Madeleine Hartley
About Madeleine Hartley
Madeleine Hartley is an Editorial Assistant at Vintage, Penguin Random House, based in New York. She has a background in English Literature from King's College London and the University of Oxford, with previous roles at Penguin Random House UK, Unbound.com, and Jonathan Clowes.
Title and Role at Penguin Random House
Madeleine Hartley currently serves as an Editorial Assistant at Vintage, an imprint of Penguin Random House, based in New York, New York. In this role, she supports the editorial team with tasks such as manuscript preparation, coordination of the editorial process, and communication with authors and agents.
Previous Experience at Penguin Random House UK
Madeleine Hartley previously worked as an Assistant Editor for Vintage Classics at Penguin Random House UK for five months in 2018. Based in London, England, she was involved in the editorial process, assisting with various tasks required to bring classic literary works to publication.
Educational Background
Madeleine Hartley has a strong educational foundation in English literature. She completed a Master’s degree in English Literature at King’s College London from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Oxford, where she studied from 2011 to 2014.
Experience at Unbound
Madeleine Hartley held roles at Unbound.com, a crowd-funding publisher, where she served as a Permissions Assistant from 2015 to 2016 for four months, and as an intern earlier in 2015. In these roles, she supported the permissions process and gained experience in various aspects of the publishing industry.
Early Career and Internships
In addition to her professional roles, Madeleine Hartley completed several internships in the literary field. She interned at Jonathan Clowes in 2015 and did editorial work experience at Random House the same year. Further, during her Bachelor's degree, she worked as a sub-editor for a literary magazine, where she took on tasks such as proofreading, fact-checking, and editing submissions.