Category: My Job in 5

Leena Normington tells us all about her role as Social Media Producer at Vintage. Describe your role I’m a producer, so essentially, I create content that suits our social platforms. On any given day you’ll find me editing a podcast, creating a YouTube video, plotting a thread of tweets or building… Read more

Amy Fitzgerald is a Literary Agent at The Blair Partnership, she’s at the helm of this week’s My Job in 5. 1. Describe your role. As an agent at TBP my main role is to find talented new writers, nurture and grow their career and ensure that their work reaches the widest possible audienc… Read more

Amy Stewart tells us all about her role as publicity assistant at Princeton University Press. Describe your role. I provide publicity assistance for two publicists as well as working on our academic classics list and trade paperbacks for Princeton University Press’ European office. Most of my day i… Read more

Caoimhe Fox holds down two jobs! She’s the head of publicity and marketing for New Island Books in Dublin as well as a development and marketing professional for Books Ireland magazine. She’s My Job in 5‘s subject for our Irish Focus edition this week. Describe your role. I actual… Read more

Chie Nakano is the Foreign Rights Manager for Eddison Books, she’s at the helm of this week’s My Job in 5. Describe your role. I sell translation rights of our books to foreign publishers so they can publish them in their local language. As we are an illustrated book publisher, most a… Read more

Paul Smith, Press Officer from SelfMadeHero, takes the reins of this week’s My Job in 5. 1. Describe your role as press officer I’m the publicist at SelfMadeHero, and my role is to create an awareness of our books by liaising across all national media, whether that’s in print, through broadca… Read more

Victoria Brown is a publicity executive at Thames & Hudson, she takes the helm of this week’s My Job in 5. Describe your role. I am a publicity executive at Thames & Hudson, so my job is to secure reviews, interviews, features and events to promote our upcoming books. I personally sp… Read more

Meet Helen Bugler, who is a lead publishing coach at LDN Apprenticeships. Describe your role I am a lead publishing skills coach at LDN Apprenticeships. Following 30 years at Macmillan, latterly as Editorial Director for textbooks, I switched to coaching and I love it! I coach, mentor, and support… Read more

Meet Karen Ball. Author, Head of sales for Working Partners and Director for Speckled Pen, publishing consultancy. Describe your role(s) Multi-faceted, including writing, editing, and liaising with the publishing industry. I work part-time as head of sales for the book packager Working Partners. T… Read more

Meet Vicky Barker, art director at b small publishing and award-winning illustrator. Describe your role As art director, my role is to look after the creative side of the business with a particular focus on the books we produce. Sometimes I come up with book concepts then design and illustrate the… Read more