Acquisition Development Manager Job in Packt Publishing Limited

job descriptions

The Acquisition Development Manager (ADM) is a domain expert within the Acquisition team who has a dual focus at the Acquisition Editor (AE) and the Acquisition team level. Packt AEs recruit authors with the knowledge and skills to create products that meet customers needs and support them in developing a high-level content structure. They also recruit technical reviewers that evaluate the accuracy and quality of the content provided by the authors. The ADM coaches the AEs to solve highly knotty problems where their general expertise proves insufficient. The ADM also supports the overall Acquisition team by undertaking strategic change programs so that it collectively achieves peak performance consistently. Writing aptitude: Possess the natural ability to write with purpose a piece of content that can be used while engaging with leads, for example, emails, press releases, product information, promotional pieces, and web content. Data-driven decision making: Desire to utilize data as a critical tool in decision-making. Ability to initiate change programs by analyzing data to understand their options, evaluate progress and performance, and drawing clear conclusions about next steps.