Sam Halstead

Sam Halstead is currently the Director of Audio at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, where they are responsible for leading the audio division and developing the global audio publishing strategy. Prior to this, they worked at Penguin Random House UK, holding various roles including Editorial Director, Audio, where they managed multiple teams and led the publishing strategy for eight houses. They have extensive experience in audio publishing, having also worked as a Senior Commissioning Editor, Commissioning Editor, and Assistant Editor in the audio department at Penguin Random House. Before joining Penguin Random House, Sam Halstead worked as an Ebook Producer at Penguin Random House and as an Editorial/Marketing Assistant at How To Books. They began their career as an Editorial Assistant at Signal Books.

From 2008 to 2011, Sam Halstead pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Publishing Media and Marketing Management at Oxford Brookes University. The primary focus of their studies was in the field of publishing.