Penguin Random House Publisher Services is seeking two part-time paid interns for spring 2016 to work as part of our Kodansha Comics team. The interns will perform diverse tasks spanning editorial, production, and marketing, giving them a chance to become familiar with every aspect of how an American manga publisher operates. As one of their primary roles will involve proofreading, the interns will need to be extremely detail-oriented, and prior experience with writing, editing, proofreading, or translation is preferred. Responsibilities and duties: • Proofreading manga, ads, and other materials prior to publication • Assisting the production manager or director of publishing with data entry and checking related to production and sales • Participating in meetings with Kodansha representative and tracking the status of new manga series • Other tasks depending on individual strengths and skills.

Requirements: • Familiarity with manga or comics • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office • Candidates will be required to pass a brief proofreading test. • Prior experience as a writer, proofreader, copy editor, or fact checker strongly preferred. • Knowledge of or interest in the Japanese language is an advantage, but not required. • Experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator is an advantage, but not required.

Learn about the world of publishing! Discover career opportunities! Penguin Random House offers paid internship opportunities during the Spring, Summer, and Fall in various business areas such as contracts, editorial, finance, graphic design, managing editorial, marketing, online marketing, production, publicity, sales, subsidiary rights, and operations. Internship opportunities are available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions and interns will work in either our Hudson Street or Broadway office location. Spring & Fall interns work for 14 hours per week and Summer interns work for 28 hours per week. Specific program dates and application details are below. We are currently accepting resumes for the Spring 2016 Internship Program! 2016 SPRING PROGRAM DATES: February 8, 2016 – April 17, 2016 APPLICATION PERIOD: November 8, 2015 – December 31, 2015 *** 2016 SUMMER PROGRAM DATES: June 6, 2016 – August 12, 2016 APPLICATION PERIOD: March 6, 2016 – April 25, 2016 *** 2016 FALL PROGRAM DATES: September 12, 2016 – November 18, 2016 APPLICATION PERIOD: June 12, 2016 – August 1, 2016

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