Nick Ursborne

MAY 12, 2024

As a budding young copywriter in the early 1980s, I worked with an art director as my partner, and our work was overseen by the agency’s creative director. Creative directors were at the top of the pile in Creative Departments. They shaped the overall creative output of the agency. Try again”?

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Publishing Trends

MARCH 19, 2024

Penguin Random House promotions: Lauren Weber , has been promoted to executive director,brand development, and will report to Suzanne Herz. Katrina Damkoehler has been promoted to associate art director at Random House Children’s Books. At Black Dog & Leventhal , Katie Benezra has been promoted to art director.

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Publishing Trends

JUNE 14, 2023

VP, creative director at Harper Children’s Barbara Fitzsimmons is retiring on June 30. Chelsea Hunter has joined Holiday House , Peachtree , and Pixel+Ink as associate art director, novels and middle grade. Amy Ryan has been promoted to vp, creative director at Harper Children’s. She was previously at Crown.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 8, 2024

Joining Sourcebooks on April 11 to build the imprint are two editorial staffers from Katherine Tegen Books : Ben Rosenthal , who was editorial director, and Mabel Hsu , who was executive editor. They will report to Sourcebooks editorial director Jenne Abramowitz. Julie Schrader has joined as associate art director.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Oliver Munday has returned to Doubleday , from Knopf , as creative director. Kelly Blair has been named senior art director for the Knopf Cooks line. The company will also be changing its name back to “Business Insider” as they look to improve the brand positioning of the business and tech news publication.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Lisa Beech joins Nelson Books as Director of Publicity; previously, she was Associate Director of Publicity at WaterBrook & Multnomah. Erin Fitzsimmons joins Sourcebooks as Senior Art Director for Fiction. Greg Stadnyk is now Art Director for Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 6, 2023

Martin’s Press , Danielle (Fiorella) Christopher becomes Senior Art Director; Katie Bassel , Assistant Director of Publicity; and Allison Ziegler and Michelle Cashman , both Assistant Director, Marketing. Elizabeth Blue Guess has been promoted to Senior Director, Author Brands.

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