Sourcebooks is a thriving entrepreneurial company that brings extraordinary authors to readers in dynamic, data-driven ways. We create books that transcend categories and defy odds, and we have been honored with hundreds of national best sellers and awards. We are a company of enthusiastic book lovers passionate about connecting books to readers in new and innovative ways.
The Sourcebooks Sales department is responsible for presenting our titles to national bookstore chains and independent retailers, online retailers, wholesalers, jobbers, educators and librarians. The sales team prepares title presentations that they pitch to their accounts to secure orders and distribution.
Summer Sales Internship Responsibilities:
- Become familiar with sales processes for all sales channels.
- Trained on creating retail sales presentations and identifying comp title information with sales analytics.
- Run and analyze weekly sales reporting.
- Attend print decision meetings, launch and sales conference meetings, changing consumer needs, SB Connects and SB Breakthrough meetings.
- Review contracts for subscription and international clauses in filemaker.
- Attend local store visits.
Internship Program Details:
Sourcebooks offers a 10- week PAID, IN-PERSON internship at our Naperville, IL office with the Sales team. Interns will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience at a growing book publisher. You will learn how to use different communications styles and strategies to share information with different audiences both within and outside the company. A key component of this internship is storytelling: we’re communicating the Sourcebooks story, and our Books Change Lives mission, every day. You’ll learn how to refine a message, speak to values, engage an audience, and more! We're looking for book lovers who are excited to experiment, learn new things, and make a difference in the world of books.
Requirements & Eligibility:
• Current college junior, senior or recent graduate
• Able to work 24 hours/week throughout the program in person 3 days/week in Naperville, IL
• Available and commit to the program working June 10, 2025, to August 14, 2025
• Must reside in the U.S. for the duration of the internship program
• Must be over the age of 18
TO APPLY:
You must submit a cover letter to be considered for our internship program.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
Program Dates June 10, 2025 – August 14, 2025
Pay Rate: Interns are paid $15/hour
Sourcebooks values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
As Newsweek’s #2 Most Loved Workplace in 2024 and a recognized leader in innovation by Fast Company (2024 Most Innovative Companies, 2023 Best Workplaces for Innovators), we use a mission-driven, data-centered approach to drive success for our authors and their books. We’re a thriving entrepreneurial company that creates books that transcend categories and defy odds, and we’ve been honored with hundreds of national bestsellers and awards. We are passionate book lovers dedicated to connecting books to readers in innovative ways. Story by story, book by book, we have changed more than 300 million lives. Join us as we change 300 million more!
