Senior Editor - Technical Books
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PacktTechnical Publishing
IndiaFull-TimeSenior
Salary780000 - 2100000 INR per year
Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementPythonArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningProduct DevelopmentContent creationContent managementAgile methodologiesCommunication SkillsMentoringWritten communicationQuality AssuranceEditingCoachingCritical thinkingResearchRelationship management
Requirements
- 7+ years in editorial/content development for technical or instructional products.
- Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into structured, reader-friendly content.
- Strong author/SME management and feedback skills.
- Excellent English-language proficiency and editorial judgment.
- Quality assurance mindset; confident in making calls on readiness, rework, or cancellation.
- Willingness to own and drive content success beyond editing, including multi-format enhancements and derived formats.
- Familiarity with programming languages or proven interest in tech (good-to-have).
- Experience with multi-format content (events, newsletters, labs, research) (good-to-have).
- Awareness of AI tools in editorial workflows or software development contexts (good-to-have).
- Project management experience in balancing multiple priorities (good-to-have).
Responsibilities
- Perform substantive edits to strengthen content structure, clarity, and learning outcomes.
- Ensure content provides practical insights and real-world problem-solving.
- Evaluate proposals and outlines for audience relevance and competitive differentiation.
- Coach authors on teaching approach and manage relationships to improve content quality.
- Collaborate with technical reviewers and incorporate feedback.
- Assess content for AI-generated material or plagiarism.
- Own quality sign-off for all products.
- Maintain standards for plagiarism, consistency, and readability.
- Share best practices across the editorial team.
- Provide content health checks for portfolio planning.
- Use tools, including AI, to enhance editorial efficiency.
- Collaborate on book launch and marketing campaigns.
- Enhance books with multi-format learning layers (labs, explainers, videos, quizzes).
- Shape derived content formats (newsletters, AMAs, events).
- Optimize product information, positioning, and messaging.
- Proactively research emerging technologies and industry developments.
- Track trends in software languages, frameworks, and GenAI workflows.
- Apply market intelligence and competitor benchmarking.
- Monitor published content and recommend updates.
