Summer 2024 Platform Development

Company: Macmillan Learning
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 3, 2024

Job Description:

DescriptionMacmillan Publishers, a prestigious 175-year-old book publishing company, stands at the intersection of tradition and innovation. Our Platform Development team is pioneering AI, data science, and automation technologies at Macmillan, significantly enhancing our profitability, practices, and culture. Automation project examples include machine learning models for editorial decisions, LLMs for manuscript management, and AI-driven market analyses, among others. We are part of the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large, family-owned media company with global influence.
Internship Overview:
We are offering a paid, full-time (preferred), remote internship opportunity for Summer 2024 on our innovative Platform Development team. This unique AI-oriented Python Developer internship is designed for individuals passionate about leveraging AI to tackle exciting projects to automate parts of the book publishing workflow.
Key Responsibilities:

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• Design and develop AI-driven automation projects using OpenAI, Google Gemini, and other technologies.
  
• Analyze and compare generative AI language models for project suitability.
  
• Work within a tech stack encompassing AWS, GCP, Django/Python, React/JavaScript, PostgreSQL, and more, in a nearly 100% open-source environment.
  
• Participate in our annual summer intern project, developing a cohesive plan to address current publishing-related challenges.
  
  Ideal Candidate will have:
  
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  • Solid background in Python software development
    
  • Exposure to AI APIs and libraries a plus.
    
  • Ability to work within the New York time zone with a remote team.
    
  • Passion for books and an appreciation for the publishing industry is a plus.
    
    Internship Details:
    
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    • Duration: June 3, 2024, to August 23, 2024, with potential flexibility.
      
    • Work up to 40 hours per week.
      
    • Open to candidates over the age of 18, eligible to work in the U.S., and have graduated high school.
      
    • $18/hour
      
      Please submit a resume and cover letter to be considered!
      This is a temporary contracted position; the successful candidate will be employed by Headway Workforce Solutions, LLC working remotely from anywhere in the United States.
      Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
      U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, Macmillan publishes under the Pan Macmillan name. The German company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
      We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.
      
      

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