Fast Facts

Origo Education is seeking a Senior Project Editor to create and edit high-quality print and digital educational resources in mathematics. This role involves collaboration with teams to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with project goals.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include producing accessible content, collaborating with production teams, improving quality assurance processes, and monitoring project progress and timelines.

Skills: Required skills include high-level English proficiency, knowledge of WCAG, experience in educational publishing, and familiarity with project management tools and design software.

Qualifications: Candidates should have tertiary qualifications in publishing or communications, at least two years of relevant experience, and fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Location: Remote or Hybrid (no specific office mentioned)

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $70,000 - $100,000.

At Origo Education, we are passionate about helping teachers and students succeed by creating engaging, accessible, and research-based mathematics resources for classrooms around the world. Our team is dedicated to producing high-quality print and digital products that bring conceptual understanding to life through clear communication, innovative design, and inclusive practices. We value collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement, and we’re looking for a skilled Senior Project Editor to join us in advancing our mission to make mathematics meaningful, enjoyable, and accessible for all learners.

Purpose of the Role

The Senior Project Editor provides high-quality, timely, and accurate publishing and editorial services for a range of print, digital and digital products. This role collaborates with internal and external teams to ensure high-quality deliverables

aligned with project goals.

Profile of the Ideal

Candidate

• Tertiary qualifications in publishing or communications; postgraduate qualifications are a plus
• Minimum two years’ experience in a similar role
• High-level English language skills with a demonstrated understanding of the principles of plain English and inclusive language
• Proven ability to produce highly accurate and coherent content 
• Proven understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 
• Familiarity with mathematics curricula, particularly North American standards, will be highly regarded 
• Fluency in Spanish, as it is used in North American elementary schools, is a plus
• High level of understanding of design and print production principles and processes
• Experience maintaining multiple schedules; familiarity with project management tools is a plus
• Experience with the integration of AI tools to enhance workflow and outcomes
• Skilled in cross-functional collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders
• Available to participate in real-time collaboration with our Australian-based (AEST) and US-based (WST/CST) team members
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat and InDesign, and HTML

Key Areas of Focus

Creating high-quality products and supporting peers (80%)

• Deliver high-quality, accessible content that meets project briefs on schedule
• Collaborate with and provide feedback to peers on the production team
• Uphold and improve quality assurance processes

Fostering team communication and collaboration (5%)

• Foster strong working relationships across teams
• Facilitate and participate in team and project meetings
• Contribute to team goal setting and tracking

Engaging in research and training (5%)

• Engage in ongoing professional learning
• Lead or participate in weekly professional development discussions

Driving process improvement (5%)

• Collaborate on improving internal production processes
• Ensure documentation is maintained and accessible
• Follow established project management frameworks

Monitoring and reporting on progress (5%)

• Monitor and report on project progress, timelines, and risks
• Maintain accurate schedules and checklists