Intern, Subsidiary Rights Summer 2025

About the internship

W. W. Norton is looking for interns to participate in our twelve-week internship program. Our internship program provides participants with an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing that includes brown bag lunch sessions and networking within the intern class. An internship with the Subsidiary Rights department offers exposure to the full range of rights markets, both domestic and foreign, with particular emphasis on license renewal and research. The Rights department works with books across all Norton’s diverse trade imprints and College divisions. Your work if you become a Norton intern with the Subrights team may include the following:

• Answering rights queries from people all over the world in a timely and accurate manner
• Communicating with and providing support to publishers of different formats and editions including translations and audiobooks
• Aiding in preparations for book fairs
• Regular follow up of contracts and advances, requiring the intern to be in regular and close contact with our domestic licensees and our international subagents

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).
• You have a global mindset and are interested in how American books can get published in other countries and languages, and how deals are done to make printed books become audio books.

Internship details

• Interns are paid $16.50 per hour, subject to applicable law, and work a maximum of 20 hours weekly.
• Internship period is twelve weeks from 6/2/25-8/22/25.
• Our workday is 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time; specific work hours are flexible to accommodate an intern’s schedule.
• This internship will be in-person in our Manhattan office.
• Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.