901 Advizers

Rylie

Book Marketing & Publicity Coordinator

Penguin Random House

Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago, MBA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryliewalsh

This Advizer is open to you reaching out!
Hi I’m Rylie and I’m going into my third year in the book and periodical publishing industry and entering graduate school to earn my Masters in Business Administration at Loyola University Chicago! I’m passionate about meeting & making new connections with other young professionals and learning what marketing strategy looks like across all corporate industries. Feel free to connect with me and we can talk all things books, career aspirations, and being in your 20s.
MBA
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Communication and Marketing
Communications
Honors Student
Worked 20+ Hours in School
Transfer Student

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."

0:00

0

0

0