Jennifer Sit
About Jennifer Sit
Jennifer Sit is the Executive Editor at Clarkson Potter and Co-Chair of the Editorial Diversity Committee at Penguin Random House, specializing in food-related narrative nonfiction.
Current Role at Clarkson Potter
Jennifer Sit serves as the Executive Editor at Clarkson Potter, an imprint under Penguin Random House. In this capacity since August 2020, she focuses on acquiring and editing food-related narrative nonfiction. Her responsibilities include guiding authors through the publishing process and ensuring high-quality content. As part of her role, she influences the direction of the cookbook and food narrative genres within the imprint.
Work with Editorial Diversity Committee
Alongside her primary role, Jennifer Sit is the Co-Chair of the Editorial Diversity Committee at Penguin Random House. This position involves working toward enhancing diversity within the company's editorial practices. She collaborates with other committee members to ensure a diverse range of voices and perspectives are represented in the catalog of published works.
Past Editorial Roles
Before her current positions, Jennifer Sit worked in various editorial roles across the publishing industry. From 2017 to 2020, she was Senior Editor at Clarkson Potter. Prior to that, she was Cookbook Editor at Blue Apron from 2015 to 2017, and Editor at Lake Isle Press from 2009 to 2015. Her early career included roles as Editorial Assistant at Executive Travel Magazine and Contributing Writer at Serious Eats. She began her editorial journey as an Intern at Gastronomica and Wellness in the Schools.
Education and Training
Jennifer Sit holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Williams College, where she studied from 2004 to 2008. She also attended the University of Oxford for a year and completed a Certificate at the NYU Summer Publishing Institute in 2008. Her formal education equipped her with a solid foundation in literature and publishing, preparing her for her career in editorial work.
Authorship and Notable Collaborations
Jennifer Sit has coauthored books such as 'The Bread and Salt Between Us' in 2018 and 'Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl' in 2015. She has collaborated with notable authors like Martha Stewart, Mark Bittman, and Bobby Flay. Her work as a cookbook author earned her a nomination for a James Beard Award, highlighting her expertise and recognition in the field.