Mariia Sh

Foreign and domestic rights & licensing management, new markets research (APAC, LATAM, MENA), supervising of co-editions, contract management, subsidy grants, budgeting, B2B projects (liaison on behalf of corporate clients), participation in fellowship programmes and international publishing events

Development and implementation of publishing and marketing strategy; budgeting; market research and commissioning new products; project management from concept to publication; judging a literary award "New book". Focus: YA, teens and graphic novels

Head of Adult fiction & children's books publishing unit. Responsible for publishing and marketing strategy, market analysis, budgets, publishing programme, commissioning titles, rights acquisitions and sales, publication process from concept to book release, in-house team and freelancer management.

Commissioned new projects; negotiated all terms and conditions of licensing agreements; reviewed requests submitted; interpreted contract details to answer queries; liaised with licensors throughout the development and production processes; was in charge for meetings schedules at all major international book fairs; carried out foreign rights sales, incl. pitching, concept briefs, catalogue, negotiations with all parties, drafting and finalising contracts