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Claire Rivkin

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Senior Manager, Subsidiary Rights, Random House Children's Books at Penguin Random House
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Claire Rivkin is the Senior Manager of Subsidiary Rights for Random House Children’s Books, where she has built her career, progressing from a coordinator role. A Harvard graduate, she specializes in negotiating and managing international license sales across Asia, the Balkans, and Scandinavia.

Outside of publishing, Claire has a background in the arts, having worked on theater productions at university. Her writing experience includes contributions to a budget travel guide and Harvards satire publication. She enjoys sushi and engaging in deep conversations with friends and family.

For Halloween, she and a colleague dressed up as characters from Lane Smiths "Sticklers" childrens books.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, Subsidiary Rights, Random House Children's Books
Job Level
Middle
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Claire shows up

Appreciative
Fair-minded
Consensus Builder

They are more likely to go for proven solutions. Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are.

Priorities

Topics Claire cares about

International Rights
As Senior Manager of Subsidiary Rights, she is responsible for all license sales to numerous international territories, including China, Japan, Korea, Turkey, and Scandinavia.
Children's Literature
Her entire career at Penguin Random House has been focused on children's books, demonstrating a deep professional and personal commitment to the category.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Senior Manager, Subsidiary Rights, Random House Children's Books
Penguin Random House
6-2023
Guest Mentor
Columbia Publishing Course
9-2022 - 10-2025
Manager, Subsidiary Rights, Random House Children’s Books
Penguin Random House
2022 - 2022
Assistant Manager, Subsidiary Rights, Random House Children’s Books
Penguin Random House
2021 - 2022
Coordinator, Subsidiary Rights, Random House Children’s Books
Penguin Random House
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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Harvard University
Columbia Publishing Program Certificate
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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