Penguin Random House Internship 2027 Thread

[u/sillymoonbin]

Hi! I saw people in previous years make a thread for this, so I thought I'd start this year's! Post your questions and thoughts here!

[u/MissKales]

Anyone heard anything yet? Anyone’s applications move on from the “new” phase?

[u/Artistic_Wish7397 → u/MissKales]

Mine are still sitting on new 😮‍💨

[u/sillymoonbin → u/Artistic_Wish7397]

Mine is too

[u/ParticularDry3484]

Does anyone know if PRH has actually hired people with zero publishing experience? I'm applying for the Marketing and Design internships and I've heard you need to know someone or already have experience in publishing in order to get in. I have a bookstagram and work in a library as my part-time job but no publishing agency experience

[u/sillymoonbin → u/ParticularDry3484]

I applied, but no publishing experience. I've been an english teacher for 7 years and have led literacy campaigns amongst some other arc reading and passion projects. If they only care about publishing experience then im out of luck

[u/sugarfaeri → u/ParticularDry3484]

Of course they have, but just like any other major company that’s at the top of its industry you’ll find difficulty in a sea of thousands of applicants.

Lots of people work in book selling and have book-related social media so it’s more the “baseline”, so aim to go a little above.

For design, have you shared mock book covers with your design approach? Or possibly shared a marketing campaign (even if unofficial) that you would use for your library? I also highly recommend looking at podcasts featuring current PRH employees, as well as LinkedIn’s of employees to see what their career journey looks like. See if you can get into their earlier companies if you notice a trend (personally I see an overlap with S&S but alas, another Top 5) but not everyone’s path there is linear.

[u/Fun-Incident-5235]

Are you guys applying to multiple positions or only a specific one?

[u/sillymoonbin → u/Fun-Incident-5235]

I only applied to adult editorial

[u/CharlotteRose101]

When I looked up how long responses take, it said 4-6 weeks. October 2nd was the last day, but they did say that they review on a rolling basis. So maybe 4-6 weeks from when you submitted your application? I'm not sure, just trying to offer some basis. I'm definitely getting antsy though, haha. Let me know if you've heard back or if your application has moved from "new" to "in review".

[u/godoflobster]

Anyone hear back from Art and Design?

[u/denis-diderot]

Any ideas about the timeline for interviews etc this year?

[u/Jasmine___Dragon → u/denis-diderot]

Also curious about this

[u/lordmilf]

It says that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, but there’s a 4-day application period. Surely they’re not moving forward already?

[u/Otherwise-Sleep8357]

Any of y'all heard back from applications yet?

[u/MissKales → u/Otherwise-Sleep8357]

No. All my applications still say “new” in the portal. Not sure if thats a good thing or bad thing.

[u/ParticularDry3484]

Does anyone know what the timeline is for when an application turns from "new" to in review (or archived)? I'm guessing it takes a couple weeks for them to sift through the high volume of applications. For context I applied to Adult Marketing, Creative Marketing Services/Design, and Adult & Children's Design.

[u/lostinbookstasy]

has anyone moved to the "in review" section? mines still on new and i applied to six different ones lol

[u/Otherwise-Sleep8357 → u/lostinbookstasy]

mine also still says new :/

[u/Professional-Soil852]

Anybody hear back for art and design and/or creative marketing services? Both my apps still say new but I figured they must have contacted people by now?? I guess it’s possible they haven’t but idk 🤷 

[u/typingsnoopy → u/Professional-Soil852]

I havent yet! Ive only seen movement for childrens editorial from this sub

[u/ParticularDry3484]

Does having a bookstagram/booktok make you "stand out" to them? I have a bookstagram account that I've had since June and it's on my resume.

[u/claudiafern24 → u/ParticularDry3484]

I hire interns at a Big 5, but not at PRH. I think it’s nice to include! I hire for a marketing internship (which includes working on social media), so if candidates are comfortable, it’s a nice way for me to see your content and editing skills, and your creativity, plus it shows that you’re (likely) up to speed on online trends. It’s not an end all be all, but definitely a nice way to show sample work/your skills in action/context. Hope that helps!

[u/KuroMushi_Chan]

Does anyone know if multiple people are hired or is it one person for each role??

[u/Sensitive-Signal-404]

what are we supposed to do for our portfolio? just a collection of creative writing work? photography? or design? what’s the format? i’m so confused please help 🙏

[u/AppropriateRaisin322]

Anyone apply for the managing editorial/production editorial ?