Textbook Writer: Elementary Science

About the role

As a Writer at BJU Press, you will have the opportunity to influence students and educators around the world. This role combines your passion for teaching, formal training, classroom experience, and research expertise to develop innovative textbooks and teacher support materials. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team—including other writers, instructional design specialists, biblical worldview experts, educational technology professionals, editors, permissions coordinators, artists, and designers—to create academically rigorous content that integrates a biblical worldview, leverages technology, and fosters 21st century skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter and pedagogical expertise.
• Conduct research and planning related to content, national and state standards, pedagogy, assessments, and teaching strategies.
• Work on a team to develop scope and sequence, objectives, and content for course revisions.
• Collaborate with writers and practitioners from other departments in the development of content.
• Plan and write student and teacher materials including student texts, teacher texts, student activities, assessments, and other appropriate ancillary pieces.
• Work with designers to combine content with visual elements in a storyboarding process.
• Cook up with permissions specialists to ensure compliance with copyright laws.
• Proofread manuscripts to ensure all needed revisions are complete and that the content is correct.

Qualifications

• Education or subject-related degree with at least 3 years of relevant teaching experience.
• Advanced degree preferred.

About BJU Press

Vision: We want Christian education to be transformational in the lives of students as they grow in their faith and knowledge of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mission: We produce transformational products and services for Christian educators.
Brand Promise: We empower educators to prepare students to live in light of eternity.

What you'll need

• A strong writing skill set that meets requirements for originality, clarity, academic integrity, and engagement.
• The ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• The ability to meet deadlines.
• An acceptable content knowledge in the appropriate area.
• The ability to collaborate well with the other writer(s) on the team as well as with the practitioners from other departments.
• An understanding of the BJU Press Pillars and the ability to work together with specialists to incorporate them into the written product.
• The ability to accept and benefit from constructive criticism.
• The ability to adapt to changing processes or requirements.

Where you'll work

1700 Wade Hampton Blvd.
Greenville, SC 29614
864.242.5100 Ext. 3003