Senior Content Developer

Benchmark Education • New Rochelle, NY

68d • $65,000 - $95,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is hybrid at our New Rochelle office. Position Purpose: Work collaboratively with a team of editors to create high-quality, literary resources for the school market: including student books, teacher resources, and digital-only components. Responsible for editorial duties as well as providing editorial support in a variety of capacities.

Requirements

• College degree, B.A. in English, education, or a related field a plus (M.A. a real plus)
• Superior writing, editing, and project management skills
• Experience working with digital educational products
• Intermediate-Advanced proficiency, MS Office
• Able to work collaboratively with all departments (e.g., editorial, design, and marketing)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Nice To Haves

• Current knowledge of language, literacy, and instructional content issues a plus
• Basic proficiency, Adobe Creative Suite is preferred
• Experience with phonics/foundational skills is a plus
• Teaching experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist with and support product development, as requested including but not limited to:
• Reviewing all stages of components from concepts to layouts
• Write, review, edit and approve content/manuscript, book maps/wireframes, and production stages, working directly with content developers, assistant content developers, copyeditors, graphic designers, and photo researchers through all stages of content development in both print and digital formats
• Help ensure the successful development of all assigned materials in both print and in digital formats
• Help establish and maintain writer's guidelines and approaches in support of effective instruction for programs as assigned, working with senior leadership and established author(s).
• Coordinate with content developers as well as authors, vendors and freelancers in creating content to ensure that project goals and content guidelines are observed.
• Request and review vendor and work samples and provide vendor feedback as necessary to ensure quality control
• Establish QA protocols for print and digital to check for proper implementation of changes.
• Editing and refining outlines, manuscripts, and layouts in developmental rounds
• Collaborating, interacting, and communicating with authors, illustrators, and agents, as well as the in-house editorial team
• Creating and maintain logs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Printing and Related Support Activities
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees