I want to be...

Nov 14, 2020
3 min

I want to be... a children's book designer

Senior designer Helen Chapman talks about skills that come in handy for children's book designers, and what an average day might look like.

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Sep 20, 2020
3 min

I want to be… a scout

Sophie Clarke is Junior Scout at Daniela Schlingman Literary Scouting. So, what does a scout actually do?

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Sep 18, 2020
7 min

I want to be… a children's book author

Alice Hemming, a children's book author, shares her experiences of writing across age groups - from picture books to teen fiction.

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Sep 12, 2020
5 min

I want to be… a development editor

Christie Anderson, a Development Editor at Oxford University Press, tells us about her role and the positives of ELT publishing.

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Sep 5, 2020
3 min

I want to be… a publicity executive

Hilary Bell is PR Exec at a large children’s publisher. She’s been working in publishing for five years and was Head of Events at the SYP.

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Aug 30, 2020
7 min

I want to be… a freelancer

Alli Brydon is a freelance children’s book editor and author who has worked in children’s publishing for 15 years, both in the US and UK.

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Aug 22, 2020
2 min

I want to be… a publicity manager

Charlotte is Publicity Manager at John Murray Press, and here she tells us about what her role actually entails.

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Aug 21, 2020
3 min

I want to be... an agent's assistant

As Agent's Assistant at Curtis Brown Books, Silé Edwards is perfectly placed for this agent-focussed post in the "I want to be" series.

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Aug 9, 2020
4 min

I want to be… an editorial director

Fiz Osborne, Editorial Director, Illustrated Books at Scholastic Children's Books, talks about what it’s like to be an editorial director.

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Aug 8, 2020
5 min

I want to be… a translation agent

Emma Jamison, a translation agent at David Higham Associates, talks about how she found publishing and what her day-to-day looks like.

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Aug 1, 2020
4 min

I want to be... an agent.

What does an average day look like for an agent?

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Jul 25, 2020
3 min

I want to be... a marketing executive

Charlotte Crouch is Marketing Executive at Oxford University Press. Here, she talks about the variety of a marketing role.

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Jul 11, 2020
2 min

I want to be... in Editorial

Most people think they want to be an editor. But what do editors actually do?

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Jul 5, 2020
3 min

I want to be... in Production

The production department is full of skilled negotiators and expert project managers.

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Jul 5, 2020
1 min

I want to be...

In the "I want to be..." series, you'll find a breakdown of some of the roles you'll come across in a medum-sized publishing house.

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