European Office Publicity Intern (September 2026 - 18th June 2027)

 JOB TITLE: European Office Publicity Intern 

DEPARTMENT: Publicity

JOB CLASSFICATION: Non-exempt 

JOB LOCATION: PUP Europe - Oxford, Oxfordshire (99 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6JX). This position is in-office. 

POSITION TYPE: Part-Time Employment. The hours will be  9am – 5pm (with 1 hour unpaid lunch) for 2 days per week, including Wednesdays. This is a fixed term contract from 7th September 2026- 18th June 2027  (NB: includes 2 weeks unpaid leave over Christmas period).

SALARY: Oxford Living Wage 

REPORTS TO: Publicist 

JOB SUMMARY 

Princeton University Press (PUP) is pleased to offer an internship in the European Publicity Office for the 2026/27 Academic Year, providing an exciting introduction to working in academic publishing.

The European Publicity Office oversee outreach to media and journal outlets to secure publicity coverage for the books we work on- from reviews, interviews, op-eds etc- across print media, digital and broadcast outlets, as well as securing event opportunities at festivals. The Publicity Intern will get the opportunity to experience the execution of the full cycle of a publicity plan, while executing a variety of tasks to provide administrative and research support to departmental staff. Under close supervision of the Publicist, the Publicity Intern is responsible for providing assistance to the Publicity team based in the European Office.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Publicity 

• Maintain and update publicity database to ensure current contacts are up-to-date, and that new contacts are added in a timely manner 

• Create press releases and press release emails for select titles 
• Conduct research projects for Publicity Team

• Saving and logging of review coverage into publicity SharePoint and database and uploading pull quotes to Biblio
• Fulfilling mail requests from the office
• Assist in the sending of the seasonal catalogue and other physical and digital mailers to external media and journal contacts

• Log review copy requests from media contacts 

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Research and prepare for title launch and sales conference meetings and any other relevant meetings to the publicity department
2. Occasional attendance at author events, as appropriate

1. Complete other duties as assigned or requested for the general support of the organisation 

1. Actively support an inclusive environment to foster a sense of belonging for colleagues 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Education, Skills and Experience 

• A genuine interest in and intellectual engagement with the publication of scholarly books and particularly an interest in publicity.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to maintain excellent professional demeanour and be able to convey information accurately. An evaluation such as a written work product may be required at the time of interview.
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills, and the ability to manage detail-oriented projects with overlapping deadlines.
• Ability to work independently toward the collaborative and common goals of the Press.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Computer proficiency, including with databases, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Enthusiasm for collaboration, and commitment to PUP’s professional code of conduct, located at https://press.princeton.edu/about/mission-values.
• This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. PUP will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants.
• PUP is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our publishing. Individuals who are members of groups underrepresented in academic publishing (which is, according to research by Lee & Low, historically a majority white, straight, cisgender, nondisabled and neurotypical industry) are encouraged to apply

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

This is an office job and requires 100% of work to be performed on-site. 

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit at the computer for long periods of time. Specific abilities required by this job include typing on a keyboard and viewing a computer monitor 90% of the day on average. 

The employee is required to attend meetings, both inter-office and cross-office, via phone or videoconference. Specific abilities required by this job include comprehending material communicated orally and visually. 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS 

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter on PUP’s application website by 19th July 2026. Please be aware that any applications which do not contain both a CV and a cover letter will not be considered. 

Due to application volume, only finalists will be contacted. We currently plan to hold interviews from 27th July 2026. 

For more information on Princeton University Press, visit http://press.princeton.edu/.