Jessica Riordan
Editor @Running Press
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WORK HISTORY
Editor @Running Press
Solicit, acquire, evaluate and develop 10-15 projects per season across the Running Press, RP Studio, and Miniature Editions imprints. Acquired and edited the New York Times bestseller Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different.• Established licensing partnerships with Pusheen Corp, Rotten Tomatoes, Pantone, and The Fred Rogers Company. Led projects under Running Press’s licensing agreements with Disney, emoji, Fox, NBC, and Paramount.• Negotiate contracts with literary and licensing agents, often for multi-book deals.• Supervise in-house book process from acquisition to press, collaborating with design, managing editorial, and marketing and publicity. Hire and manage copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers. Serve as point of contact with authors, writers, literary agents, and licensing agents.• Trained team and led RP initiative on frontlist and backlist metadata optimization to increase discoverability, sales, and ROI.
EDUCATION
Lehigh University
Bachelor of Arts, English ; minor in journalism
IES Abroad Paris: French Studies
French Language and Culture
Kingsway Regional High School
High School Degree
ABOUT JESSICA RIORDAN
Editor at Running Press
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