordinating communications to them for title promotion.
• Creating content for social media and email communications.
• Suggesting ways to shape and grow our channels.
• Supporting the reporting and insight admin to capture and share outcomes of influencer outreach with the wider international sales team.
• Assisting in preparations for an international virtual event, including helping with mailings of proofs and POS to key contacts and collating RSVPs.

Knowledge and skills you’ll develop:

• Understanding of the publishing industry, particularly the workings of international sales and the specific role of the international communications team.
• Knowledge of our export markets and customers, including market trends and sales patterns, and how we work with customers across the world.
• Experience proactively seeking out and working with influencers and publicity contacts across different territories.
• Communication and content creation skills.
• Relationship-building skills.
• Experience in international virtual event planning.

About our Summer Internship

This role is part of our summer internship programme at Penguin Random House UK. Please note that our summer internship is a positive action training programme, aimed at bringing new voices into the business. As a result, we will only be accepting applications from candidates who identify as coming from a lower socio-economic background. You can find more information on our website here: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/training-programmes/internships/

You must also be over the age of 18 and have the existing right to work in the UK in order to apply for this internship role. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor Visas as the summer internship does not meet the minimum requirements for Visa sponsorship.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.