Has been a book scout for over a decade. She launched and ran the UK arm of scouting agency Maria Campbell Associates building the client list to publishers in over 12 international markets, and working as the exclusive UK & International scout for Netflix for five years. Before that, she spent three years scouting in New York. She has worked in TV development, as a media consultant, a bookseller and ran an online literary magazine for several years.
Naja started her career in agenting in France, working for Susanna Lea Associates in Paris. She moved to London to become a scout, joining the UK arm of international scouting agency Maria Campbell Associates where she worked in partnership with Katie McCalmont for seven years. While there, she oversaw scouting from UK, France and Germany, and was particularly focused on growing the company's international scouting for Netflix. She grew up in Switzerland and speaks five languages.
Esmé started her career in academic publishing, then worked at the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency before joining Zephyr in 2023. She studied Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, during which time she interned at Susanna Lea Associates in Paris and worked as a translator in São Paulo, Brazil. Esmé reads French, Portuguese, and Spanish, in addition to her native English.
Benedict joined Zephyr in 2023 as an Associate Scout. He previously worked in a corporate PR job where he read a lot of press releases and occasionally had to wear a suit, before deciding that publishing was a much better fit. He read English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford.
