Work For Packt Publishing in central Birmingham

Packt Publishing is a young, ground-breaking computer book publishing company with a large and fast growing online customer base. With a highly ranked website and innovating constantly into new business areas, we are at the cutting-edge of digital publishing, web marketing and ecommerce development.

Our unique strategy of publishing highly focused books on new and ground breaking technologies has driven rapid growth and we are now poised for expansion. This can be seen from our recent move to new offices in the heart of Birmingham. To know more, click here.

If you are interested in joining our growing team of publishing professionals in Birmingham UK, then please email your CV directly to: ukcareers@packtpub.com. If you have any recruitment related queries, please contact Trish Weir on 0121 265 6484 Ext 241.

You must be qualified to work in the UK. No agencies please.

We are now hiring at Packt Publishing in Birmingham

Current Vacancies:

Senior Commissioning Editor/Category Manager – IT Publishing

Salary: Competitive available on request
Performance related bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Brand new spacious City Centre offices conveniently located in the business district and close to all major transport networks
Flexible working hours
Casual dress
Location: Colmore Business District, Birmingham, UK
Full time, permanent, start date as soon as possible depending on candidate availability

Summary description

Packt Publishing, a leading IT content publisher, is looking for a Senior Commissioning Editor with experience in a similar or related field, to take responsibility for commissioning a fast growing portfolio of content aimed at a category of customers within the IT marketplace. You’ll be a technical enthusiast and you’ll be someone who has the desire to be a respected community figure through your immersion in the world of online media. This is an exciting opportunity to make your mark – the business is small but rapidly growing and progression is unlimited for talented people.

The organisation

Packt is a leading and highly respected IT publisher publishing on a range of technologies and market segments. We aim to serve the information needs of communities of technical professionals through building up a deep understanding of the essential knowledge they need to do their jobs, bringing them targeted, specialized content. We have built an enviable reputation for innovation in bringing titles to market on new technologies, from the best writers. Our business model allows us to publish on many areas that other publishers cannot, and we have grown our business by spotting these opportunities. The company is poised for rapid growth as we are innovating into new forms of content as well as books, to meet our customer’s information needs.

Detailed role description

Packt’s publishing strategy revolves around communities of customers – building a deep understanding of their needs, wants and desires and building relationships with them via social media, blogging and tweeting. This role involves having overall business management responsibility for increasing revenue from this market category, constantly innovating into new forms of content. You’ll need to be fascinated by the fast changing world of IT and the way that professionals in this field meet their information needs. You’ll be joining one of our Publishing Divisions and will work with our existing professional editorial team.

This is a senior business management role in an established and well respected publishing house with a unique presence in the industry.

Full on the job training will be provided.

Packt values individual development highly and we operate a structured career development scheme, fairly unique among smaller employers, so career progression is assured and you’ll be challenged, and learning, as you grow with us at all stages of your career. At the same time, you will get all the advantages of working for a smaller employer, including significant responsibility, seeing your work impact directly on the business results, new opportunities that emerge continuously with business growth and a flat management structure – no layers of beaurocracy.

The person

This role would suit an experienced editor who wishes to take on a bigger challenge in their career. It would also suit those with technical backgrounds, including commercially aware developers who can demonstrate they fit the criteria who would like to move away from spending their time writing code.

Essential Requirements:

• A good degree in any area
• Solid experience in a relevant field which need not necessarily be in publishing
• A passion for understanding new developments in technology and an insight into the mindset of people who work with technology
• Strong project management and team skills
• Evidence that you have the ability to be accountable for delivering results
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Drive, initiative, flexibility and openness to change
• Eligible to work in the UK

Summary

The Senior Commissioning Editor/Category Manager role is a superb opportunity to take your career to the next level in the IT publishing industry. Working for a small and fast growing company allows flexible and rapid career growth and development for talented people, as well as the opportunity to take on more challenging and responsible roles at an earlier stage.

How to apply / Application process

Please download the application form, fill it out, then email it back to ukcareers@packtpub.com. Applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted and invited to an interview at our Birmingham offices. Due to the volume of applications, we shall not contact unsuccessful applicants.

Application process

Applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted and invited to an interview at our Birmingham offices.

Questions about the role?

Feel free to contact ukcareers@packtpub.com for a no obligation chat about any aspect of the role.

