Meriam Metoui
About Meriam Metoui
Meriam Metoui is an Assistant Editor at Penguin Random House in New York, specializing in a wide range of manuscripts and collaborating with various in-house departments.
Current Role at Penguin Random House
Meriam Metoui currently holds the position of Assistant Editor at Penguin Random House in New York, New York, United States. In this role, she provides feedback on a wide range of manuscripts that include picture books, chapter books, middle grade, graphic novels, and young adult manuscripts. She also writes catalog and flap copy, compiles fact and title information sheets, and prepares profit and loss statements, contract proposals, check requests, and expense reports. Furthermore, she plays a pivotal role by acting as the point of contact between authors/agents and the editorial department and collaborates with various in-house departments such as publicity, marketing, sales, production, and design.
Previous Editorial Roles
Prior to her current role, Meriam Metoui worked as an Editorial Assistant at Penguin Random House from 2019 to 2021. Before that, she was an Editorial Assistant at Hachette Book Group from 2017 to 2019. In both positions, she gained extensive experience in manuscript evaluation, sales reporting, and inter-departmental collaboration within the Greater New York City Area.
Early Career and Marketing Experience
Meriam Metoui's early career includes several marketing and assistant roles at Penguin Random House. She was a School & Library Marketing Assistant from 2016 to 2017 and held a Marketing Intern position from 2015 to 2016. She also briefly worked as a School and Library Marketing Assistant at Random House in 2016. Additionally, she worked as an intern at Gotham Ghostwriters in 2014 and served as a Staff Columnist at UMD Michigan Journal from 2011 to 2014.
Educational Background
Meriam Metoui holds a Master’s Degree in English Language and Literature, General, from City University of New York-Hunter College, where she studied from 2016 to 2019. She also earned a Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature, General, from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, attending from 2011 to 2015.