People 8/23

Ariana Hellebuyck joins in the newly created position of chief marketing officer. She was most recently vice president of marketing at Life360.

Stacy Eisenstark joins as senior editor for the built environment. She was previously environmental studies editor at the University of California Press.

Nine staffers have been laid off in a restructure of the audiences, brand and communications department. Rebecca Sinclair remains the head of the department in the new position of chief brand officer.

The Bookseller reports that the reorganized department will be known as “brand” and plans to add new roles in the future. They write, “The reorganized department will establish an internal ‘agency’ to support the publishing houses with key technical and creative skills throughout the publishing process, to boost campaigns and enhance author brands.”

Sandra Taylor will join in the newly created role of communications and strategy director. She was previously head of communications at Waterstones.