Associate Development Editor - Health Job at Wolters Kluwer in City of Albany

Overview

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in professional information services that combines deep domain knowledge with specialized technology. Our portfolio offers software tools coupled with content and services that customers need to make decisions with confidence. Every day, our customers make critical decisions to help save lives, improve the way we do business, build better judicial and regulatory systems. We help them get it right.

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What We Offer: The Associate Development Editor role offers growth potential opportunities, professional development, an engaging team environment, a hybrid schedule (in any WK office location 2 days a week), and comprehensive benefits.

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What You'll Be Doing

As the Associate Development Editor for the Nursing Education and Nursing Practice portfolios, you will join an award-winning team focused on creating quality content and delivering it through innovative solutions. You will develop content and assets for books and digital products that span undergraduate nursing education into nursing practice. You will own your assigned products during the development cycle to ensure delivery of current evidence-based content on time, on spec, on scope, and on budget. Success requires collaboration with internal teams (Editorial Operations, Acquisition Editors, Product Managers, Marketing, Sales) and external partners (vendors, authors, subject matter experts) to produce content that delights customers.

Key Tasks

• Manage the product development cycle in collaboration with the Editorial Operations team or Product Manager for all assigned projects, including textbooks, digital assets, videos, and ancillaries
• Collaborate with Acquisition Editor and Marketing Manager in product planning and evaluation; formulate market surveys, focus group outcomes, and scripts to gather customer insights; assess alignment with the portfolio and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Work with subject matter experts, authors, vendors, and in-house staff to develop core content suitable for multiple platforms and audiences
• Communicate with customers through surveys, focus groups, or planned activities to understand needs, learning environments, and market trends
• Provide written analysis of customer feedback and competitive products to support market growth and inform product direction
• Assist Acquisition Editors in understanding market segments, competitive landscape, market trends, and customer demographics
• Inform and articulate Acquisition Editors’ vision and plan for product development
• Define deliverables and scope of products, including related resources, guided by market feedback and competitive comparison
• Analyze proposals and sample content to assess market viability and the ability of SMEs and authors to deliver
• Create a comprehensive project budget and coordinate with Editorial Operations to develop a schedule and plan
• Manage content and media development (video, audio, etc.) via vendors and freelancers to ensure on-spec, on-time delivery
• Demonstrate development editing capabilities through analysis of authors’ presentations and writing style; provide direction to authors/SMEs
• Coordinate with Editorial Assistants to commission reviews and evaluate customer feedback to ensure the product meets market needs
• Alert Acquisition Editors and Marketing to new opportunities discovered during customer interactions; adjust scope as needed
• Track project status, schedule, and budget; support management reporting as needed
• Problem-solve quality, scope, and schedule issues; collaborate with Editorial Operations to resolve vendor/SME challenges
• Support Marketing with sales inquiries when appropriate
• Manage customer escalations from Online Product (Technical) Support

Qualifications

• Have a BA/BS degree
• Experience in academic and/or healthcare publishing
• Experience building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external customers, with flexibility, diplomacy, and teamwork
• Strong attention to detail with broad conceptual understanding
• General knowledge of the company and strong interpersonal skills
• 1-2 years of editorial publishing experience in developing print and/or digital products, preferably for higher education or healthcare
• Excellent verbal and written communication, leadership, prioritization, and time management skills, with strong editing knowledge
• Fluency with common publishing style manuals, especially APA 7th edition, and commitment to bias-free language, diversity, and inclusion
• Familiarity with analyzing proposals and creating review analyses to support product development
• Ability to develop market knowledge and awareness of strategic issues (e.g., competition, publishing strategies)
• Expertise in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Project management skills for multiple complex projects, including time/resource budgeting and reporting
• Willingness to travel approximately 5-10% to the Philadelphia office

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Additional Information

Wolters Kluwer offers benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details are available at the Benefits site.

Diversity Matters: Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive culture and diversity in the workforce; the company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

The statements describe the general nature of work and are not an exhaustive list of duties and requirements. Applicants may be required to appear onsite as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation: Target salary range for select locations: $53,750 - $72,250