Career Development & Professional Engagement Events
[PAST EVENT] 23rd Biennial Ferguson Publishing Seminar
Location
Cohen Career Center, Presentation Room180 Stadium Dr
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
The 2018 seminar on publishing, the twenty-third in the series, is designed to introduce William & Mary students to the general nature of book and magazine publishing and to the prospects for a career in book, magazine, and media editing, design and production, and sales and marketing. Learn about publishing careers first hand and network with outstanding professionals working in a range of traditional and digital publishing settings.
Students: RSVP via Tribe Forms.
Payment of a $10 fee is required to guarantee your reservation. Please bring cash or check to Julia Brown, Cohen Career Center, Room 111 by 10/26, to guarantee your reservation.
Saturday, 11/3/2018
9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM The Role of the Agent
Gary Morris BA ?89, Literary Agent, David Black Literary Agency
10:15 AM The Role of the Editor
Scott Moyers BA ?90, MA ?91, VP and Publisher of Penguin Press (Penguin Random House)
11:15 AM The Role of the Publicist
Russell Perreault, VP/Executive Director of Publicity & Social Media, Vintage/Anchor Books (Knopf Doubleday)
12:15 PM Lunch and casual networking
1:30 PM Working in Digital Media
Justin Miller BA ?13, Digital Designer at Equinox
Ellie Kaufman BA ?13, Associate Producer, Newsgathering, CNN
Katie Sharp BA ?14, Manager, Video Growth & Publishing, VICE Media
3:00 PM First Jobs & Career Prospects
Claire Gillespie BA ?16, Assistant to the CEO, The Cheney Agency
Samantha Farkas BA ?15, Subsidiary Rights Coordinator, Penguin Young Readers
Kayla Sharpe BA ?17, Copy Editor, POLITICO Pro
Catherine Walshak BA ?15, Integrated Advertising Executive, Baltimore Magazine
3:45 PM Closing Q&A