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Manager, Content Developer

Pearson · Olympia, WA · 3 wk ago
Marketing$80k–$95k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description at top: "The Manager, Content Developer leads a team..." That's about the role. Then "PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES:" list. Then "QUALIFICATIONS:" list. Then "KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:" list. Then compensation info: pay range and benefits mention. Also schedule: "You will adhere to a traditional daily schedule but will also enjoy flexibility with core hours." That's schedule info. Also benefits: mention "information on benefits offered is here." Not detailed but we have a statement about benefits. Should we include Benefits section? The rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. The posting says "information on benefits offered is here." That's not specific content; it's a link placeholder. Probably not enough to create Benefits section. Pay: they give salary range: "The minimum full-time salary range is between $80,000 - $95,000." That's specific. So we can include Pay section with that. Schedule: they mention traditional daily schedule with flexibility core hours. That's specific enough for Schedule section. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, etc. Also remove "Applications will be accepted through Friday, Oct 2, 2026." That's application instruction? It's a deadline; maybe considered application instruction? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop that line. Also "Who we are:" etc is boilerplate? It's company description; maybe keep? It's not specifically about role; but it's substantive? Might be considered boilerplate but it's about company. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "Who we are:" is not EEO; it's company overview. Might be okay to keep? But they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could include as part of About the role? Might be okay to keep as a paragraph under About the role. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. However we should only include sections that have real content. We have About the role (description). Responsibilities (list). Qualifications (list). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (could be Skills section). Pay (salary range). Schedule (flexibility). Benefits? Not specific enough, so omit. Requirements? Could be same as Qualifications? The posting has QUALIFICATIONS and KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES. We could map Qualifications to Requirements? But they said use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We have both Qualifications and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Could treat Qualifications as Requirements? Or we could have Qualifications section for degree/experience, and Skills section for KSAs. Let's follow: Use

for Qualifications (degree/experience). Use

for Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities). Also Responsibilities. We also need About the role heading. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Pay, Schedule. We must not emit empty sections. Now format: Use

for prose. Use

  • for lists. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract. About the role: The first paragraph(s) before PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES: "The Manager, Content Developer leads a team of editors responsible for supporting the development, production, quality control, and publication of assessment exams in the United States. This role provides day-to-day people leadership, workload planning, process oversight, and cross-functional coordination to ensure assessment materials are accurate, secure, standards-aligned, and delivered on schedule. The manager collaborates with content development, psychometrics, assessment services, publishing, technology, and client-facing teams to resolve issues, improve workflows, and maintain high standards for editorial quality, production accuracy, and operational excellence. You will be expected to manage a workstream of overlapping projects and to complete tasks accurately and on time. We will help you achieve your goals by equipping you with training, resources, and a team approach to work prioritization and problem-solving. You will adhere to a traditional daily schedule but will also enjoy flexibility with core hours." Note: The schedule sentence appears here; but we will also have a Schedule section. Might duplicate. Better to keep schedule info in Schedule section and remove from About the role? But we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep it in both places? Might be duplication. Better to move schedule sentence to Schedule section and keep About the role without it. However the instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we remove it from About the role, we still have it in Schedule section, so it's preserved. That's fine. Thus About the role paragraph excludes the schedule sentence. Now Responsibilities: list items after PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES: each line starts with a verb. We'll capture each as
  • . List: - Manage, coach, and develop a team of editors including work assignments, performance feedback, onboarding, training, and professional development. - Oversee editorial and production workflows for teacher assessment exams, study guides, practice materials, item banks, and related deliverables. - Plan team capacity, prioritize competing deliverables, and monitor schedules to ensure accurate, timely completion of work across multiple programs and projects. - Ensure editorial and production? Actually "Ensure editorial and production work follows applicable client requirements, style guides, accessibility expectations, quality standards, and security protocols." - Partner with content developers, assessment specialists, psychometricians, project managers, publishing teams, and client-facing groups to clarify requirements and resolve questions or blockers. - Review project status, identify risks, escalate issues when appropriate, and implement mitigation plans to protect schedules and deliverable quality. - Support quality control activities, including proofreading, copyediting, metadata review, item accounting checks, formatting validation, and final production review. - Maintain and improve documented procedures, templates, tracking tools, and job logs to support consistency, efficiency, and knowledge transfer. - Analyze workflow data, recurring defects, and feedback to recommend process improvements and strengthen team performance. - Promote a collaborative, inclusive team culture focused on accuracy, accountability, continuous improvement, and service to educators and learners. Now Qualifications: after "QUALIFICATIONS:" paragraph. List: - Bachelor’s degree in English, education, publishing, communications, assessment, instructional content, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered. - Five or more years of experience in editorial, assessment, publishing, production, educational content, or related environment. - Three or more years of experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or coordinating the work of editors, technicians, production staff, or cross-functional project teams. - Experience managing multiple complex deliverables with competing timelines and quality requirements. - Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply style guides, client requirements, process documentation, and quality standards. - Experience with high-stakes assessment, educator licensure, certification exams, educational publishing, or item banking systems preferred. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and collaboration tools; experience with databases, content management systems, or proprietary publishing platforms preferred. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear direction, document decisions, and communicate risks or recommendations. Now Skills (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): list items. - Knowledge of editorial standards, copyediting practices, proofreading conventions, production workflows, and quality control methods. - Knowledge of assessment development principles, teacher licensure or certification contexts, item banking, test production, and secure exam handling preferred. - Skill in leading teams, assigning work, balancing capacity, monitoring progress, and keeping projects on schedule. - Skill in analyzing work processes, identifying root causes of errors or delays, and implementing practical improvements. - Skill in communicating clearly with technical, editorial, content, and business stakeholders. - Ability to make sound decisions under deadline pressure while maintaining accuracy, consistency, and confidentiality. - Ability to coach staff through complex editorial or production questions and support consistent application of procedures. - Ability to navigate ambiguity, adjust priorities, and support change in a collaborative and professional manner. - Ability to use data, documentation, and team feedback to strengthen quality, efficiency, and accountability. Now Pay: "Compensation at Pearson is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. As required by the California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York State, New York City, Vermont, Washington State, and Washington DC laws, the pay range for this position is as follows: The minimum full-time salary range is between $80,000 - $95,000. This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, and information on benefits offered is here." We need to include Pay section with that info. Should we include the incentive program line? Yes it's part of compensation. The benefits line is vague; we could include but it's not specific. Might omit benefits line as not specific. But we can keep the sentence about annual incentive program. The benefits line is just a link; we could omit as not specific. Thus Pay section paragraph(s): maybe combine. Now Schedule: "You will adhere to a traditional daily schedule but will also enjoy flexibility with core hours." That's the schedule info. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. Let's craft:

