Olivia Edwards Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

As an Editor of children's picture books, I manage beloved classic brands and I am also on the lookout for brand new creative talent.

London, United Kingdom

v3 is a brand studio, working in close partnership with companies, start ups and cultural institutions. It sparks progress for people, organisations and the worldAs a project manager at v3, it was my role to make things happen and to make sure that clients get a world-class experience every step of the way.

In this newly created role, I coordinated new brand projects for Penguin Children's, bringing together experts from across the business to tell stories in new ways, from apps to animation. Projects included: collaborating with the Roald Dahl Literary Estate; and partnering with animation studio Cartoon Saloon and children's media company Dog Ears to create Puffin Rock, a new children's animated tv series for Nickelodeon UK and RTE. In January 2014 I also started to work in partnership with the… Show more In this newly created role, I coordinated new brand projects for Penguin Children's, bringing together experts from across the business to tell stories in new ways, from apps to animation. Projects included: collaborating with the Roald Dahl Literary Estate; and partnering with animation studio Cartoon Saloon and children's media company Dog Ears to create Puffin Rock, a new children's animated tv series for Nickelodeon UK and RTE. In January 2014 I also started to work in partnership with the Children's Publishing Brand Manager to ensure that the biggest brands in Penguin Children's (including Wimpy Kid, John Green and Roald Dahl) reached their full growth potential. Show less

As the assistant to the Managing Director, Creative Director and Art Director of Penguin Children's, I was responsible for day-to-day diary management; liaising directly with authors, illustrators, agents and estates; arranging overseas trips and away days; minuting key meetings; and processing company expenses.

At university I co-launched and co-edited an online theatre review platform for student and local theatre. We built up a team of over 300 student reviewers, and we had 30 editorial team members. We launched 5 localised websites: Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Bristol and Edinburgh Fringe Review.

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