Business Development Executive @ Packt
Type of Job: Permanent Work From Home - Full Time
Requirements & Responsibilities:
Core:
Own the acquisition of expert technical reviewers as per the demands of the book pipeline, acting as the key point of contact to nurture relationships and build a pool of expert reviewers.
Author Lead Generation: Connect with the developer community and generate expert author leads from within the community who are interested in writing books for Packt
Managing Potential Author Pool: Build and manage a pool of potential authors who are interested in working with Packt. Periodically engage with the pool to keep the relationship intact for future projects
Working alongside Senior Editors and Project Managers, be responsible for ensuring technical feedback is delivered effectively and addressed appropriately
Take responsibility for meeting both acquisition and tech quality targets and ensuring tech reviews are complete, valuable and incorporated into our books
Project manage the supply of author leads and technical reviewers for both books and book proposals when required
Communicate daily with editors, authors, and reviewers to facilitate the technical review process for your team
Ensure reviews have been completed as per Packt’s Technical Review Guidelines and escalate issues and risks to the Portfolio Director
Compile information on the performance of technical reviewers to identify poor performance
Work with the Portfolio Director and Publishing Product Managers to improve reviewer acquisition methods
Responsiveness and Improvement:
Consider and suggest ideas for improvements, sharing this feedback with others in a constructive manner
Conduct regular reviews of what and who is required to make a project successful and make ongoing improvements
Help colleagues, customers and corporate partners to understand changes and why they have been introduced
Decision Making:
Examine complex information and obtain further information to make accurate decisions
Explain clearly, verbally and in writing, how a decision has been reached
Provide advice and feedback to support others to make accurate decisions
Growth:
Take ownership of your individual development by identifying capability needs and consistently achieving development objectives.
Take responsibility for the quality of your own work and seek opportunities for improvement through continuous learning
Encourage and be open to developmental feedback from others
Delivering at Pace:
Take ownership of problems in your own area of responsibility
Remain positive and focused on achieving outcomes despite setbacks
Check your own performance against outcomes, make improvements or take corrective action when problems are identified
Competencies:
You will have a tech or acquisition background with 2+ years of research/publishing experience
You will be able to deliver on both acquisition and quality targets in a fast-paced environment
You will have excellent relationship management skills
You are comfortable using a combination of intuition, experience, and expertise to identify potential problems and able to take corrective action quickly
You will have strong project management skills
KPIs Responsibility and Target:
Technical Reviewer Targets: Sign TRs – Base 4 titles and Target 6 titles
Author Lead Targets: Generate author leads (outline 1st drafts) - 3 titles
Tech Insight Calls: Base 3 and Target 4
Benefits:
You will also have access to a range of flexible benefits that are designed to help you make the most of your time with us
Bonus scheme
5 days working
Permanent work from home
Flexible hours: choose how, when and where you work
Gross Salary (Monthly)- 35k - 48K
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