Publicity Assistant - MPG (SMPG)

The Publicity Assistant will report to two Associate Directors of Publicity in the St Martin’s Publishing Group publicity department. In addition to departmental administrative duties, this position will provide support for publicizing a variety of books and authors, with a focus on nonfiction books in the areas of current events, history, culture, business, and political genres. There are also opportunities for handling independent publicity campaigns within the SMPG group across fiction and nonfiction genres.

Major Responsibilities:

• Providing administrative support for two Associate Directors of Publicity
• Sharing departmental duties such as directing email queries and sharing department and company-wide publicity updates
• Doing one-off and occasional batch mailings of ARCs and finished books
• Assisting in writing and distributing compelling press releases and creative pitch letters
• Assisting with author book tours, booking travel, updating budget docs, and maintaining schedules
• Assisting in outreach to targeted media
• Monitoring book coverage in key media outlets and tracking bestseller information
• Researching media outlets and event venues and updating publicity database
• Organizing and submitting for Book Awards

Required Skills / Knowledge:

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines
• Work independently and hybrid
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work-ethic, curiosity, and a proactive approach to projects
• Creative problem solving
• Proficiency with Google Workplace, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to learn and manage new systems
• This role is based out of New York, New York. The ability to work in a hybrid remote/in-office environment is a plus.
• Some previous experience in an office environment is beneficial.
• Desirable: Internship at a publishing house, in event planning, or in a public relations capacity is a plus.
• Desirable: Ability to attend author events in NY/NJ/CT area

Experience Needed:

• Relevant work experience to match the required skills/knowledge above
• Internship at a publishing house or in a public relations capacity

Educational Background Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience

This role will have an annual salary of $50,000.

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations. 

Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.

U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.

Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.