Last updated: November 2026
Simon & Schuster's Spring 2027 Publishing Internship is open now. It was posted on October 1, 2026, runs eight weeks from February 2027 at two full days a week, and pays $16.50 an hour, according to the Spring 2027 posting on S&S's job board. The Summer 2027 posting isn't up yet. Last year's summer posting went up between mid-November and mid-December 2025, so we expect the summer 2027 posting in that same window this year. In plain words: if you can work two weekdays in New York City or Stoughton, Massachusetts this spring, apply to Spring 2027 now, and watch the board from mid-November for the full-time summer 2027 program.
Quick Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Simon & Schuster's job board (Dayforce). The Early Careers page describes each program. The board has no internship filter, so search it for "internship" |
| Application window (2027–28) | Spring 2027: open since October 1, 2026, no closing date posted. Summer 2027: not posted as of November 10, 2026; expected between mid-November and mid-December 2026, based on the summer 2026 posting (one prior cycle, medium confidence) |
| Rolling? | No deadline is published. The spring 2026 posting closed without a published end date, so treat each posting as open only until it comes down |
| Eligibility | Enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program; any major; no publishing experience required; legally permitted to work in the US after graduation. GPA: not stated |
| Duration | Spring: 8 weeks from February, two full days a week (16 hours). Summer: 8 weeks, full time (40 hours a week), starting in June |
| Compensation | $16.50/hour on the Spring 2027 posting; the summer 2026 posting carried the same $16.50 rate in S&S's job system. The spring 2026 rate was $16/hour. Housing and relocation: not published |
| Return offers | Not published. No class size or conversion rate on Simon & Schuster's own pages |
| Locations | New York City (1230 Avenue of the Americas) or Stoughton, MA, in person. The finance internship is in New Jersey |
| # Programs | 2 publishing intakes a year (spring and summer) plus the Customer Financial Services internship in New Jersey. 1 US internship posting was live on November 10, 2026 |
The row that matters most: Spring 2027 is open today with no published deadline, and Summer 2027 is expected to post within weeks.
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What Is a Simon & Schuster Internship?
A Simon & Schuster internship is a paid 8-week placement in one department of a major US trade book publisher, run twice a year as a part-time spring session and a full-time summer session. Interns work in editorial, marketing, publicity, corporate marketing, sales or production, in New York City or Stoughton, Massachusetts, with a mentor and a seat in department and company meetings. S&S's imprints include Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books and Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. KKR completed its $1.62bn purchase of Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global on October 30, 2023, when the company had roughly 1,600 employees, Publishers Weekly reported. S&S Canada runs its own program, outside this guide.
When Do Simon & Schuster Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Simon & Schuster posts each cohort separately, so there are two windows a year. The spring 2026 posting went up on September 19, 2025 for a February start, and the Spring 2027 posting went up on October 1, 2026, about 12 days later in the year. That's a lead time of about 4 months from posting to start. The summer 2026 posting went up between November 17 and December 16, 2025 (S&S's job system gives two dates a month apart) for a June start, a lead time of about 5.5 to 6.5 months. We have one dated summer cycle, so the summer 2027 window below is a projection, labelled expected.
Applications are open right now for the Spring 2027 Publishing Internship (New York City and Stoughton, MA), posted October 1, 2026, with no closing date published. The summer 2027 posting wasn't on S&S's job board on November 10, 2026.
Expected: the Summer 2027 Publishing Internship posts on S&S's job board, if the 2025 pattern repeats. Have your resume and a cover letter that names your departments ready before it goes up.
The Spring 2027 cohort starts: eight weeks, two full days a week, in New York City or Stoughton, MA.
Expected: summer 2027 decisions. Summer 2026 applicants who interviewed months earlier were told decisions would come around mid-March, and one report of an offer appeared in early April. S&S doesn't publish these dates.
Expected: the summer 2027 program starts, eight weeks at 40 hours a week. The summer 2026 program began in June 2026.
How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.
Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open
Simon & Schuster publishes no closing date, which isn't the same as no deadline. The Spring 2027 posting has no expiry set in S&S's job system, and the spring 2026 posting, which went up on September 19, 2025, is now closed without ever having shown an end date. So a posting can come down whenever S&S has enough applicants. Decisions also take months: one summer 2025 applicant who applied in January still had no answer in late April. Applying in the first week of each posting gives you the most time in the pool and the most room to plan around a slow reply.
Which Simon & Schuster Internship Programs Should You Target?
