Margot Stamas
About Margot Stamas
Margot Stamas is the Associate Publisher, Director of Publicity & Marketing at Penguin Random House in New York, United States.
Company
Margot Stamas currently works at Penguin Random House in New York, United States. Penguin Random House is one of the largest publishing companies in the world, known for a wide range of publications in both fiction and nonfiction.
Title
Margot Stamas holds the position of Associate Publisher, Director of Publicity & Marketing at Penguin Random House.
Career Progression at Penguin Random House
Margot Stamas has held several roles at Penguin Random House, starting as a Senior Publicist from 2014 to 2015, then working as Publicity Manager from 2016 to 2017, and Director of Publicity from 2019 to 2021. She served as Director of Publicity & Marketing from 2021 to 2023 before being promoted to Associate Publisher, Director of Publicity & Marketing.
Education and Expertise
Margot Stamas studied at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has extensive experience in leading publicity and marketing teams for high-profile book campaigns, both in fiction and nonfiction genres.
Notable Campaigns
Margot Stamas has led campaigns for bestselling nonfiction titles, including #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso, Leaders by General Stanley McChrystal, Brotopia by Bloomberg's Emily Chang, and The Frackers by The Wall Street Journal's Gregory Zuckerman. She also worked on major commercial fiction campaigns as an Associate Publicist for the Putnam & Riverhead imprints of Penguin Group.