About the role
We are looking for a passionate associate project manager who will be responsible for directing, organizing, and monitoring project activities as per the timelines set out for each stage in the delivery schedule to meet the client goals.
If you are excited by project management, product management or publishing, this role is perfect for you. We will provide an intensive induction followed by on-the-job training. You'll be given live assignments to build your confidence and capabilities, and the opportunity for a long-term career with us when you finish.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about project management, and excited about the impact it makes on the world. If that’s you, this role is for you.
About Packt
Packt is a leading publisher of technical learning content with the ability to publish books on new and emerging tech faster than any other publisher in the world. Our mission is to help tech professionals advance their knowledge and put software to work to build a better future.
We're developing our subscription service to be more than just a collection of books, bringing together the expertise of our authors, editors and content engineers to build a Technology Knowledge Graph. This curated library database will evolve and adapt to developers' needs, cutting out the noise to deliver high-quality and relevant educational content exactly when they need it.
For more details, see www.packt.com
About PAAS
PaaS stands for Publishing as a Service (PaaS). We work directly with major clients to produce bespoke and licensed content - full books, mini-eBooks, infographics, blog posts, etc. - to help fulfil their business needs. Our motto is to provide top-quality content to our clients to meet their marketing and lead generation goals. Due to the nature of the client work, we need to remain flexible and adapt to our clients' critical delivery schedules where necessary.
What you’ll do?
The Associate Project Manager will be responsible for:
Who you are?
Associate project managers use their organization and planning skills to manage tasks effectively and complete projects as per the expected timelines. Their analytical abilities, team building, and motivation skills help them organize, work under tight deadlines, manage simultaneously occurring tasks and shifting priorities, control project change and generate maximum team performance.
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 employee 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:
We seek to achieve this by:
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.