    About the role

    The Manager, Content Developer leads a team of editors responsible for supporting the development, production, quality control, and publication of assessment exams in the United States. This role provides day-to-day people leadership, workload planning, process oversight, and cross-functional coordination to ensure assessment materials are accurate, secure, standards-aligned, and delivered on schedule. The manager collaborates with content development, psychometrics, assessment services, publishing, technology, and client-facing teams to resolve issues, improve workflows, and maintain high standards for editorial quality, production accuracy, and operational excellence. You will be expected to manage a workstream of overlapping projects and to complete tasks accurately and on time. We will help you achieve your goals by equipping you with training, resources, and a team approach to work prioritization and problem-solving.

    Responsibilities

    • Manage, coach, and develop a team of editors including work assignments, performance feedback, onboarding, training, and professional development.
    • Oversee editorial and production workflows for teacher assessment exams, study guides, practice materials, item banks, and related deliverables.
    • Plan team capacity, prioritize competing deliverables, and monitor schedules to ensure accurate, timely completion of work across multiple programs and projects.
    • Ensure editorial and production work follows applicable client requirements, style guides, accessibility expectations, quality standards, and security protocols.
    • Partner with content developers, assessment specialists, psychometricians, project managers, publishing teams, and client-facing groups to clarify requirements and resolve questions or blockers.
    • Review project status, identify risks, escalate issues when appropriate, and implement mitigation plans to protect schedules and deliverable quality.
    • Support quality control activities, including proofreading, copyediting, metadata review, item accounting checks, formatting validation, and final production review.
    • Maintain and improve documented procedures, templates, tracking tools, and job logs to support consistency, efficiency, and knowledge transfer.
    • Analyze workflow data, recurring defects, and feedback to recommend process improvements and strengthen team performance.
    • Promote a collaborative, inclusive team culture focused on accuracy, accountability, continuous improvement, and service to educators and learners.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree in English, education, publishing, communications, assessment, instructional content, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
    • Five or more years of experience in editorial, assessment, publishing, production, educational content, or related environment.
    • Three or more years of experience leading, supervising,

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