Associate Publishing Product Manager
Job Title:
Associate Publishing Product Manager
Job Description:
Job Responsibilities:
Product Managers work with developer communities to design, create, and manage a portfolio of books
created for new and emerging topic areas. They work with a team of publishing professionals to develop
titles that will be first to market, and number one in their technical category area by engaging expert
authors and publishing high quality books that lead in their field.
As the owner of a book, the Product Manager is responsible for conducting customer and market
analysis, developing propositions with developer communities, pricing titles, writing requirements, and
launching products to the market. Moreover, Product Managers are responsible for defining the product
vision and strategy for key developer markets.
The Product Manager builds key relationships with professional developers across the globe and builds
on those relationships to sign the most important new titles. They play a key leadership role by working
with a team of publishing professionals who are dedicated to realizing the title vision into reality.
The Product Manager is the vision holder, creator, and driver of the Explorer strategy, working alongside
their Portfolio Director. They build a high literacy of their competitive market, and the latest trends in
the topics they focus on. Product managers take full responsibility and measure themselves in terms of
the success of the product.
Responsibilities
• Conducting market and customer research in their respective topic area.
• Engage with developer communities and recruit authors to create books.
• Mentoring potential authors in the preparation of proposals and plans.
• Negotiation of contract terms, royalties and advance payments.
• Day-to-day contact with other members of the team including content editors, marketing, and
production.
• Design and implement key processes around launch and marketing.
• Managing issues concerning authors, content, and schedule.
• Own the development and validation of the core proposition and product information
• Monitor and counteract the activities of rival publishers within a given market
• Provide consultancy for topic-related issues on titles in the pipeline
• Participate in DEVCON, TECHCON and other editorial meetings where required
• Sign off on titles during pre-publication stages.
• Monitor the performance of published titles and use this to inform our commissioning process
Experience Range:
3 - 10 years
Educational Qualifications:
-B.Tech/B.E in Computers , -B.SC in Computers , -BCA in Computers , -BCA in Computers
Job Responsibilities:
Responsibility and Target
Commercial Performance: Deliver £2,000 90 Day SUM RPT per publication month of titles managed
Proposition Development: Excellent evaluation of 360 discussion with TT members.
Title Quality: Average star rating of 4*> on published products
Author Contracting: Contract 2 Books per month
First to Market / Explorer: Ensure that at least 1/3 of your published portfolio is focused on new and emerging technologies
Skills Required:
Acquisition Sales , Commissioning , Author
Candidate Attributes:
Competencies
• Analytical thinker with the ability to identify new technologies and opportunities with a
consumer-driven focus
• Investigate who uses a 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
• Excellent written and verbal communication with proficiency in English language is a key tool
for this role
Job Code: KL-E3RTKWL4
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.
