Benchmark Education Company is hiring: Senior Content Developer in City of New R

This position is hybrid at our New Rochelle office.

Position Purpose

Work collaboratively with a team of editors to create high-quality, literary resources for the school market: including student books, teacher resources, and digital-only components. Responsible for editorial duties as well as providing editorial support in a variety of capacities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviewing all stages of components from concepts to layouts
• Write, review, edit and approve content/manuscript, book maps/wireframes, and production stages, working directly with content developers, assistant content developers, copyeditors, graphic designers, and photo researchers through all stages of content development in both print and digital formats
• Help ensure the successful development of all assigned materials in both print and in digital formats
• Help establish and maintain writer’s guidelines and approaches in support of effective instruction for programs as assigned, working with senior leadership and established author(s).
• Coordinate with content developers as well as authors, vendors and freelancers in creating content to ensure that project goals and content guidelines are observed.
• Request and review vendor and work samples and provide vendor feedback as necessary to ensure quality control
• Establish QA protocols for print and digital to check for proper implementation of changes.
• Editing and refining outlines, manuscripts, and layouts in developmental rounds
• Collaborating, interacting, and communicating with authors, illustrators, and agents, as well as the in-house editorial team
• Creating and maintain logs

Job Requirements / Skills and Experience

• College degree, B.A. in English, education, or a related field a plus (M.A. a real plus)
• Superior writing, editing, and project management skills
• Experience working with digital educational products
• Current knowledge of language, literacy, and instructional content issues a plus
• Intermediate-Advanced proficiency, MS Office
• Basic proficiency, Adobe Creative Suite is preferred
• Comfortable juggling several projects concurrently
• Able to work collaboratively with all departments (e.g., editorial, design, and marketing)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience with phonics/foundational skills is a plus
• Teaching experience is a plus

Salary Range

$65,000-$95,000*

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the expected salary range for the position. The base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors such as geographic location, experience, education, and skill level.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.