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Senior Editor Math

Syntricate Technologies, New York, NY, United States


Note: 35 Hours Per Week

Work Timings: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Job Description:
The Senior Editor is responsible for identifying, tracking, and editing math adaptive practice for grades 3 to 8 ? including questions, feedback and hints, illustration specifications, and metadata ? as directed by an editorial manager. The Senior Editor works with vendors, freelancers, and staff to improve our adaptive practice user experience and items within the established timelines and budgets.
This position requires highly organized, independent, flexible, creative, technology-savvy, and collaborative work, through an Agile process that includes daily short meetings with the scrum team.
The Senior Editor will coordinate work through all stages of content development in an Excel tracking spreadsheet, Box folders, and Jira board tickets (e.g., draft, edits, CMS placement, DEI review, language supports, proofing, metadata and mapping, and final publish).
The Senior Editor will draft and edit engaging and instructionally sound content and then accurately place it in the content management system per specifications.
The Senior Editor will effectively communicate any blockers as soon as possible and produce weekly progress reports for the editorial manager and the product management team.
Physical requirements include likely stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing) with computer work
Strongest candidates will also have:

Classroom math teaching experience in grades 3-8
Interest and experience with generative AI and adaptive digital practice
Interest and experience in data management problem identification and solutioning
Knowledge of math curriculum, instruction, practice, assessment, and correlations to standards for grades 3-8, including reading literature and informational texts, language (grammar, word choice), and writing.
Writing and editing short, engaging contextual and non-contextual practice items; and feedback and hints associated with math skills and concepts.
Accurate placement of all text and images in a content management system, and conducting iterative quality assurance to ensure functionality and quality.
Organization and communication skills, working collaboratively on a team of diverse skills and responsibilities, taking strong initiative to identify and correct problems, resolve blockers, and track work in Excel, Box, and Jira, in a collaborative team-focused manner.
Required:

Four-year degree in Math, Applied Math, Communications, or Education with Math credential
Five or more years of digital content development experience, including understanding of content management systems, Excel, and digital file management (e.g., Box)
Demonstrated understanding of math state and Common Core standards; content equity, diversity, and inclusion (CEID); and proofing procedures
Experience on a digital product team in a company setting, including Agile and Scrum project management, iterative development, and regular online meetings
Skills Required:

FILE MANAGEMENT
AGILE
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
EXCEL
Additional:

METADATA
USER EXPERIENCE
SCRUM
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
VERY ORGANIZED
DATA MANAGEMENT
CMS
ILLUSTRATION
JIRA
QUALITY ASSURANCE
TOPO
BUDGETS
TEACHING

Languages:English

Minimum Degree Required:Bachelor's Degree