Acquisition Editor
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PacktPublishing
Within IndiaFull-TimeMiddle
Salary35,000 - 65,000 INR per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 2+ years' experience
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementNegotiationRelationship management
Requirements
- 2+ years' experience in relationship management, acquisition, or commercial roles, ideally within publishing, media, or digital content.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Sound commercial judgement.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Proactive and resilient self-starter.
- Attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and online collaboration tools.
- A reliable remote working setup, including a stable internet connection.
Responsibilities
- Work to defined content briefs to identify and source relevant creators and publishers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with creators and publishers across priority subject areas.
- Evaluate proposed content against editorial, commercial, and catalogue requirements.
- Develop and manage a pipeline of licensed products that support Packt’s publishing strategy.
- Negotiate non-exclusive licensing terms that reflect content value and distribution scope.
- Contract a consistent flow of licensed products in line with quarterly targets.
- Collaborate with editorial, production, and quality teams to ensure smooth handover of contracted content.
- Participate in editorial board and title level discussions to maintain alignment between in-house and licensed content.
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