Freelance editor [h1.location_city]

Description

At Macmillan Learning, we're committed to driving innovation that transforms education. We seek team members who thrive on pushing boundaries, envisioning future possibilities, and building solutions that make a lasting impact. Whether you're a Pioneer shaping bold new ideas, a Builder turning possibilities into reality, or a Stabilizer optimizing for success, you'll play a vital role in advancing our mission. If you're excited by the prospect of testing new technologies, implementing transformative strategies, and thriving in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

The Media Editor, Custom plans, develops, and owns the end-to-end delivery of media components for assigned custom digital products, ensuring they enrich the learning experience and support effective teaching and learning. This role operates with a high degree of independence and accountability, managing complexity across projects and ensuring that media components are delivered accurately, on time, and aligned with customer, editorial, and business expectations.

The role works closely with project editors, editorial assistants, media project managers, contractors, vendors, and sales to drive outcomes, proactively manage schedules and risks, and ensure high-quality execution across all media deliverables. This role communicates clearly and proactively with stakeholders regarding project status, issues, dependencies, scheduling, and budget considerations, and is expected to surface and resolve issues early with minimal oversight. The role is responsible for making editorial and media decisions for courseware products, exercising sound judgment, and directing others to make improvements that positively impact the instructor and student experience. In addition, the Media Editor plays an active role in continuous improvement and innovation, contributing to the refinement of workflows, the adoption of new tools and technologies (including AI and automation), and the scalability and sustainability of custom digital product offerings.

We know that talented candidates sometimes hesitate to apply when they don't meet every single qualification listed. We encourage you to apply if you're excited about this role and believe you can contribute meaningfully to our team, even if your background doesn't align perfectly with every requirement. We're looking for people who are passionate about our mission and can bring valuable perspectives to our work. Different experiences, skills, and approaches all have the potential to strengthen what we do. If this opportunity interests you, we'd love to hear how your unique background and abilities could contribute to our team's success. We're committed to building a workplace where everyone can do their best work and where diverse viewpoints are valued. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply - we're excited to learn about the different ways you might add value to our organization.

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

End to End Delivery of Media Components

• Own and manage the end-to-end delivery of media components for assigned custom courseware products.
• Collaborate with project editors, instructors / authors, and other stakeholders to plan, evaluate, and deliver digital content that meets quality, accuracy, accessibility, and user experience standards.
• Independently create, manage, and maintain Jira tickets throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring workflows are followed correctly; dependencies are identified, risks are anticipated, and work progresses with minimal oversight.

Quality Assurance and Lifecycle Management

Hiring and Onboarding

Workflow Execution and Maintenance

Technical and Courseware Expertise for Custom Solutions

Pedagogical and Market Insights

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Salary Range : $54,000 - $58,000 / year.

Exemption Status : Non-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

The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations : Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Benefits

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee's date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.

Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family owned company that improves lives through learning. By linking research to learning practice, we develop pioneering products and learning materials for students that are highly effective and drive improved outcomes. Our engaging content is developed in partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com or see us on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn or join our Macmillan Community . Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a family-owned global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

At Macmillan Learning, we believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds enrich our mission to improve lives through learning. We actively seek candidates who reflect a wide range of identities, experiences, and communities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background, geographical status and background, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d / b / a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an equal opportunity compliance program in compliance with the NY Department of Education's guidance. Portions of the equal opportunity compliance program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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