Product Information Copywriter

**This is a 10 months fixed term contract.**

**Reporting to **Senior Copywriter**

**About Packt**

Packt's mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. We are one of the most prolific and fast-growing tech publishers in the world with over 4000 books and videos published.

Part of this mission is achieved through optimising and selling our books on key channels, including Amazon. We optimise our books’ metadata for content and keywords to give them the best chance of success on channels.

**Overview**

**Responsibilities**

**Product Information Copywriting**:

- Using the schedule, base level product information, keyword sand robust guidelines supplied to you, fully immerse yourself in each title to write the Product Information that is required to enable Packt to sell the title in all channels prior to publication.
- Ask appropriate questions of the Publishing Product Managers and Publishing teams to ensure that you fully understand the title and the target audience before you write.
- Ensure that you conduct rigorous editing and proofreading of your Product Information, and that of your team members when requested.
- Take on board the feedback you receive on the title PI from Publishing Product Managers and Publishing teams and make appropriate changes to the copy to accommodate these changes.
- As and when necessary (determined by your schedule) conduct rewrites of currently published titles to optimise the Product Information in an attempt to drive better discoverability and revenue.

**Product Information Copy Optimisation Research**
- Conduct regular desktop research to identify potential enhancements and optimisations to Product Information that are new or haven’t been considered by Packt
- Submit these to your line manager for consideration for testing and implementation if successful.

**Channel, India, and Partner Copywriting Support**
- Work collaboratively with Publishing Marketing, Amazon Marketing, Content and Product teams to create copy to support channel marketing campaigns and collateral, product collateral and author engagement initiatives.
- Work on A+ content alongside the Publishing teams to further improve sales of key titles
- Work to the briefs and timescales provided to you in your schedule to ensure that deadlines are met. Provide all amends requested in a timely manner.

**Why work at Packt?**

We recognize how important our people are and acknowledge and support the things that are important to them. We focus on the full team member experience. We aim to create a positive working environment that supports personal and collective development - where our people can not only grow their skill sets, continuously challenge themselves, and develop their careers, but also work together as a team and with our customers.

We try to achieve this by:

- Ensuring a positive working environment for all team members, supportive of flexible and remote work.
- Supporting individual development through growth opportunities and internal mobility.
- Encouraging social collaboration within teams and communities and knowledge-sharing.
- Fostering a culture that supports a healthy work-life balance.

We seek to achieve this by:

- Providing a broad range of benefits and initiatives.
- Advocating a healthy lifestyle where wellbeing is seen as an essential responsibility.
- Celebrating success stories and encouraging peer-to-peer recognition.
- Fostering a culture of self-development.
- Providing a work environment where the best idea wins, and challenge is encouraged.

**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
- 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Flexible hours: choose how, when and where you work

**Salary Range - 60K - 85K per month depending on experience and skills