What's It Like To Be a Book Publicist? 📚🐧

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Closing date: April 18th
You will need to have the right to work in the UK to apply. No degree, experience, or CV is required for The Scheme and it's not quite your average job application!

A massive thanks to Clare, Harriet and Manisha for being part of this video.

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[JMShelley]

Would love it if you could do similar videos but in different areas of publishing such as editorial/social media marketing/writing etc :D

[PenguinPlatform]

We hope you enjoyed taking a little look into the life of a publicist with us! Want more? Let us know if you have any suggestions below. Thanks for watching!

[IrisMobiel]

It's my dream to work at a publishing company one day, preferably Penguin! I'm going to go to university first though

[BookMachineTV]

Surely one of the most exciting areas of publishing to work in!

[tobythefablab]

I'm really interested in working for your company when I'm older. I'm only 17 so for the moment so I'm planning on doing a GCSE literature course for next year. I've never been given the opportunity so I want to see where I go from there. You should do a literature advice vlog. You have really inspired me for a job in the book world. Hugs xxx

[sabinejane]

Loved this thank you! I’d love to get into this kind of role from marketing and comms 😊

[Kristina-tmhl]

I think that everything you offer in terms of jobs, internships and work experience is awesome!! It has been difficult to find a company that offers so many opportunities! I would love if you could do similar videos for other areas of publishing because it is an easy way to learn more about the industry. I hope you keep running internships, jobs etc because I will definitely be interested in the future!

[SimplyABookLover]

What college degrees/minors would you recommend if you want to be a book publicist?

[LauraDFTBA]

Obviously this is tied in with promoting the scheme, but it would be interesting to see this kind of video about the other stages of getting a book published - editorials, marketing, rights, printing and distribution, the lot.

[jordanhafner]

Please post more videos about publishing because I want to learn more about how everything works.

[mernafouad]

I am from Egypt and this is actually my dream job. I hope one day i'll work at penguin.
Enjoyed the video very much btw

[shanikapowell]

This was really informative. Thank you for making this video! I live in the US and I'm interested in publishing but I'm not sure which aspect I'd like to get into. This video was far more helpful than many of the articles I've used to help me conduct this research. Keep up the good work.

[Aissetougriffin]

Loved this! Loved seeing Harriet and Clare too. Hope you get loads of amazing applicants :)

[ninaisanamazingduck]

I am so excited about the scheme, it is just what I was looking for. Do you have any tips about the application process and standing out from the rest of the applicants?

[Autumn]

Any advice for authors wanting to publish a book with Penguin someday?<3

[friendsvslovefans]

I do not have the right to work at UK but I can go through the process to obtain it. Can I still apply?

[ramilomb]

Do you have any openings like this in Argentina?

[LottieLovesBooks]

This was such a great and interesting video! I hope to become a publicist one day so this was a really fun insight into the job! 💜

[davesauthenticlifestyle]

Awesome, very informative! More of the same please

[hazuki_music]

Is the scheme like in London or a specific place in the UK? Or could it be done over the internet? I'm studying up north and interested???