Hannah Babcock

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director, Subrights at Penguin Random House

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Subrights Negotiation
Her title and experience at ABRAMS, Scholastic, and Random House involve negotiating audio, large print, book club, and translation rights.

Media Appearances

Penguin Random House Children's UK acquires series of books based on Wednesday Addams. Featured in The Bookseller

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Work History

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

Education

2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Purchase College, SUNY

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Insights For Selling To Hannah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hannah is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hannah

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hannah move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Hannah take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Hannah

Personality Compatibility


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