Publicity Assistant Job at Soho Press in New York

Soho Press is looking for a creative, outgoing and detail-oriented individual to join our dynamic publicity team.

Experience : 0 – 2 years of work experience in publishing or related fields. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must.

Hybrid Office : In office and work from home expectations.

This is an entry level publicity position. The successful candidate will work on projects across our four imprints : Soho Press, Soho Crime, Soho Teen and Hell’s Hundred.

The ideal candidate will be a curious and genre-neutral reader, highly organized and detail-oriented, willing to actively participate in department meetings and provide creative input.

Responsibilities

• Provide logistical and administrative support for the publicity department with eventual title / campaign-level work in the future.
• Maintain dozens of schedules and threads of communication.
• Work closely with Publicity Director and department colleagues to implement plans.
• Help to maintain and implement mailing lists and email blasts.
• Help manage our author touring program, including event concept creation, implementation, scheduling, and travel logistics.
• Maintain the schedule and materials for departmental meetings.
• Execute day-to-day administrative tasks like updating title records with new publicity pull quotes, logging / tracking publicity hits, and making sure sales, marketing and distribution are aware of events and high-alert publicity.

Growth Opportunity

After a period of development, the Publicity Assistant duties will expand to include drafting press releases, maintaining and utilizing publicity lists, scheduling mailings, follow-up with interested reviewers and media outlets, and writing publicity / marketing copy for a small number of titles.

Special Projects

The Publicity Assistant will work closely with the Publicity Director in developing and implementing strategies for special projects.

This is an entry level position with ample opportunity for growth and promotion. Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to opportunities@sohopress.com with the subject line "Soho Publicity Assistant".

Please note we will not begin reviewing applications until 10 / 6.

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