Editorial Project Manager
About The Position
As an Editorial Project Manager on the EBSCOlearning team, you will help keep learning and test-prep content accurate, current, and on schedule across multiple product lines. You will coordinate content projects from planning through publication, working with writers, editors, and subject matter experts and partnering with content and product teams. This is a U.S.-based remote position, excluding U.S. territories. The role combines editorial work with content development and project support. Responsibilities include copyediting and preparing manuscripts, reviewing subject matter expert materials, applying style and contract guidelines, and checking content against test specifications. You will also support content development, research exam specifications, assist with contracts and subject matter expert recruitment, develop corporate learning assets, coordinate content delivery to the EBSCOlearning platform, perform quality assurance, and conduct competitor analyses. You will work closely with product, technology, sales, and marketing colleagues. The team offers the flexibility and work-life balance of remote work, along with resources, training, and support to help you succeed and grow at EBSCO Information Services.
Requirements
- 0–2 years of experience in editorial work, project coordination, publishing, content development, or a related field; internships and relevant coursework count.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with close attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, education, journalism, publishing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong editorial background.
- Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition.
- Strong research skills, including the ability to synthesize findings clearly.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Ability to stay organized while managing multiple projects.
- Clear written communication, including flagging uncertainty by commenting rather than guessing.
- Comfort learning new tools, including Claude, ChatGPT, Synthesia, or InDesign.
Responsibilities
- Copyedit content documents, with a focus on practice test manuscripts.
- Conduct final copyediting and production preparation of near-complete manuscripts.
- Review subject matter expert sample questions and early-stage manuscripts using tracked changes and comments.
- Perform initial copyediting of Business Book Summaries submissions.
- Apply style guides and contract writing guidelines consistently.
- Check manuscript tagging, formatting, and content against test specifications and test maps.
- Assist with resource quality assurance by checking platform content against manuscripts and videos against fact sheets.
- Assist project managers with content development across areas such as microlessons, practice tests, and videos.
- Research exam specifications and build test specifications and subject matter expert retagging documents from exam frameworks.
- Assist with contract creation, including drafting peer review checklists and statements of work.
- Assist with subject matter expert recruitment and onboarding by researching candidates, building lists, and drafting outreach templates.
- Create audio versions of Business Book Summaries and Reviews, create and produce Learning Paths, curate and format business magazine articles, and maintain related content trackers.
- Coordinate delivery of Corporate Learning content to the EBSCOlearning platform, serving as the primary liaison between content and platform teams to support timely and accurate publication, including mapping and delivering newly available Harvard Business Review content.
- Conduct weekly quality assurance of new and updated content on the EBSCOlearning platform, including reviewing resources, documenting issues, making corrections in the Content Management System, following up on fixes, and approving content for release.
- Conduct competitive analyses by exploring competitor platforms and documenting observations.
Benefits
- Remote-work flexibility and work-life balance.
- Resources, training, and support for success and career growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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