Position Purpose:
Work with the Senior Content Creation staff to manage the development of Core and supplemental products, from concept stage through publication.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with content developers as well as authors, vendors, and freelance writers in developing content to ensure that project goals and content guidelines are observed
- Help establish writer’s guidelines and approaches for the writing strand of the new core development, working with senior leadership and established author(s). Oversee implementation of approach across all grades.
- Establish guidelines and oversee development related to this work in support of effective ELD writing scaffolds and in creation of Ancillary Designated ELD materials
- Assist in the creation of budgets for new projects and managing vendors to stay within budgetary requirements
- Attend regularly scheduled status meetings to report on workflow and content issues
- Consult with all project team members
- Review and approve manuscript and production stages, working directly with content developers, assistant content developers, copyeditors, graphic designers, and photo researchers
- Incorporate feedback (based on defined review stages) from Sales & Marketing, Professional Development, Content Creation management, and outside reviewers and consultants
- Create or update Product Library documentation
- Communicate with Sales & Marketing to support the development of sales support tools
- Complete Product Data Management entry based on defined workflow milestones
- Coordinate cross-department collaboration and integration
- Assist with product development and long-range editorial planning
Job Requirements/Skills and Experience:
- B.A. in English, education, journalism, writing, or a related field
- 10 or more years of managerial experience in a fast-paced publishing environment;
- Excellent staff management skills and experience
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Comfort juggling several projects concurrently
- Proficiency in MS Office; experience with Adobe Creative Suite or other content management systems.
- Experience in PreK-12 educational publishing
About Us
Benchmark Education Company is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, both print and digital, as well as world-class professional development. Since its founding in 1998, our company has proven to be one of the most nimble and innovative content creators on the cutting edge of pedagogy and technology. The digital content in our many learning programs delivers all the rigor of its print counterpart and is designed for virtual and blended learning contexts.
Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.com
COVID-19 Policy - USA
All employees are required to have or obtain a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment at Benchmark Education unless an exemption has been approved. All employees shall be required to report their vaccine status. All new employees shall be required to provide proof of their vaccination status prior to the start of their employment.
