Soho Press

Publicity Assistant @ Soho Press

Soho Press is looking for a creative, outgoing and detail-oriented individual to join our dynamic publicity team. 

Experience: 0 – 2 years of work experience in publishing or related fields. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must.

Salary: $45,000

Description of Publicity Assistant Position

• Hybrid Office - In office and work from home expectations.
• Entry level publicity position. Will work on projects across our four imprints: Soho Press, Soho Crime, Soho Teen and Hell’s Hundred.
• The ideal candidate will be a curious and genre-neutral reader.
• The ideal candidate will be highly organized and detail-oriented, willing to actively participate in department meetings and provide creative input.
• The chief responsibility associated with this position will be to provide logistical and administrative support for the publicity department with eventual title/campaign-level work in the future. Duties include:
• Maintaining dozens of schedules and threads of communication.
• Working closely with Publicity Director and department colleagues to implement plans.
• Help to maintain and implement mailing lists and email blasts.
• Help manage our author touring program. This includes event concept creation, implementation, scheduling, and travel logistics. Must be a courteous communicator.
• Maintain the schedule and materials for departmental meetings.
• Execute day-to-day administrative tasks like updating title records with new publicity pull quotes, logging/tracking publicity hits, and making sure sales, marketing and distribution are aware of events and high-alert publicity.
• Growth opportunity/ running your own publicity campaigns: After a period of development, the Publicity Assistant duties will expand to include drafting press releases, maintaining and utilizing publicity lists, scheduling mailings, follow-up with interested reviewers and media outlets, and writing publicity/marketing copy for a small number of titles.
• Special Projects: The Publicity Assistant will work closely with the Publicity Director in developing and implementing strategies for special projects.
• Entry level position with ample opportunity for growth and promotion. 

Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to opportunities@sohopress.com with the subject line "Soho Publicity Assistant."

Please note we will not begin reviewing applications until 10/6. 

Soho Press is an independent book publisher based in Manhattan. Founded in 1986, Soho publishes 80-100 books a year across its Soho Press, Soho Crime, Soho Teen, and Hell’s Hundred imprints, and is known for introducing bold literary voices, award-winning crime fiction, and groundbreaking young adult fiction.