IT Content Commissioning Editor – Graduate Trainee - New Vacancy

Salary: Attractive, available on application
Performance related bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Brand new spacious City Centre offices conveniently located in the business district and close to all major transport networks
Flexible working hours
Casual dress
Location: Colmore Business District, Birmingham, UK
Full time, permanent, start date as soon as possible depending on candidate availability

Summary description

Are you a computer science/IT grad or developer who doesn’t want to spend all day writing code? Put your sought-after skills to good use at Packt Publishing, a leading international IT content publisher. We’re looking for a tech-savvy graduate who can share our passion for helping IT professionals the world over do their jobs better through our innovative range of books, ebooks and other new products. If you’re commercially aware and looking for a varied, exciting, challenging and autonomous role with real responsibility from day one, you could be right for the IT Content Commissioning Editor role.

The organisation

Packt is a leading and highly respected IT publisher publishing on a range of technologies and market segments. We aim to serve the information needs of communities of technical professionals through building up a deep understanding of the essential knowledge they need to do their jobs, bringing them targeted, specialized content. We publish innovatory books and other content on new technologies, from the best writers. Our business model allows us to publish on many areas that other publishers cannot, and we have grown our business by spotting these opportunities.

Detailed role description

As an IT Content Commissioning Editor you’ll play a pivotal role from concept to market in the creation, commissioning and publication of a portfolio of digital and printed content to address the information needs of IT developers and professionals in a variety of technologies and markets. Our products range from best-selling books written by leading industry figures, to articles, online libraries, e-learning content and a wide variety of emerging products. You’ll be personally responsible for selecting content that will sell in your market, and as such you’ll be given responsibility for research, building relationships with writers and content creators, and communicating via a variety of social media to engage with and build online customer communities.

Other responsibilities include:

• Ensuring high quality and on-time publication.
• Undertaking a range of marketing and customer engagement activities, working with our marketing and sales team, to contribute to successful sell-through.

After full training, you’ll be joining one of our Publishing Divisions where your focus will be on learning the key skills required to commission content, which you’ll be doing right away. We expect graduates to progress in their careers to Business Management roles, so this is the first step along that road. Packt values individual development highly and we operate a structured career development scheme, fairly unique among smaller employers, so career progression is assured and you’ll be challenged, and learning, as you grow with us at all stages of your career. At the same time, you will get all the advantages of working for a smaller employer, including significant responsibility, seeing your work impact directly on the business results, new opportunities that emerge continuously with business growth and a flat management structure – no layers of bureaucracy.

This is a highly independent, autonomous role, if you enjoy being given freedom to decide how to work to deliver your goals, this role is for you. You will not be micromanaged, and you will definitely not be required to make the tea, copy edit, or proof-read – this isn’t the typical entry level graduate publishing job!

The person

For this role, we’re looking for someone with a genuine desire to deeply immerse themselves in a customer segment within the IT community and an understanding of how to communicate and engage with these customers. As such you will be someone who is fascinated by developments in technology, online communities and social media.You will probably have a degree in Computer Science, IT, Sciences, or other related areas although this isn’t essential. You may already be active as a blogger, writer, etc, on tech topics.

Desirable Requirements

• A good degree in Computer Science, IT, Maths, or other related technical/scientific subjects.

Essential Requirements:

• If you feel you otherwise meet the criteria but do not have a degree as specified above, we will consider candidates without this background, but you must be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in the industry through other activities, work experience, etc.
• A passion for understanding new developments in technology and an insight into the mindset of people who work with technology
• Strong project management and team skills
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Results oriented
• Drive, initiative, flexibility and openness to change
• Eligible to work in the UK

Summary

The IT Content Commissioning Editor is a superb opportunity for a technical graduate who would like to work within the IT publishing industry. Working for a small and fast growing company allows flexible and rapid career growth and development for talented people, as well as the opportunity to take on more challenging and responsible roles at an earlier stage.

How to apply / Application process

Please download the application form, fill it out, then email it back to ukcareers@packtpub.com. Applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted and invited to an interview at our Birmingham offices. Due to the volume of applications, we shall not contact unsuccessful applicants.

Application process

Applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted and invited to an interview at our Birmingham offices.

Questions about the role?

Feel free to contact ukcareers@packtpub.com for a no obligation chat about any aspect of the role.

Freelance Proofreader

We are currently looking for native English speakers to do freelance proofreading on our books. The role offers the opportunity to work flexibly and from home. We offer proofing work that is regular and well remunerated.

If you're interested in applying to be a freelance proofreader for Packt, please e-mail Aaron Nash aaronn@packtpub.com, who is looking after this vacancy.