Publicity Assistant, Atria Books

Atria Books is seeking a Publicity Assistant to work closely with senior members of the Atria Publicity department and provide overall administrative support to a very active department. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn all aspects of book publishing with a focus on the publicity process. This role will assist on campaigns for high profile, fiction and non-fiction titles from some of the most respected authors in the literary community within the Atria imprint of Simon & Schuster.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include administrative duties, as well as involvement in all aspects of publicity campaigns including creating press materials, booking author tour travel, researching contacts, and pitching media. Candidates must be passionate about reading, eager to learn about media relations, interested in book signing events and partnerships, supremely detail-oriented, creative, possess strong writing skills, capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, , and proficiency in Excel, Google docs, PowerPoint, social media platforms, as well as general computer skills.

At Atria Books, we value diversity of voices and experiences, and work hard to ensure we cultivate an open-minded environment geared towards the exchange of new ideas for maximizing the reach and sales for each of our authors and books. Atria publishes a range of bestselling, and award-winning fiction and non-fiction from authors including Colleen Hoover, Brad Thor, Malala Yousafzai, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Janet Evanovich, Vince Flynn, Sister Souljah, Fredrik Backman, Lisa Jewell, Charlamagne Tha God, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Armando Lucas Correa, Rebecca Serle, William Kent Krueger, Maggie Smith, Tamika Mallory, Elena Armas, Sy Montgomery,  Keila Shaheen, Hannah Grace, and many more.

This role is hybrid (2-3 days in-office) and based out of NYC.