2027 Spring Internship - Marketing, Ecco (NYC)

HarperCollins Publishers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

HarperCollins Publishers’ Ecco imprint in New York offers a social media internship. This paid role runs 21 hours per week from February 8 to April 16, 2027, at $18 per hour. You will design graphics, support frontlist/backlist campaigns, and create video concepts for social channels.

Ideal candidates are enrolled or recent grads with a passion for books; please include a resume and cover letter addressed to Hiring Team. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• Available for 21 hours/week across 3–4 days between Feb 8 and Apr 16, 2027.
• Compensation: $18 per hour.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Resume and cover letter required; address to Hiring Team.
• Ideally undergrad or recent graduate, or current graduate student.
• Passion for books highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Design social media graphics and Canva
• Assist in building content for frontlist and backlist social media campaigns
• Brainstorm and generate video content for TikTok and Instagram
• Research audiences and build influencer lists
• Optimize metadata and marketing copy
• Assemble materials for major sales meetings and award submissions
• Fulfill mailings and giveaways as needed

Skills

Social media design

Canva proficiency

Content creation

Video ideation

Audience research

Influencer lists

Metadata optimization

Marketing copy

Tools

Canva

Job description

Overview

Ecco was born as an independent press in 1971, and in 1999 became an imprint of HarperCollins. Today, Ecco publishes literary fiction and general nonfiction to poetry, cookbooks, and literature in translation, by authors including Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and National Book Award recipients among others, such as José Andrés, Margaret Atwood, Anthony Bourdain, Charles Bukowski, Nicole Chung, Kathleen Collins, Patrick deWitt, Deborah Eisenberg, Louise Glück, Kathleen Hanna, Cristina Henríquez, Juhea Kim, Jonathan Lethem, Imani Perry, Patti Smith, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Natasha Trethewey, Shelby Van Pelt, and Kevin Wilson.

Responsibilities

• Design social media graphics and advertisements using Canva
• Assist in building content for frontlist and backlist social media campaigns
• Brainstorm and generate video content for various social media channels (TikTok, Instagram)
• Research audiences and build influencer lists
• Optimize metadata and marketing copy
• Assemble materials for major sales meetings and award submissions
• Fulfill mailings and giveaways as needed

Qualifications

• Candidates who are available to work in a full-time capacity in 2027 or 2028 are eligible for this internship; open to rising seniors, recent graduates, master’s students, or entry level candidates with up to 1 year of work experience.
• Candidates must be available to work 21 hours per week across 3 or 4 days, from February 8 to April 16, 2027, at the location specified in the job description. This internship is compensated at a rate of $18 per hour.
• Applicants mustbe authorized towork in the United States.
• A resume and cover letter arerequired; applicationswithout acover letter will not be considered. Please address your cover letter to “Hiring Team.”
• Ideal candidates are either currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from an undergraduate or master’s program.
• A passion for books is highly valued!

HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.

The deadline to apply is October 1, 2026 by 11:59 pm ET.

HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.