901 Advizers
Rylie
Book Marketing & Publicity Coordinator
Penguin Random House
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago, MBA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryliewalsh
Q1Career path
Communications
Marketing
Publishing
6:09
"I've been promoted, um, once, so now I'm a coordinator, which is kind of just, you know, the next step in, in our company."
Q2Main responsibilities
Public Relations
Marketing
Project Management
4:07
"we are like the last step that the authors kind of have to go through, which is like, okay, you have this amazing book that you wanna put out into the world, what do you do now?"
Q3Day in the life
Teamwork
Project Management
Communication
5:06
"every day's different"
Q4Most important skills - role
Project Management
Communication
Detail-Oriented
2:07
"communication is always gonna be very important. So especially on the PR side of things, like when I'm talking with podcasters or people that wanna interview our authors"
Q5Favorite parts - role
Communication
Event Planning
Networking
2:23
"It's really cool to see that live and also get to see the internal team. 'cause like everyone will fly in for it."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Overcoming Challenges
Communication
Project Management
1:09
"Making sure we're all on the same page can result in uncomfortable conversations, but it's important to have them because you're both growing together as partners."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Community
Publishing
Reading
1:10
"Being connected in the book world, knowing when new products are coming out and being excited to pre-order them, is like music to me!"
Q8Who thrives in industry
Marketing
Passion for Books and Writing
Communication
0:52
"it's really important to be able to communicate that and back them and become creative and thinking about ideas that you can push their product out into the world."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Teamwork
Communication
Problem-Solving
1:54
"you're working with a lot of different personalities...we'll literally be in meetings...we'll like refer to our author sometimes as their type."
Q10Entry-level positions
Publishing Internships
Assistant Roles
Entry-Level Jobs
1:03
"apply, apply, apply"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Job Search
Career Development
Communication
2:04
"always remaining open to learning new skills and new things"
Q12College ideas for success
Career Guidance
Informational Interviews
Networking
1:50
"Use your resources. Like, use what's available to you."

