Role overview

W. W. Norton is seeking interns to participate in a twelve-week internship program designed to provide an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing. The program includes educational lunch sessions and networking opportunities within the intern class.

What you'll do

Design marketing and promotional visual content for social media, email marketing, web design, and display advertising for eCommerce retail.
Conceive and execute select printed promotional items such as posters, tote bags, badges, and bookmarks.
Correspond with advertising agencies and freelance graphic designers.
Research new promotional opportunities, digital applications, social media trends, and burgeoning marketing tools.
Organize promotional mailings and follow-up correspondence with online influencers and literary industry professionals.
Attend weekly marketing meetings and other brainstorming sessions with editors, publicists, and other colleagues.

Qualifications

You are a college junior, senior, recent graduate, or someone looking to make a career change.
Eagerness to improve verbal and written communication skills.
Enjoy collaborating and working in a group to solve challenges.
Passion for learning and ideas.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Experience in graphic design (including but not limited to the Adobe Suite — in particular InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator — Canva, and in-app tools for Instagram, YouTube and TikTok) and video editing (Premiere, iMovie) is required.
With your cover letter, please attach a portfolio or comparable link to a website of your recent design work. Applications submitted without readily accessible visual examples of the applicant’s graphic design work will not be reviewed.
Familiarity with recent trends in book publishing, completion of coursework in print design, and/or acute interest in literature and book design is appreciated (but not required).

Compensation and Benefits

Paid at $17 per hour, subject to applicable law.
Maximum of 20 hours weekly.

Internship details

Internship period is twelve weeks from 9/14/2026 to 12/4/2026.
Our workday is 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time; specific work hours are flexible to accommodate an intern’s schedule.
For interns who reside within commuting distance of the office, this internship will be in-person in our Manhattan offices; those in other locations will work remotely.
Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.

Application Information

Submit your resume and cover letter to Nick Curley, Associate Marketing Director, Liveright Publishing ([email protected]) no later than August 14.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and if enough applications are received, this listing may close early.
Please refrain from sending additional follow-up emails once your application is submitted.
Final hiring decisions will be made by 9/1/2026. If you do not hear from us by then, you can assume the internship has been filled by a different applicant.
Your cover letter should be original and not AI-generated.

Liveright Marketing and Digital Design Internship, Fall 2026

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