Allie Mc Kinney
About Allie Mc Kinney
Allie McKinney is the Senior Manager of Client Engagement & Programming at Penguin Random House in New York, with a background in editorial and content management roles.
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Allie McKinney holds the position of Senior Manager, Client Engagement & Programming at Penguin Random House in New York, New York, United States.
Professional Experience at Penguin Random House
Allie McKinney has held several roles at Penguin Random House. She is currently the Senior Manager, Client Engagement & Programming. Previously, she served as Manager of Client Engagement & Programming from 2019 to 2021. Before that, she was the Associate Manager, Training & Development — PRHPS from 2017 to 2019 in Greater New York City Area.
Roles at BiblioBoard, Made by BiblioLabs
Allie McKinney's tenure at BiblioBoard, Made by BiblioLabs included multiple roles. She was Content Project Operations Manager from 2015 to 2016 and Editorial Manager from 2014 to 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Additionally, she worked as an Editorial Team Member in 2014 for four months.
Early Career and Other Positions
Allie McKinney has had varied roles prior to joining Penguin Random House. These include being a Master Web Content Writer at Asec Interactive for two months in 2014, and Section Editor for The Cento from 2012 to 2013 in Centre College, Danville, KY. She also interned at Oxford University Press and worked as an Usher and Writing Consultant at Centre College's Writing Center.
Education and Expertise
Allie McKinney obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing from Centre College, where she studied from 2009 to 2013. She also attended Hauppauge High School.
Key Achievements
Allie McKinney led a team that developed a new client engagement strategy at Penguin Random House, resulting in a 15% increase in client satisfaction. She organized virtual author events that attracted over 10,000 attendees during the COVID-19 pandemic and received the 'Outstanding Employee of the Year' award in 2020. She published an article on innovative client engagement techniques in 'Publishing Trends' magazine in 2021 and served as a panelist at the 2022 BookExpo America.