Oni Press has announced seven new hires and ten internal promotions.
Two new Editors are joining the staff: Eisner-nominated writer Karl Bollers, whose editorial resume includes Marvel Comics, Valiant Entertainment (see “Valiant Entertainment Promotes Karl Bollers”), and Bad Idea, and Megan Brown, former editor at IDW Publishing (see “People on the Move”). Chris Robinson has signed on as Consulting Editor; his background includes time at Marvel, Z2, and Tapas (see “Chris Robinson to Tapas”). Other new hires include Andy McElliott as Operations Manager, Winston Gambro as Graphic Designer, Matt Harding as Pre-Press Technician, and Kaia Rokke as Marketing & Communications Coordinator.
In addition, Oni promoted ten employees from within: Troy Look, formerly the Director of Design and Production, is the new VP, Publishing Services, responsible for all production, manufacturing, operations, and logistics. Jeremy Colfer has been promoted to Director of Development; Angie Knowles to Director of Design & Production; Grace Scheipeter and Bess Pallares to Senior Editor; Carey Soucy and Sarah Rockwell to Senior Graphic Designer; Gabriel Granillo to Editor; Jung Hu Lee to Assistant Editor; and Sara Harding to Executive Coordinator.
In September, Oni announced it had hired former DC Comics Director of Sales & Marketing Spencer Simpson as VP of Sales (see “Exclusive: Oni Press Names Spencer Simpson as VP of Sales”). ICv2 spoke to President and Publisher Hunter Gorinson and Editor-in-Chief Sierra Hahn about the company’s new direction in September (see “ICv2 Interview: Hunter Gorinson and Sierra Hahn of Oni Press”).
Editors from Valiant, Marvel, IDW Come Aboard as Longtime Staffers Move Up
Posted by Brigid Alverson on October 9, 2023 @ 6:44 pm CT
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