Senior Development Editor, High School
About the role
The Senior Development Editor, High School position at Macmillan Learning offers the opportunity to lead complex content initiatives from idea to execution. This role is crucial for ensuring that every project runs smoothly and results in high-quality, inclusive teaching and learning materials.
Responsibilities
Plan, schedule, and coordinate the elements of each assigned project, including content delivery, editing, market research and testing, permissions, photo research, and turnover to print and media production.
Evaluate and edit content and direct authors and others to fulfill project plans to our standards; hire and manage contractors as needed.
Engage in market and competitive research to ensure that each project is developed with a customer-centered and student engagement focus and strong market identity, consistent with the vision and quality of the brand.
Create and implement content development schedules that result in achievement of target publication and live dates.
Be aware of budget limitations and always work toward more efficient and cost-effective processes.
Travel occasionally to conferences and to meet with authors and customers, or to gather market feedback.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree.
Minimum 4-5 years editorial experience or similar field.
Able to embrace change, enthusiastic about using new technology systems, AI, new processes, and new ways of working.
Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, quality, and on-time delivery.
Deep commitment to developing inclusive content designed to reach and represent all learners.
Prior proven innovative, strategic thinking.
Ability to oversee multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize tasks appropriately, stay organized, communicate progress, and meet deadlines.
Familiarity and comfort with Google Suite and AI interfaces; willingness to continually learn new tools.
Qualifications
Flexible outlook, growth mindset.
Experience managing in-house team members or contractors.
Experience in High School educational publishing and in working with the College Board’s course and exam descriptions.
Skills
Proven innovative, strategic thinking; ability to oversee multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize tasks appropriately, stay organized, communicate progress, and meet deadlines; familiarity and comfort with Google Suite and AI interfaces; willingness to continually learn new tools.
Benefits
Competitive pay and bonus plan.
Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision).
Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity.
Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, Election Day, and more!)
Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program.
100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
And much more!
Pay
$62,000 - $72,000/year.
Schedule
Exempt.
Physical Requirements
Requires periods of close concentration.
Must be able to multi-task.
Must be able to travel occasionally.
Work overtime - more than 40 hours a week – regularly, as needed.
Location
Remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.