Ishani Bhattacharya — Project Manager

Publishing leader with 8+ years’ experience driving growth across editorial, rights, and marketing at Penguin Random House. I lead cross-functional projects and campaigns for print, ebooks, and audiobooks, turning insights into strategy — from optimizing publishing workflows to designing impactful marketing initiatives that expand readership and revenue. A compelling storyteller and clear communicator, I bring structure and creativity to complex, collaborative projects. Organized and strategic, I convert broad goals into scalable processes and tools that strengthen creative and commercial outcomes. Skilled in stakeholder management, I build trust across editorial, marketing, partnerships, and product teams. As an ISB Executive MBA candidate, I bring a business lens to publishing: identifying market opportunities, negotiating rights with international partners, and shaping campaigns that connect stories with diverse audiences. With strong intercultural awareness from working across India and Southeast Asia, I thrive in global, collaborative environments grounded in books and culture. Passionate about the evolving future of books, I’m building toward roles that demand vision, strategy, and decision-making impact.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Publishing and Marketing professional with a focus on project management and rights management.

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Experience: 9 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Project Management
Marketing Strategy
Rights Management

Career Highlights

8+ years in publishing leadership roles
Expert in cross-functional project management
Strong intercultural awareness in global environments

Work Experience

Penguin Random House India

Project Manager & Marketing Executive (3 mos)

Project Manager and Marketing Executive (1 yr)

Project Manager (1 yr)

Senior Publishing Executive (2 yrs 11 mos)

Publishing Executive (1 yr)

Project Executive (1 yr)

Editorial Assistant (1 yr 6 mos)

John Wiley and Sons

Consultant (5 mos)

Project Intern (3 mos)

Editorial Intern (2 mos)

Garnet Publishing and Ithaca Press

Editorial Intern (2 mos)

1000 Cookbooks

Intern (4 mos)

Blackwell's Bookshops

Bookseller (4 mos)

Publishers Licensing Society (PLS)

user testing intern (0 mo)

TimesJobs.com

Intern (1 mo)

IntelleMind Technologies Pvt Ltd

Technical writer intern (2 mos)

Education

Executive MBA at Indian School of Business

Selling Rights at University of London

Master of Arts (M.A.) at Oxford Brookes University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honors at Kamala Nehru College, Delhi University

Ishani Bhattacharya

Project Manager

Gurugram, Haryana, India9 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

8+ years in publishing leadership roles
Expert in cross-functional project management
Strong intercultural awareness in global environments

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Publishing and Marketing professional with a focus on project management and rights management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementMarketing StrategyRights Management

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementMarketing Campaign ManagementTime ManagementTeam ManagementProblem SolvingEstablishing PrioritiesAnalytical SkillsEditingPresentationsCommunicationWritingBudgetingContent StrategyCreative WritingOrganization Skills

About

Experience

9 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

8 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Penguin random house india

7 roles

Project Manager & Marketing Executive

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Promoted to Manager level effective January 2026.
Leading cross-functional project management across editorial, rights, and marketing, with end-to-end ownership of publishing schedules and delivery
Driving marketing and publicity strategy for priority titles, authors, and campaigns across formats
Managing rights research and outreach, contributing to international deals and pipeline development
Leading system and process improvements (Airtable scheduling, workflows) across SEA and India teams
Acting as a continuity and coordination anchor during team transitions and onboarding for SEA team

Project ManagementMarketing StrategyStakeholder ManagementRights Management

Project Manager and Marketing Executive

Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr

1. Managing projects across editorial, rights, and marketing to ensure seamless execution and impactful results for Print, ebooks and Audiobooks
2. Leading marketing initiatives, including book launches, strategic campaigns, and event planning.
3. Collaborating with authors, sales teams, and media to enhance book visibility and audience engagement.
4. Overseeing project timelines and stakeholder communications to meet deadlines and quality standards.

Marketing StrategyMarketing Campaign ManagementProject Management

Project Manager

Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr

Lead the Publishing Schedule and Rights Management of the Southeast Asia list for Print, Ebooks and Audiobooks.
Negotiate Rights sale terms and agreements.

Time ManagementTeam ManagementRights Management

Senior Publishing Executive

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Manage the rights sales and publishing process of all PRH SEA titles, including cover design, editorial stages, sales and marketing support, and administrative channels.

Problem SolvingEstablishing PrioritiesAnalytical SkillsEditingPresentationsCommunication+11

Publishing Executive

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr

Manage the publishing process of all PRH SEA titles, including cover design, editorial stages, sales and marketing support, and administrative channels.

Problem SolvingEstablishing PrioritiesPresentationsCommunicationContent StrategyCreative Writing+4

Project Executive

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr

Support the PRH SEA team and establishing editorial, marketing, admin and sales processes. Coordinate with distributors and authors on relevant verticals.

Problem SolvingCommunicationCreative WritingOrganization SkillsResource AllocationPresentation Skills

Editorial Assistant

Jun 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

Worked on books in the Ebury and Vintage publishing list, directly reporting to the Publisher.

Problem SolvingCommunicationCreative Writing

John wiley and sons

3 roles

Consultant

Jan 2017 – Jun 2017 · 5 mos

Editorial Coordinator
Project Global Editions

Communication

Project Intern

Oct 2016 – Jan 2017 · 3 mos

Editorial Intern

May 2016 – Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Greater Oxford Area

The internship provided opportunities to design book back cover copies, book covers, preparing an editorial proposal for a new title while working with authors, researching market and scope, estimating costs and specifications, and other editorial administrative tasks.