Position: Associate Content Developer
Duration: 6-12+ month contract with possibility for extensions
Location: Fully Remote
As part of a high-performance team, the Associate Content Developer shares responsibility for in-house and out-of-house development of both print and digital products to clarify, strengthen, and enhance their quality.
- With the product development team, participates in refining the product premise and determining the scope and nature of development work.
- In partnership with program consultants/authors and other content developers, strives to achieve content that is accurate, factual, clear, complete, current, diverse, legal, consistent, and standards-based.
- Demonstrate/develop proficiency in working with content management systems and digital authoring tools, with the ability to create assessment items and accurately apply metadata.
- Researches, writes, edits, and reviews content per program guidelines and with supervision.
- Proofreads and copyedits materials for style, grammar, spelling, clarity, and age appropriateness.
- Contributes to innovative and effective pedagogical features and content based on market research and feedback.
- Works with freelance content writers as determined by project needs.
- Helps to build prototypes to assist in the creation of quality products and programs.
- Internalizes and communicates the requirements of each project. Troubleshoots when needed.
- With team members, works to understand learning design as it affects ongoing projects.
- Participates in analysis and discussion of market research results with team members and shared services/vendors.
- Becomes familiar with competing products in the same market space.
- Works to improve digital skills.
- As requested, learns the K12 market by attending professional meetings and seminars, reading professional journals, and participating in professional development opportunities.
Skills You Will Need Here:
Basic (Required)
- Bachelor's degree in a Humanities discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in print and digital product development.
- Evidence of exceptional writing and editing of educational content.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Good organizational and time-management practices.
- Knowledge of basic computer applications (word processing and spreadsheets).
Preferred
- Experience working in a collaborative, project-based business environment
- Substantial writing and editing experience.
- Knowledge of publishing technology, including Adobe InCopy or InDesign and Acrobat Pro.
