Publishing CareerBuilder: Careers in University Press Publishing

Join us for Publishing CareerBuilder: Careers in University Press Publishing, introducing students and aspiring professionals to rewarding career paths in university press publishing. We will explore diverse roles such as acquisitions, rights and permissions, marketing, editorial management, and production, ways to break into the field, and trajectories within the industry. University press experts and those in early career stages will share insights on essential skills, strategies for finding and landing jobs, and tips for effective networking in the university press publishing community. Whether you're passionate about scholarly publishing or seeking guidance to launch your career, this session will provide you with actionable advice and tools to navigate the path to success in university press publishing.

Join us for an optional networking session at 7:00-7:30 PM.

Panelists

• Inés ter Horst, Director of Intellectual Property, Princeton University Press
• Kelley Robbins, Associate Acquisitions Editor, Texas A&M University Press
• Natalie Rovero, Editorial Assistant, Stanford University Press

Co-Moderated by Nicole Mintz, Career Services Director, College of Professional Studies, and John W. Warren, Director and Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Publishing, George Washington University

Panelist bios

started her publishing career in 2002 managing XXth Century literary works' translation rights for Mediasatgroup in Madrid, Spain. In 2006, she joined The University of Chicago Press as Licensing Coordinator (Journals Division) and subsequently as Foreign Rights Manager (Books Division) where she also acquired English language rights to literary works by Latin American authors. In 2015, she moved to Austin, Texas as the University of Texas Press's International Rights Manager, and since 2018, she has been the Director of Intellectual Property at Princeton University Press. Inés holds a law degree from Université Laval (Quebec City), and an LL. M. in Copyright Law from Franklin Pierce Law Center (University of New Hampshire.) She is fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian.

earned her MPS in Publishing degree from George Washington University in August 2023. Shortly after graduating, she joined the Texas A&M University Press as an Assistant Project Editor and was promoted to Associate Acquisitions Editor in October 2024. She also worked previously as Managing Editor for Callaloo Journal of African Diaspora Arts & Letters.

is a student in the MPS in Publishing program, George Washington University, and is an Editorial Assistant at Stanford University Press. Previously, she was an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Host or Publisher GW Publishing Program