Lauren Hesse is the Senior Director of Social Media at Little, Brown, and Company. She oversees social media, email marketing, brand partnerships and website initiatives for the imprint and advises on digital platforms for house authors. Previously, she worked in social media at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and in digital marketing at Doubleday and St. Martin’s Press. Outside of her publishing work, Lauren had mentored with Girls Write Now, an organization that empowers high school girls and gender non-conforming teens through creative writing, for over 7 years. She graduated from Ithaca College with honors and a degree in Writing and Integrated Marketing and Communications.