Mastering Publishing

Sarah Bell, Senior Product Manager at Elsevier

City Publishing alum Sarah Bell (Class of 2007) discusses her time as Senior Product Manager, Head of Subscriptions at Yoto, as well as her new role as Senior Product Manager, ScienceDirect at Elsevier with host Riley Karekos. Sarah shares how she went from working in marketing at magazines to running a team of engineers at Elsevier, emphasising the importance of being flexible in your career ambitions and staying curious. This episode was created by Riley Karekos, Sanjani Girirajan, and Christina DeNatale. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former City student Mitch Collet. The music was composed and performed by Max Teasdale. Follow our Masters in Publishing program on Instagram at @CityUniversityPublishing.

Candela Rivero, Production Associate at Penguin Random House Children's

City Publishing alum Candela Rivero (Class of 2023) joins us to discuss her work as a Rights Assistant at Penguin Random House Children’s in the UK with host Lila Fierek. Join their conversation as they dive into what it means to work in rights and sell children’s books around the world. Candela also reflects on her time as a master’s student at City. Since recording, Candela has moved to New York City to take on a Production Associate role at Random House Children’s Books!  This episode was created by Milly Marshall, Sofia Papamichail, and Lila Fierek. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former City student Mitch Collett. The music was composed and performed by Max Teesdale. Follow our Master's in Publishing Program on Instagram at @CityUniversityPublishing

Megan Blair, Audio Production Assistant at Strathmore Publishing

City Publishing alum Megan Blair, talks about her role as an Audio Production Assistant at Strathmore Publishing in this Mastering Publishing episode. Join Host Oshin Hephzibah as she chats with Megan about reader-led trends in audiobooks, the effect of AI technologies, and how much fun casting can be!  This episode was created by Guadalupe Vendemia, Nicole Ilieva and Oshin Hephzibah. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former City student Mitch Collet. The music was composed and performed by Max Teasdale.  Follow our Masters in Publishing program on Instagram at @CityUniversityPublishing.

Mitch Collett, Designer at Farshore

Episode 1 of this new season of Mastering Publishing profiles City Publishing MA alum, Mitch Collett, who now works as a designer at Farshore, a children's imprint of HarperCollins UK. Mitch is also the creator of the Mastering Publishing logo! Join host Hayden Ginder as she chats with 2025's employee of the year about his time at City, his design career so far, and how an assignment Mitch Collett created while studying at City helped him land a job--and was published in 2024! This episode was created by Hayden Ginder, Elena Leodori, and Aditi Nichani. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former student Mitch Collett. The music was composed and performed by Max Teesdale. Follow City St George's, University of London's Masters in Publishing programmes on Instagram at @CityUniversityPublishing

Valerie Brandes, CEO and Founder of Jacaranda Books Arts Music

This Mastering Publishing episode profiles Valerie Brandes, a former City Publishing MA student who founded Jacaranda Books, an independent publishing house dedicated to promoting and celebrating brilliant diverse literature. Join host Emilie-Rose Ledeme as she chats with Valerie about her time at City and how the award-winning Jacaranda Books continues to create space on the bookshelf for a vast variety of ideas and writers. This episode was created by Aastha Agrawal, Jose Carrillo Ruiz, Emelie-Rose Ledeme, and Hannah Shakespeare. The Mastering Publishing logo was designed by former City student Mitch Collett. The music was composed and performed by Max Teesdale. Follow our Masters in Publishing programme on Instagram at @CityUniversityPublishing.