Category Researcher
Job Title:
Category Researcher
Job Description:
Category Researchers research and identify topics, and create title proposals that express the commercial case and vision for a content product that will meet the market needs. Proposals that meet the required standard of commercial viability become the starting point for book projects executed by the Acquisition and Publishing teams.
The role works to understand the specific information needs and behaviors of individual target audiences, and to distill this learning into research documents intended to facilitate commissioning within the team, and share insight with other members of staff within the Commissioning, Acquisition and Publishing teams, and also more broadly with other book project stakeholders such as Marketing.
Responsibilities :
Write initial research documents to distil understanding of topics to grow our market intelligence and to facilitate title proposal development
Write title proposals within the designated category
Track major milestones for technologies within the designated category and share this with relevant stakeholders
Monitor and counteract the activities of rival publishers within a given market
Evaluate and provide constructive feedback on outlines acquired by the AE team
Collaborate with the AE team to ensure that they understand book vision and required author profile
Validate selections of material from titles in the pipelineContribute to the development and validation of PI
Provide consultancy for topic-related issues on titles in the pipelineParticipate in DEVCON, TECHCON and other editorial meetings where required
Monitor the performance of published titles and use this to inform our commissioning process
Competencies :
Analytical thinker with the ability to identify new technologies and opportunities with a consumer-driven focus
Investigate who uses technology, their main tasks, and the challenges they face to establish and explain the target audience and vision for the book
Able to use analysis and combine broader trends and insights to construct a valid commercial case for a product
Select the appropriate series type and makes other decisions appropriate to the book’s purpose and audience
Experience Range:
1 - 6 years
Educational Qualifications:
Any graduation ,or Any PG ,or Any Doctorate
Skills Required:
Deep Web Research
Job Code: KL-LRN-AE12-MUM-1
About Us
Founded in 2004 in Birmingham, UK, Packt is a developer skills platform that supports software professionals in learning the skills they need to stay relevant in their field.
Packt aims to put software to work in new ways by delivering effective learning and information services to IT professionals, whether that's specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.
Working closer to that vision, we have published >7000 videos, books, and courses on a spectrum of technologies, including Big Data, Cyber-security, AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud. With our author network of 6500+ experts, we have the unique ability to publish on emerging technologies faster than any other publisher, giving us the edge on providing relevant content that updates as quickly as technology moves. This translates into >50 fresh learning content pieces each month (within Explorer, our target is to publish around 25 books per month across the four categories, namely Data Science, Admin & Cloud, Coding & Tools, and Programming).
Covering both emerging and established tools and trends through a variety of learning formats, we have a growing ecosystem of resources and products that we want every developer to explore and utilize in their lives.
Our videos, courses, eBooks, and bespoke-to-your-business training services deliver effective and concise learning, coupled with guides and tutorials to help you through your digital transformation. Companies embracing our content stay competitive and relevant in this fast-changing landscape of latest technologies.
Packt aims to put software to work in new ways by delivering effective learning and information services to IT professionals, whether that's specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.
Working closer to that vision, we have published >7000 videos, books, and courses on a spectrum of technologies, including Big Data, Cyber-security, AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud. With our author network of 6500+ experts, we have the unique ability to publish on emerging technologies faster than any other publisher, giving us the edge on providing relevant content that updates as quickly as technology moves. This translates into >50 fresh learning content pieces each month (within Explorer, our target is to publish around 25 books per month across the four categories, namely Data Science, Admin & Cloud, Coding & Tools, and Programming).
Covering both emerging and established tools and trends through a variety of learning formats, we have a growing ecosystem of resources and products that we want every developer to explore and utilize in their lives.
Our videos, courses, eBooks, and bespoke-to-your-business training services deliver effective and concise learning, coupled with guides and tutorials to help you through your digital transformation. Companies embracing our content stay competitive and relevant in this fast-changing landscape of latest technologies.
Why Us?
A job at Packt is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity. So whether you’re looking for an internship, graduate opportunities, or a full-time job opening to progress your professional career, at Packt you can shape your own path as you work with the products and people that drive our rapid business growth.
Our vision and values are part of our open culture in which a personal approach is central to achieving optimum performance. They guide our daily decisions and actions. They underpin everything we say and do.
Our Vision
To be the most trusted developer skills service that developers rely on to stay relevant.
Our Values
Relentless: We don't stop when it comes to supporting developers. And we don't let up in supporting each other to remain creative and driven in how we work.
Reliable: People can trust Packt. All our actions and our language are driven by a shared understanding that someone always depends on the work we do.
Responsive: At every moment, we're actually aware of what's important to both our customers and colleagues. Because we're responsive, we don't let things happen to us - we make things happen.
Our vision and values are part of our open culture in which a personal approach is central to achieving optimum performance. They guide our daily decisions and actions. They underpin everything we say and do.
Our Vision
To be the most trusted developer skills service that developers rely on to stay relevant.
Our Values
Relentless: We don't stop when it comes to supporting developers. And we don't let up in supporting each other to remain creative and driven in how we work.
Reliable: People can trust Packt. All our actions and our language are driven by a shared understanding that someone always depends on the work we do.
Responsive: At every moment, we're actually aware of what's important to both our customers and colleagues. Because we're responsive, we don't let things happen to us - we make things happen.
