Random House Children's Books has one promotion and two new hires. Elena Meuse has been promoted to manager, communications and analytics from associate, publicity and corporate communications. Juliet Goodman has joined as a designer; she was previously a legal graphic designer at Immersion Legal. Keifer Ludwig has joined as subsidiary rights and proprietary publishing assistant.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has a promotion and five new hires. Cassie Malmo has been promoted to senior publicity manager, from publicity manager. Amelia Johnson has joined as marketing operations and events assistant. Perla Gil has joined as marketing assistant. Antonella Colon has joined as publicity assistant. Lindsey Ferris has joined as publicity assistant. Remi Moon has joined as marketing and publicity assistant.
Naomi Silveiro has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as junior designer, working on picture books and graphic novels.
Stephanie Sabol is being promoted to v-p, executive director, brand and content development strategy at Penguin Young Readers, effective January 1. Previously she was v-p, business development, brands and paperbacks.
HarperCollins Children's Books has two promotions. Bethany Vinhateiro has been promoted to executive editor, with a focus on IP and media; she was formerly senior editor. Alex Preziosi has been promoted to executive editor, with a focus on brands and backlist; she was formerly senior editor.
Candlewick Press has one promotion and one new hire. Heather McGee has been promoted to associate art director, from assistant art director. Taylor Mobley has joined as graphic production assistant.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has two new hires. Tatiana Merced-Zarou has joined as associate publicist; previously she was a bookseller at Book Revue in Huntington, N.Y. Sara Elroubi has joined as publicity assistant.
Kei Nakatsuka has joined Bloomsbury Children's as assistant editor.
Jenny Krueger has joined Mayo Clinic Press as editorial director, children's, to lead the development of the new children's imprint. She was formerly senior publishing director at Lerner Publications.
At Random House Children's Books, Mary McCue has been promoted to senior director, publicity and strategic communications, from director, publicity.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has two promotions and three new hires. At First Second, Kiara Valdez has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Leigh Ann Higgins has been promoted to marketing coordinator, from marketing assistant. Samira Iravani is joining as associate art director; previously, she was associate art director at HMH. Sarah Gompper has joined as production editor; previously, she was associate production editor at Yen Press. Hayley O'Brion joins as managing editorial assistant; previously, she was an intern at Roaring Brook Press.
Scholastic has several promotions and new hires. Amanda Maciel has been promoted to editorial director of Scholastic Press, from executive editor. Sarah Jacobson has been promoted to production editor, trade paperback reprints, from assistant production editor, ebooks and audio. Tiffany Colón has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Olivia Valcarce has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Shivana Sookdeo has been promoted to senior designer at Graphix, from designer. Emily Nguyen has been promoted to assistant editor at Graphix, from editorial assistant. Lynn El-Roeiy has joined as visual designer; she was previously assistant designer at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Carina Taylor has joined Graphix as senior designer; she was previously at Skybound Entertainment. Lisa Broderick has joined as production editor, nonfiction; she was previously at Infobase and Facts on File. Jaime Chan has joined as production editor, Cartwheel and picture books; previously she was at Sterling Publishing.
Heather Moore has been promoted to senior director of marketing at Sourcebooks Kids, from director of marketing.
Random House Books for Young Readers has three promotions. Jenna Lettice has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Tricia Lin has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Jasmine Hodge has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Candlewick Press has one promotion and one new hire. Maria Middleton has been promoted to senior art director, from art director for imprints. Pete Matthews has joined as editorial services manager; previously he was a managing editor at Scholastic UK.
K Dishmon has joined Holiday House and Pixel+Ink as editorial assistant; previously they interned for P.S. Literary.
