Got plans for the summer?
Make your mark by spending eight weeks in summer working with the best, at one of the largest publishers in the world. You’ll work on a paid independent project made especially for the internship – making decisions for yourself and contributing to our shared mission.
With us you’ll find support and a deep sense of purpose. Whatever project you’re placed on, you’ll gain universally applicable skills that will equip you for wherever you go next.
All nine of our interns are paid the London living wage and we offer financial support to those commuting from outside of London.
1st July – 30th August 2024 | 18+
Ebury Communications
Help us reach readers by bringing to life our books through content creation. You’ll support the communications team by flexing your creative muscles and writing skills to showcase our books in an engaging way. As a non-fiction publisher, our books are filled with practical advice, great recipes, inspirational messages, ways to change, top tips for life, and entertaining stories. Come away with experience on how to break down all this information in to short and engaging pieces of content for digital and social media. You will immerse yourself in our books and top talent authors with plenty of research and learning opportunities as you go. You’ll build a great network amongst the Ebury team, including marketing, publicity, editorial, art and sales.
Skills you’ll develop: content-creation, audience-specific marketing and publicity, social media planning and management, copywriting, marketing design, prioritisation, stakeholder management.
What will I
be doing?
Eligibility
To achieve our mission to make books for everyone because a book can change anyone, we are seeking out new voices.
If you identify as coming from a lower socio-economic background, this internship is for you. You’ll either have been eligible for free school meals, or at age 14 your highest-earning parent/guardian was not self-employed or in senior management, and was employed in one of the following categories:
-Technical and craft occupations such as: motor mechanic, fitter, inspector, plumber, printer, tool maker, electrician, gardener, train driver
-Semi-routine manual and service occupations such as: postal worker, machine operative, security guard, caretaker, farm worker, catering assistant, receptionist, sales assistant
-Routine manual and service occupations such as: HGV driver, van driver, cleaner, porter, packer, sewing machinist, messenger, labourer, waiter/waitress, bar staff
-Unemployed
*These are broad categories
that may not exactly fit
your family situation.
Please use your judgement
when self-identifying*
“I gained a strong understanding of the publishing industry and the roles that get our books onto shelves. My manager introduced me to colleagues across the company and I got to grips with how everything works.
It equipped me with skills that helped me move into a permanent Communications Assistant role here. These skills ranged from time and diary management, strategic communications, and platform-specific knowledge (like the publishing platform Biblio).”
Chadia Aliberti
How do I apply?
Applications for our 2024 cohort will be open at midday on Tuesday 16th April and close at 5pm on Monday 29th April.
Application questions
No need to spend ages crafting the perfect CV and cover letter – you’ll answer three short questions on an inclusive hiring platform called Applied. We’ll ask you about three of our core ‘qualities’ or universal skills that will help you in the role:
Communication
You’ll show us how you communicate well in all forms. This could be anything from being able to write clear and engaging emails or reports, to being comfortable sharing your ideas to range of different people.
Problem-solving
You’ll show us how you respond to challenges that come up in your day-to-day and work to reach the best solution.
Eagerness to learn
You’ll show us that you’re always looking outward and are keen to learn. You enjoy exploring many viewpoints, and learning about new ideas and concepts.
Everyone will find out the outcome of their initial application by 10th May, and those successful at this stage will attend interviews and a group task on 22nd and 23rd May.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Will I need to travel to your London offices?
The recruitment process will be entirely virtual, so you won’t need to travel into London for any interviews or tasks, they can be completed from home.
As with many of our full-time roles, the internship will run as a hybrid programme with at an expectation of two days in the relevant London office per week. This is to ensure trainees get the most out of the programme, office amenities, and can build effective relationships across the organisation.
For anyone based outside of London, we are able to provide financial support with travel into London for the those two days. If you’d like to come into our offices more than this, you are welcome to but please note we’re unable to cover travel for these additional days. Partnerships with charities like the Spare Room Project may also be helpful for you.
Please note- we will accommodate any reasonable adjustments for those with accessibility requirements.