S&S runs one publishing internship in two seasons, plus a finance internship in New Jersey. The table uses S&S's own postings and Early Careers page, read on November 10, 2026.
| Program | Focus | Duration and schedule | Pay and status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 Publishing Internship Program | Editorial, marketing, publicity, corporate marketing, sales and production; New York City and Stoughton, MA | 8 weeks from February 2027; two full days a week, 16 hours | $16.50/hour; open now, posted October 1, 2026 |
| Summer Publishing Internship | Editorial, marketing, publicity, sales or production; New York City and Stoughton, MA | 8 weeks from June; full time, 40 hours a week | $16.50/hour in 2026; summer 2027 posting expected mid-November to mid-December 2026 |
| Customer Financial Services Internship | Account reconciliation and collections support for business, finance and accounting majors; New Jersey | 12-week sessions three times a year: spring and fall at 24 hours a week, summer at 32 | Paid; rate not published on S&S's own pages; no posting live on November 10, 2026 |
| Associates Program | Not an internship: an entry-level rotational program for graduates of a four-year college | 18 months, three six-month rotations | Full-time job; listed on the Early Careers page |
Read the Early Careers page before you apply. It also lists the Summer Publishing Prologue, a week-long online lecture series for recent graduates, which isn't an internship.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
These come from the Spring 2027 posting, the summer 2026 posting and the Early Careers page.
• Student status: you must be enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program.
• Major: any. S&S says it welcomes students from all academic disciplines.
• Experience: no prior publishing experience required.
• Work authorization: you must be legally permitted to work in the United States after graduation. S&S's postings don't address visa sponsorship.
• Schedule: spring interns must commit to two full days a week for all eight weeks; summer interns must be able to work 40 hours a week.
• Location: in person in New York City or Stoughton, MA. No remote option is listed.
• GPA: not stated on the postings or the Early Careers page.
Do You Need Publishing Experience?
No. The Spring 2027 posting says so directly, and every publishing posting we read asks for a love of books and storytelling instead. What carries the application is the cover letter: S&S asks you to say why you're interested in publishing and which departments interest you, and why. Campus literary work, a bookstore job or a book-focused social account gives you something specific to write about.
What Skills Does Simon & Schuster Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
S&S's publishing postings are short, and we haven't built a frequency chart from three of them. All three ask for a love of books and storytelling. The Spring 2027 posting adds strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail with the ability to stay organized and meet deadlines, and a collaborative approach with a willingness to ask questions and take initiative. The work itself is research, writing, organizing materials and administrative tasks, close to what an entry-level publishing assistant does. The New Jersey finance internship is different: all three of its postings name Excel, with PivotTables and VLOOKUP, plus organization and accuracy.
Note: Simon & Schuster's three publishing internship postings (Spring 2027, summer 2026 and spring 2026) list only a handful of skills, too few for a frequency chart. The skills above are quoted from those postings and three Customer Financial Services postings.
How Is Demand for Marketing Interns Moving Right Now?
Marketing intern postings · Jul–Oct 2026
all internships 2.5×
For Simon & Schuster applicants: Marketing intern hiring is at or near its season high, and it is growing more slowly than internships overall; this is the busiest stretch of the cycle, so get Simon & Schuster applications in now.
Daily US job-posting counts, Jul–Oct 2026; each bar is that month's daily average. Growth = October vs July; “all internships” = the 48 intern searches tracked across the whole period. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size.
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each skill below comes from S&S's own postings and maps to a remote Externship you can finish while you apply.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing and campaign thinking | Spring 2027 departments include marketing and corporate marketing | Beats by Dre Creative Advertising Strategy |
| Publicity, writing and communication | "Strong written and verbal communication skills" (Spring 2027) | Social Media Coordinator Externship with Breaking Games |
| Reader and audience research | Interns support projects through research and writing (Spring 2027) | Pinterest Gen Z Consumer Behavior |
| Excel and financial analysis | PivotTables and VLOOKUP in every Customer Financial Services posting | Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation |
No open Externship teaches editorial or production craft. These cover the marketing, publicity, research and finance side of S&S's programs.
What Is the Simon & Schuster Application and Interview Process Like?
S&S's postings describe a short application. Interview details come from applicants, not from S&S.
1. Find the posting. Search S&S's Dayforce job board for "internship". Spring and summer are separate postings on separate calendars.
2. Send a resume and cover letter. In the letter, say why you're interested in publishing and which departments interest you, and why. Interns are assigned to a specific department.
