Alumni of the graduate program in Book Publishing find employment across the country and around the world, using publishing skills learned from the program at jobs in the publishing industry, freelance work and founding their own publishing houses, and applying their publishing skills outside of the publishing industry.
Current students and alumni have access to an alumni database that includes contact details and information about our alumni’s current and previous places of employment.
Employment In The Publishing Industry
Alumni have found employment in publishing houses from Portland to New York to London and beyond. From large international publishing to small independents, our graduates can thrive in any strata of the industry because they have a broad range of versatile skills and a global understanding of the publishing process. Here are just some of the houses where our alumni have been employed.
Entrepreneurial and Self-Employment
Alternatively, self-employment can be combined with entrepreneurship. The comprehensive view of the industry that the graduate program in Book Publishing provides through its required courses is crucial to the success of the alumni who choose this path. Alumni have founded publishing houses such as Overcup Press. They have also founded companies offering a variety of publishing services like Digital Bindery, Endpaper Publishing Services, Ex Libris Editing, Indigo Editing, Loose Leaf Literary Agency (now Read Ahead), and Sword and Dagger Publishing Services.
Publishing Adjacent Careers
Alumni of the graduate program in Book Publishing are also successful in translating their education into employment outside of the publishing industry that demands publishing skills. Editorial, design, and marketing skills are highly valued in a variety of fields. For example, alumni have found a home working for non-profits such as Ballet West, Everybody Wins! New York, Literary Arts, the Morro Bay National Estuary Program, and the IEEE Computer Society. They can also be found at for-profit businesses, including marketing firms, architecture firms, engineering firms, Nike, Wells Fargo, and AllMed Healthcare Management. Still, other alumni of the graduate program in Book Publishing have found employment in government agencies and higher education.