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JobWatch: New employees for editorial, publishing, design and distribution of comics and graphic novels at Valiant, Orbit, Vault, Candlewick and Tiny Onion
Article overview
- Manny Castellanos joins Alien Books as Sales and Operations Manager for comics, manga and graphic novels, including Valiant titles.
- Tim Holman has been promoted to President and Publisher of Hachette’s Orbit and will continue to develop the imprint’s SFF offerings.
- Rachel Wood has been promoted to assistant art director at Candlewick Press; Adam Cahoon joins Vault Comics as senior designer.
- Kurt Nelson becomes Executive VP of Sales at Mad Cave Studios; Harley Salbacka joins Tiny Onion as Community and Events Manager.
There’s a lot of job anxiety in the comics industry right now. Bleeding Cool’s Comics and Graphic Novel JobWatch is an occasional look at people hiring and being hired in the comics industry at all sorts of levels, be it sales, creation, editorial, production, or more. And if you’re looking for staff or (paid) creators, or know of a job, contact [email protected] with the details and we’ll feature them in the next column. You can check out some past issues here.
Manny Castellanos has joined Alien Books as Sales and Operations Manager for the entire comic, manga and graphic novel line, including the Valient Entertainment series. Previously, Manny Castellanos worked in the sales departments of Mad Cave Studios and Boom Studios.
“I’m incredibly excited to join the team at Alien Books,” said Castellanos. “Superhero stories are what brought me to comics, and it’s a great opportunity to be able to work with Alien to continue the storied legacy of the legendary Valiant characters. I look forward to doing everything I can to get these amazing comics into the hands of new and old readers, and working closely with our direct distribution partners to meet their needs. The resurgence of Valiant Comics is real, and it’s just getting started!”
Tim Holman has been promoted to president and publisher of Hachette Book Group’s Orbit division. Holman was previously SVP and publisher. In his new role, he will continue to report to HBG CEO David Shelley. Holman founded Orbit, HBG’s SFF imprint, in 2007. He was named VP and publisher in 2008 when Orbit and graphic novel and manga imprint Yen Press were combined to form a new publishing division. He joined HBG’s board of directors in 2009.
At Candlewick Press, Rachel Wood was promoted from Senior Designer to Assistant Art Director for Fiction, Nonfiction and Graphic Novels.
Adam Cahoon has joined Vault Comics as Senior Designer & Production Associate.
At Mad Cave Studios, Kurt Nelson has been promoted from Director of Sales to Executive Vice President of Sales, having recently joined Mad Cave from IDW Publishing.
At James Tynion’s publishing house/studio Tiny Onion, Harley Salbacka was hired as a community and events manager after leaving Boom Studios and now works as part of Jazzlyn Stone’s communications team. She was previously at Humanoids.
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