3. Interview. S&S doesn't describe the format. Summer 2026 applicants report interviews held a few months before decisions.
4. Decision. S&S doesn't publish dates. Summer 2026 applicants were told to expect decisions around mid-March.
S&S publishes no interview questions, applicant count or acceptance rate.
What Students on Reddit Say
Applicants mostly talk about timing: when postings open and how long decisions take. These are lightly paraphrased from threads we read in full.
A summer 2026 applicant who had interviewed a few months earlier said S&S told them decisions would come around mid-March, and was still waiting at the end of March. A reply in April said someone had posted that they'd received an offer.
Someone who applied to the summer 2025 adult editorial internship in January had heard nothing by late April and was weighing a bookstore job. Most replies said to take the sure job and back out later if S&S came through.
In late September 2025 a poster flagged that S&S spring applications were open for New York and Massachusetts roles. A month later another applicant asked in the same thread whether anyone had heard back.
How Do You Stand Out for a Simon & Schuster Internship?
First, make the cover letter specific. S&S asks which departments interest you and why, so name one or two, tie each to something you've done, and mention S&S books or imprints you know. Second, pick the season you can actually commit to. Spring means two full weekdays for eight weeks during term, and summer means 40 hours a week, and both postings ask you to confirm you can keep that schedule. Third, apply early and keep other plans moving, because applicants describe waits of two to three months. S&S doesn't publish an applicant count, class size or conversion rate, so there's no figure to benchmark against.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
If you're targeting book publishing and media, these employers also hire interns:
- HarperCollinspaid spring and summer internships in New York and Nashville, recruited in one short fall windowGuide →
- Penguin Random Housethe largest US trade publisher and S&S's closest competitor for publishing internsCareers site
- Hachette Book GroupNew York trade publisher with seasonal internship cohortsCareers site
- Condé NastNew York magazine publisher with editorial and business internshipsGuide →
- The New York Timesnewsroom and business-side internships in New YorkGuide →
Our media and entertainment internships guide compares more publishers, studios and networks.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Simon & Schuster internship?
No. The summer 2026 program began in June 2026 and its posting is closed. What's open now is the Spring 2027 Publishing Internship, posted October 1, 2026, starting in February. The summer 2027 posting isn't up yet and is expected between mid-November and mid-December 2026, based on last year's timing.
When do Simon & Schuster summer 2027 internship applications open?
They weren't open on November 10, 2026. We expect the summer 2027 posting between mid-November and mid-December 2026, because the summer 2026 posting went up between November 17 and December 16, 2025. That's one prior cycle, so treat it as an estimate and check S&S's job board weekly.
Are Simon & Schuster internships paid?
Yes. The Spring 2027 posting pays $16.50 an hour, about $264 a week at 16 hours. The summer 2026 posting carried the same rate in S&S's job system, about $660 a week at 40 hours. Spring 2026 paid $16 an hour. S&S doesn't publish housing or relocation support.
Is the Simon & Schuster Spring 2027 internship still open?
Yes, as of November 10, 2026. It was posted October 1, 2026 and lists no closing date. It runs eight weeks from February 2027 at two full days a week, in New York City or Stoughton, MA. Because no deadline is published, the posting could come down at any time, so apply soon.
Who can apply for a Simon & Schuster internship?
Students enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate program, in any major, who'll be legally permitted to work in the US after graduation. No publishing experience is required. S&S doesn't state a GPA. The New Jersey finance internship also asks for a business, finance or accounting major.
Where are Simon & Schuster internships located?
The publishing internship is in person in New York City, at 1230 Avenue of the Americas, or in Stoughton, Massachusetts. No remote option is listed. The Customer Financial Services internship is in New Jersey. Simon & Schuster Canada runs its own internship program in Toronto, which this guide doesn't cover.
What is the Simon & Schuster internship application process?
You apply on S&S's Dayforce job board with a resume and cover letter. The letter should say why you're interested in publishing and which departments interest you, and why. S&S doesn't describe the interview format. Summer 2026 applicants report interviews a few months before decisions that came around mid-March.
Does a Simon & Schuster internship lead to a full-time job?
S&S doesn't publish a conversion rate or class size. Its official entry-level route is the Associates Program, an 18-month rotational job for college graduates with three six-month rotations. S&S's pages don't link internship performance to Associates selection, so treat the internship as experience, not a pipeline.
Spring 2027 is open now and summer 2027 should post within weeks. A remote Externship gives your cover letter a finished marketing or publicity project to describe.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
