People 6/30

According to an internal email, Penguin Random House announced that it will raise its base salary to $55,000 effective August 3, at  “most non-warehouse locations.” That base was previously $51,000. The Harper Collins Union won a base of $52,500 earlier this year — for a 35-hour work week, with up to three hours of overtime per week without prior approval (providing $57,000 for a 38-hour week all year). The other big houses all start at $50,000, though the numbers of hours in the work week can vary.

At PRH, “the minimum salary for other roles with established salary minimums will increase by $4,000” according to the email. The company notes that “many employees will also receive a further adjustment to address the compression of salaries.” PL reached out to PRH for more details.

Jacqui Teruya has joined as inside sales manager.

Katie Quigley has joined the Adult Demand Planning Group as demand planning analyst. She was previously analyst at the Cloudbreak Compliance Group.

Lana Harper joins as agent and subrights manager. She was previously at Chalberg & Sussman.

Justin Beaubien is promoted to senior sales director, Children’s.

Marisol Fokes is promoted to children’s marketing manager.

Molly Ketcheson is promoted to associate editor.

Kayla Christopher is promoted to sales coordinator.

Rachel Stapleton has joined as editor, acquiring mostly non-fiction titles and reporting to Marion Garner. Stapleton was most recently senior acquisitions editor at the University of Regina Press.