This is to inform you that there is a vacant postion for Development Editor with our organization.
Company Profile:
Packt is a fast growing international IT book publishing company based in Birmingham, UK and Mumbai, India. We are at the cutting edge of innovation in publishing with a unique strategy of publishing highly focused books on new and ground breaking technologies.
We reward talent with fast track career progressions to early management and other senior positions, all our current managers and senior staff have been promoted internally. There is unlimited potential for high performing and ambitious individuals to build a varied and challenging career with us.
Summary of the Position
The Development Editor (DE) role is for creative and intelligent individuals who have keen interest in technology and the creation of technical contents to help others learn about new technologies or develop new skills.
The focus of the DE role is to ensure that books are written according to their specification and that the content meets the Packt standards. The DE gives feedback to authors, recruite and work with reviewers, and work with other Packt staff to ensure that books are developed in accordance with their specification and meet their set deadlines.
This is an empowering role. You will have a clear plan and set of goals, but you will work independently to make your own decision and do what is required to achieve your goals. The role and our work environment are set up to support you as you manage yourself and make your own decisions to meet the goals of your plan.
This role is not for the individual who is interested in one particular computer technology and would like to focus on it. It requires you to work with many technologies. It is ideal for fast learners who are interested in following emerging technologies and what professional computer users are interested in more than specializing. Nevertheless, you are likely to develop over time more knowledge of certain topic areas and you would then be expected to develop more books on these technologies.
You will be working with a large number of authors, reviewers, and other contacts across the world and from a variety of backgrounds. Strong interest in managing relationships is necessary for success in this role. You will also be working closely with you colleagues in both Birmingham and Mumbai.
The DE will report to the Development Manger in Mumbai.
Title Development Process
The editorial process consists of three main stages: acquisition, development, and production. Acquisition involves the developmet of book ideas, recruiting authors, and developing the book content. As first level AEs do not work with DEs, they do all the acquisition work on all chapters until the handed them over for technical editing and other production work.
Second level and more senior AEs work with DEs. In this case, the AE does most but not all of the work involved in the acquisition process, as the rest is done by the DE. When the AE has accepted the first 3-4 first drafts of the book and made sure that the author is delivering content that meets the agreed book specification and Packt quality standards, they hand over the title to the DE. This is a summary of the DEing tasks:
• The DE reviews every first draft the author submits and gives them feedback. If the quality is not acceptable, the DE sends the chapter back to the author for rewrite.
• The DE recruits technical reviewers to review the content of the book.
• Chapter drafts that are accepted by the DE are sent to at least one external reviewer for expert feedback.
• When the technical reviews of a chapter are received, the DE checks them, incorporates his/her own comments, and sends the chapter back to the Author to act on the comments and finalize the chapter.
• When the final draft of the chapter is received, the DE checks it to make sure that it addressed all comments. If not, it is sent back to the Author.
• When the first one or two final drafts are accepted, the book enters production to prepare it for publication. The book is first edited by Technical Editors, then copy edited, indexed, laid out, proofread, and finally printed and published.
• During the production process, and in particular the TEing stage, the DE might be needed to answer some queries by the TE.
• A Project Coordinator (PC) works with the DE, author, and reviewers to manage the timeline of the book to ensure that deadlines are met.
• The DE writes the Title Information Sheet (TIS) of every book they work on. The TIS is the source of marketing information for the book.
Required Skills
While full training will be provided to successful candidates, the following are required skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent command of English.
• Ability to learn technologies fast.
• Effective Time management and ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and self-manage with minimal supervision.
• Multi-tasking. The AE works on multiple projects at a time, with different titles being in different stages of development.
• Excellent ability to work in a team.
• Three months editorial experience.
Responsibilities and Duties
• Review book content.
• Work with authors to ensure that they write the good quality content that meets the requirements of the book specification.
• Recruit reviewers.
• Manage relationships with authors, reviewers, and other contacts.
• Work with the AEs, PM, PCs, and TE to ensure that books are published on time.
• Wirte book TISs and provide the marketing and sales teams with information that helps them market and sell the book effectively.
• Produce regular reports that compare the plan targets against actuals, and identify problems and actions.
• Meet the set productivity and quality targets.
• Meet book deadlines.
• Develop a good understanding of technologies and their book markets
• Play an active role in developing Packt’s publishing strategy
• Contribute to the team’s pool of book ideas.
• Contribute to the discussion of title proposals by AEs.
Intrested candidates can mail me their resumes on khushnumam@packtpub.com.
Website: http://www.packtpub.com
Our company address is as follows:
Packt Publishing Pvt. Ltd,
107, 2nd flr, Marol Co-op Ind. Estate,
Sagbaug Lane, Andheri-Kurla Road,
Saki Naka, Andheri (e).
Landmark : Mittal Estate Bus-stop (immediate left after the stop, if coming from Andheri station)
Behind Ravi- Vihar Hotel.
Thanks and Regards,
Khushnuma Meherhomji
Human Resources
Email: khushnumam@packtpub.com
Tel: +022-669-876-83
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