Upcoming NYU Publishing Association Events

Dear NYU M.S. in Publishing Students and Alumni:

Please join us on Monday, November 9, 6:00- 7:30pm for “Idea to Execution: Digital Product Development.”

Come mix and mingle and hear two leading experts discuss how digital products are conceived and launched.

Featured Speakers:

• Peter Balis, Director, Digital Content Sales, John Wiley & Company (and a new professor in the M.S. in Publishing program)
• Corey Podolsky, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Entourage, Inc. (and a former professor in the program!)

Some Topics of Discussion:

• What are the new opportunities in eBooks and e-Readers?
• How do mobile sites and mobile apps come to market?
• How does a company decide to buy, build or acquire new technology?
• What’s in the publishing pipeline and when will we see it?

Monday, November 9th

NYU Kimmel Center

60 Washington Square South

Room 914

Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Presentation will begin at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP to publishing.alumni@nyu.edu.

And don't forget that we have our next meetup scheduled for 10/15; location to be shortly announced. If you haven't RSVP'd yet, please do so.

Hope to see you there,

Karina, Joanne, Ania, Karen, and Seth

Senior Editorial Director

John Hartnett has an opportunity with Globe Pequot (based in Guilford, CT) on a search for a Senior Editorial Director. It's and excellent opportunity for a senior level acquisitions editor/manager with proven skill in acquiring successful single-title books as well as series books.

Over the past several months, GPP has made significant organizational changes and refocused its efforts on developing the kind of titles it is best known for. I want to emphasize that this is very much a hands on, roll up the sleeves role and it is critical for the right candidate to provide both strategic and tactical support and function well in a team based environment.

Qualfied candidates must be willing to work out of the Guilford office and be able to acquire key lead titles and provide strategic direction for Reference, Nature, History & Current Affairs, Cooking, Sports, Lifestyle and Fishing/Hunting lines.

GPP requires a minimum seven years of acquisitions experience in a comparable book trade or mass market publishing environment, proven leadership skills, P&L and contract expertise, deep and up-to-date agent contacts, the ability to build and shape several lists simultaneously, and solid experience managing and developing diverse staff.

The right candidate must be able to work well in a sales-driven culture, and accept responsibility for meeting established profitability goals for his/her list. Content management and/or template publishing experience a plus.

CONTACT
John Hartnett
Vice President
Jack Farrell & Associates
PO Box 1241
Princeton, NJ 08542-1241
Phone: 908-573-5491
Cell: 908-787-2085
john@jackfarrell.com
www.jackfarrell.com

Save the Date

Hope everyone had a great summer.

For those of you who couldn't make our last meetups, hope to see you at the 10/15 one. We're thinking of going back to Crumbs for it, but if you have another venue--whether dessert or bar you like and know--just let us know.

Also, we're trying to plan a joint alumni and current student event for early to mid November, sponsored by NYU. Stay tuned for more details.

Until then, put 10/15 at 6:30 on your calendars, and let us know if there's an industry-related question you'd like us to discuss at our round robin.

Enjoy your weekend,

Karina, Joanne, Ania, and Karen

Project Editor- Reference Production Group

Leading publisher is looking for a Project Editor in the Reference division. This position is responsible for managing production of multi-author, multi-volume reference works from transmittal of manuscripts through disk for manufacturing/online products. Accountable for overseeing copyediting, design, and production working with editorial, marketing, contributors, outside freelancers, illustrators, and suppliers to produce high-quality products from authors raw manuscript and art, on time and within budget. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years publishing experience with print and non-print reference material. Excellent organizational skills as well as very good command of grammar and oral/written language skills. Ability to work independently and handle many projects simultaneously.

Oxford University Press furthers the University of Oxford's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing throughout the world. OUP is the largest university press in the world.