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    I want to be… a publicity manager
    • 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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    I want to be... an agent's assistant
    • 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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    How I got into the publishing industry: Charlotte Hutchinson
    • Aug 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    How I got into the publishing industry: Charlotte Hutchinson

    Charlotte Hutchinson, Publicity Manager at John Murray Press, talks about her path to the industry.
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    How I got into the publishing industry: Omara Elling-Hwang
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    How I got into the publishing industry: Omara Elling-Hwang

    Omara Elling-Hwang, Editorial Assistant for Non-Fiction at HarperCollins, talks remote internships and the HarperCollins BAME Traineeship.
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    How I got into Editorial, and the value of taking your time
    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    How I got into Editorial, and the value of taking your time

    Fiz Osborne, Editorial Director, Illustrated Books at Scholastic Children's Books, talks about her route into publishing.
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    I want to be… an editorial director
    • 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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    I want to be… a translation agent
    • 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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    Publishing: it's not all internships and London, you know
    • Aug 7, 2020
    • 7 min

    Publishing: it's not all internships and London, you know

    Kate McKellar, Senior Publishing Manager for Wiley, talks about getting into publishing without doing an internship or moving to London.
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    Four quick tips for aspiring marketers
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Four quick tips for aspiring marketers

    Grace Whooley has worked in marketing for over a decade. Here are her four quick tips to help you land your first role...
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    Is there publishing life outside of London?
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 5 min

    Is there publishing life outside of London?

    Abbie Headon is a self-employed editor and writer based in Portsmouth. Here she talks about publishing life outside of London.
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    How to write a cover letter and CV
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 5 min

    How to write a cover letter and CV

    Jess Harris, Marketing Analyst at Penguin Random House, shares five tips for applying for jobs.
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    I want to be... a marketing executive
    • 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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    Nail your CV, covering letter and interview, and get into Rights
    • Jul 24, 2020
    • 11 min

    Nail your CV, covering letter and interview, and get into Rights

    Helene Butler, Head of Rights at Johnson & Alcock, talks about standout CVs and covering letters, and interview prep for a rights role.
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    How do I get my first publishing job?
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 5 min

    How do I get my first publishing job?

    The publishing industry is notoriously hard to get into, but Serena Arthur has done it and is now Editorial Assistant at Wildfire Books.
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    Can I get any publishing job and then switch departments?
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Can I get any publishing job and then switch departments?

    Let me guess - you want to be in editorial?
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    I want to be... in Editorial
    • 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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    I want to be... in Production
    • 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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    I want to be...
    • 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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