College Sales Internship, Summer 2025

About the internship

The internship provides participants with an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing that includes educational lunch sessions and networking within the intern class. Your work may include:

• Working with the sales team to expand market reach
• Overseeing course schedule and bookstore research for projects
• Reporting new sales leads in Salesforce
• Managing aspects of the sales pipeline
• Helping sales representatives with territory sales support
• Aiding the marketing team with sales market research
• Shadowing a sales representative mentor on virtual presentations
• Preparing for and participating in a mock sales call with a mentor
• Attending some sales management meetings

Why you’ll be a great fit

• You are a college junior, senior, recent graduate, or someone looking to make a career change.
• You are eager to improve your verbal and written communication skills.
• You enjoy collaborating and working in a group to solve challenges.
• You have a passion for learning and ideas.
• You have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Internship details

• Interns are paid $16.50 per hour, subject to applicable law, and work a maximum of 20 hours weekly.
• The internship period is twelve weeks from 6/3/25 – 8/22/25.
• The 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.