Job Description

Overview
Company: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Start Date: September 2, 2025
Job Title: Intern, Marketing (Trade)
Department: Harlequin Trade Publishing Marketing (HTP)
Reporting To: Marketing Director
Status: 12 month paid internship
Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model)
We celebrate and support the differences that make each of us unique, striving to create a welcoming workplace that ensures everyone has a voice and are able to do their best work. We welcome all applicants, including those who identify with groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry including, but not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and persons with disabilities.
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Responsibilities
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Marketing Director, the Intern - Marketing (Trade) position will gain experience in all areas of book marketing and receive exposure to the broader publishing teams. The Intern - Marketing (Trade) will get a broad overview of the department's structure and the various roles within marketing.
Application Process
Applications without the cover letter will NOT be considered. RESUME AND COVER LETTER SHOULD BE UPLOADED AS ONE DOCUMENT in the resume upload section. Cover letters should be no longer than two pages.
The application process requires a resume and a cover letter, outlining:
a) Your viewpoint on how well the Publishing industry is doing in promoting underrepresented voices
b) Why you are interested in working in publishing
c) What you hope to learn from this internship
d) Favourite book, author, genre, and why
Duties and Responsibilities:
The intern will focus in these areas of book marketing:

• Trade and Hardcover Marketing:

• Assisting the Marketing Managers with campaigns (such as helping to come up with ad taglines and book giveaways)
• Attending Imprint meetings and taking minutes
• Creation of social videos and photography for Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
• Booking media placements
• Influencer research and outreach
• Assisting with the Digital Ad tracking system
• Attending brainstorm meetings
• Helping with ad invoices
• Bookstore & Library Marketing:

• Assisting the team on Bookstore and Librarian outreach
• Helping with Bookseller and Library conferences and industry Book Buzz events
• Sending advance reading copies to Booksellers and Librarians
• Backlist Marketing:

• Assisting with backlist priorities
• Attending brainstorm meetings and assisting with author backlist brand strategies backlist brand strategies

Qualifications
Specific training or job experience required includes:

• Completion of university or college education, or possess equivalent/relevant work experience in the areas of marketing, communications or publishing
• Interest in marketing or publishing
• Applicants must be eligible to work and be paid in Canada

What's In It For You?

• The opportunity to be part of a company on the leading edge of publishing, working with a very talented team and exceptional books
• Vacation days
• Virtual author events and access to discounted books
• Working with passionate people!

About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin
Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher
in the world. Through HarperCollins's global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.
Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O'Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe
HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills,
knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.
We are also committed to ensuring that the accessibility needs of candidates and employees are considered and accommodated during the recruitment process.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.