Ashleigh Heaton
About Ashleigh Heaton
Current Role at Penguin Random House
Ashleigh Heaton is the Marketing Manager at Penguin Random House, located in New York, United States. Her work focuses particularly on the Del Rey imprint, where she specializes in marketing science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles. In this role, she is pivotal in helping readers discover their future favorite books through various marketing strategies.
Career Progression at Penguin Random House
Ashleigh Heaton has had a progressive career at Penguin Random House. She started as a Digital Marketing Assistant in 2015 and held this role until 2016. She then became a Marketing Associate, a position she held from 2016 to 2018. Following this, she served as Assistant Marketing Manager from 2019 to 2021. In her current role, which she has held since 2021, she continues to make significant contributions to the company's marketing efforts.
Previous Experience in Greater Boston Area
Before her tenure at Penguin Random House, Ashleigh Heaton gained diverse experience in the Greater Boston Area. She worked at the Emerson Review as an Editor-in-Chief and Office Assistant in 2014. She also had brief stints at Barefoot Books as a U.S. Marketing and Sales Intern and at Da Capo Press as an Editorial Intern. In 2013, she interned at the Perseus Books Group as a Subsidiary Rights Intern and was a Resident Assistant at the Emerson Review from 2013 to 2014.
Early Career at The Dallas Morning News
Ashleigh Heaton began her career at The Dallas Morning News. From 2010 to 2011, she worked as an Entertainment Blogger and Lifestyles/Entertainment Intern. During this period, she developed her skills in web content creation and page design, which have been beneficial throughout her career.
Education and Skills
Ashleigh Heaton graduated from Emerson College's Writing, Literature, and Publishing program, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from 2011 to 2014. Her areas of expertise include email newsletter strategy, Photoshop, InDesign, web content creation, social media, and page design. These skills have enabled her to excel in various roles within the publishing and marketing industry.