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Discover how familiar faces in publishing got their start!
Christine Hung, Digital Marketing Manager, Random House Children’s Books

Christine Hung, Digital Marketing Manager, Random House Children’s Books | November 18, 2011

CHRISTINE HUNG, digital marketing manager, Random House Children’s Books What was your first job in children’s publishing? How did you come to publishing/digital?   My first job in children’s publishing is my current position, actually! I started out in editorial …

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Kim Ryan, Assistant Director, Penguin

Kim Ryan, Assistant Director, Penguin | September 1, 2011

KIM RYAN Assistant Director – Subsidiary Rights, Penguin What was your first job in children’s publishing? How did you come to publishing/sub-rights?   My first job was right here at Penguin. I had no idea what a sub-right was, but then …

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Jason M. Wells, Executive Director, Abrams Books for Young Readers | Amulet Books

Jason M. Wells, Executive Director, Abrams Books for Young Readers | Amulet Books | July 1, 2011

JASON M. WELLS executive director, publicity and marketing Abrams Books for Young Readers | Amulet Books What was your first job in children’s publishing?In 1992, as a junior in high school, I started as an after school intern at the …

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