2027 Summer Internship- Arts Rights, Creative Operations (NYC) at HarperCollins in US-NY-New York

Job description

• The Art Rights intern will assist in clearing and managing rights for the artwork that appears on our covers and inside our books, including licensing stock art and fonts, processing invoices, assisting in third-party sales of cover art to other publishers, and various projects to improve efficiency and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Process and code invoices for stock licensing
• Manage permissions requests from subrights and other internal departments
• Assist with projects to improve efficiencies and workflows
• Learn the nuts and bolts of book production, including how rights and content is managed at a major book publisher

Requirements

• Candidates must be available to work in our NYC office from Monday – Thursday for a total of 28 hours per week, from June 7 – August 12, 2027. Compensation for this internship is $18 per hour.
• Candidates who are available to work in a full-time capacity in 2027 or 2028 are eligible for this internship; open to rising seniors, recent graduates, master’s students, or entry level candidates with up to 1 year of work experience.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
• A resume and cover letter are required; applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Please address your cover letter to “Hiring Team.”
• Ideal candidates are either currently enrolled in or have recently graduated from an undergraduate or master’s program.
• A passion for books is highly valued!
• The ideal candidate is organized and process-oriented, with an interest in production, business management, and/or rights management.

Skills

Required

• Resume and cover letter

Preferred

• Passion for books
• Organized and process-oriented