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Hannah Babcock

Energizer · DISC type I
Director, Subrights at Penguin Random House
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Hannah Babcock is the Director of Subrights for Random House Childrens Books, where she leverages extensive experience from roles at Scholastic and ABRAMS. An alumna of Purchase College, SUNY, her career has been dedicated to managing and negotiating international rights and co-editions within the childrens publishing industry, showing a clear progression from scouting to a leadership role.

While specific personal hobbies are not publicly detailed, her career reflects a deep passion for literature and the power of storytelling. She is dedicated to discovering compelling narratives and ensuring they reach a diverse, global audience of young readers, connecting authors works with children across different cultures and languages.

She has built her entire career in publishing, progressing from an intern and literary scout to a director.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director, Subrights
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Hannah shows up

Big Picture Person
Imaginative
Believer

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Priorities

Topics Hannah cares about

Children's & YA Books
Her entire career, from Scholastic to her current directorship at Random House, has been focused on children's and young adult literature.
International Rights
Specializes in licensing and negotiating co-editions for children's titles in numerous foreign territories, a core function of her roles at multiple publishing houses.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Director, Subrights
Penguin Random House
7-2019 - 10-2022
Rights and Co-editions Manager
Scholastic
8-2017 - 7-2019
Assistant Manager, Subrights
ABRAMS
1-2015 - 6-2017
Associate Scout
Baker Literary Scouting, Inc.
1-2014 - 1-2015
Intern
Foundry Literary + Media
In the press

Media appearances

Penguin Random House Children's UK acquires series of books based on Wednesday Addams. Featured in The Bookseller
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Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Purchase College, SUNY
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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