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About the Role

Seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and collaborative Publicist to join the Publicity team at Random House Children’s Books. This role involves developing and executing dynamic publicity campaigns for celebrity, brand, and licensed publishing programs across various age groups, connecting exceptional books with readers through media outreach, event planning, strategic partnerships, and memorable campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Oversee publicity campaigns for assigned titles and support senior team members on high-profile campaigns.
• Collaborate with external brand partners, including Disney and National Geographic, to develop and execute integrated publicity campaigns.
• Develop and manage relationships with authors, illustrators, and media contacts.
• Pitch and secure media coverage across trade and consumer outlets.
• Execute national multi-city author tours, costume character tours, in-store events, school appearances, and festival opportunities.
• Liaise with internal Marketing, Sales, and Editorial teams, and work with authors/illustrators, booksellers, and reviewers to create cohesive campaigns.
• Meet with top media contacts to promote the book list seasonally for potential coverage.
• Support the department by managing team processes and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to conceptualize creative ideas for securing coverage and planning events for authors, illustrators, and brands.
• Ability to travel to support author appearances, including National Author Tours, National Book Festivals, Regional New York City events, Special Events, and Conferences.
• Knowledge of and interest in the media landscape.
• Excellent organizational, attention to detail, and time-management skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and handle confidential information with discretion.
• High sense of urgency and ability to problem-solve calmly in emergency situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Social media savvy in the book publicity space.

Skills

• Publicity campaign development
• Media outreach
• Event planning
• Strategic partnerships
• Relationship management (authors, illustrators, media)
• Media pitching
• Tour execution
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Social media

Location

• New York, NY (commutable distance from 1745 Broadway, including tri-state area: NJ, CT, and NY)

Work Type

• Hybrid (approximately 2-3 days a week in office)

Experience Level

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Salary/Compensations

• $70,500

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription drug insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k)
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Educational Assistance
• Generous paid time off
• Annual profit award or bonus (subject to Company results)

About the Company

• Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom, and many other regions globally.
• Committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process.
• Publishes books in every genre and subject for all ages.
• Includes nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints such as Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.