Dear Candidates,
We have role of Technical Editor with Packt Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
We are IT book publishing company based in Birmingham, UK and Mumbai, India. We are at the cutting edge of innovation in publishing with a unique strategy of publishing highly focused books on new and ground breaking technologies.
JOB DESIGNATION/ROLE/POSITION
Technical Editor
JOB LOCATION
Mumbai - Andheri – Saki Naka
JOB DESCRIPTION/JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
This is an excellent opportunity to work for a modern publishing company named PACKT PUBLISHING Pvt Ltd with a growing reputation and success. Our office is located in Birmingham, UK and in Mumbai, INDIA. Packt publishes technical books for computer professionals. This role is for creative and exceptionally intelligent individual who has keen interest in technology and the creation of technical contents to help others learn about new technologies or develop new skills. The Technical Editor will be responsible for checking the technical accuracy as well as the grammar and language aspects of all chapters in a book.
The Technical Editor should look into the quality of the book in terms of structure, content, tone, audience, pedagogy, mechanics, formatting, consistency, and code. In a nutshell, the Technical Editor functions as both a reader advocate and an author coach. He or she should make sure that the information is accessible to the intended audience, and at the same time direct the authors and help them reach their highest potential, required skills.
While full training will be provided to successful candidates, the following are required skills:
• A degree in sciences, maths, computers or other related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Windows operating system and standard Windows applications.
• Ability to grasp the gist of new technologies and apply the knowledge while editing books of those technologies.
Preferred Technical Skills
•Technology savvy.
•Knowledge of Linux and Open Source technologies (but not necessary).
Desired candidate
• Very Good communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work unsupervised, on own initiative.
• Ability for self learning.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Eye for detail.
• Very good organizational skills.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
Qualification required
MSc – Computer, IT, Physics, Math
BE – Computers, IT, Electronics and Telecommunication, Electronics.
BSc – Physics, Computer Science, IT, Math
Fresher’s need to apply
If the above mentioned post interests you, please forward your updated CV with your current and expected CTC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Recognition and Rewards
The successful candidate will work in a supportive and creative environment in a job with flexible working hours, competitive salary and a performance related bonus. See your name printed in the front of each book you work on we give full credit to each person involved in the book s production. We reward talent with fast track career progressions to early management and other senior positions, all our current managers and senior staff have been promoted internally. There is unlimited potential for high performing and ambitious individuals to build a varied and challenging career with us.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards
Sonal Iyengar
HR
NO WALK IN
APPLY TO: sonali@packtpub.com
We have role of Technical Editor with Packt Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
We are IT book publishing company based in Birmingham, UK and Mumbai, India. We are at the cutting edge of innovation in publishing with a unique strategy of publishing highly focused books on new and ground breaking technologies.
JOB DESIGNATION/ROLE/POSITION
Technical Editor
JOB LOCATION
Mumbai - Andheri – Saki Naka
JOB DESCRIPTION/JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
This is an excellent opportunity to work for a modern publishing company named PACKT PUBLISHING Pvt Ltd with a growing reputation and success. Our office is located in Birmingham, UK and in Mumbai, INDIA. Packt publishes technical books for computer professionals. This role is for creative and exceptionally intelligent individual who has keen interest in technology and the creation of technical contents to help others learn about new technologies or develop new skills. The Technical Editor will be responsible for checking the technical accuracy as well as the grammar and language aspects of all chapters in a book.
The Technical Editor should look into the quality of the book in terms of structure, content, tone, audience, pedagogy, mechanics, formatting, consistency, and code. In a nutshell, the Technical Editor functions as both a reader advocate and an author coach. He or she should make sure that the information is accessible to the intended audience, and at the same time direct the authors and help them reach their highest potential, required skills.
While full training will be provided to successful candidates, the following are required skills:
• A degree in sciences, maths, computers or other related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Windows operating system and standard Windows applications.
• Ability to grasp the gist of new technologies and apply the knowledge while editing books of those technologies.
Preferred Technical Skills
•Technology savvy.
•Knowledge of Linux and Open Source technologies (but not necessary).
Desired candidate
• Very Good communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work unsupervised, on own initiative.
• Ability for self learning.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Eye for detail.
• Very good organizational skills.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
Qualification required
MSc – Computer, IT, Physics, Math
BE – Computers, IT, Electronics and Telecommunication, Electronics.
BSc – Physics, Computer Science, IT, Math
Fresher’s need to apply
If the above mentioned post interests you, please forward your updated CV with your current and expected CTC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Recognition and Rewards
The successful candidate will work in a supportive and creative environment in a job with flexible working hours, competitive salary and a performance related bonus. See your name printed in the front of each book you work on we give full credit to each person involved in the book s production. We reward talent with fast track career progressions to early management and other senior positions, all our current managers and senior staff have been promoted internally. There is unlimited potential for high performing and ambitious individuals to build a varied and challenging career with us.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards
Sonal Iyengar
HR
NO WALK IN
APPLY TO: sonali@packtpub.com
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