Senior Editor, Humanities
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Senior Editor developing culturally informed K-12 humanities curriculum materials. Editing social studies content aligned with state standards for digital and print instructional programs.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute editorial ideas during project planning
- Research, write, and edit manuscripts with limited supervision
- Review and edit all product page stages
- Match state objectives to relevant core-program content
- Apply state objectives and testing blueprints to content and vendor-work evaluation
- Follow established procedures and company policies
- Ensure assignments meet project specifications and deadlines
- Communicate with the supervisor regarding feedback and performance
- Refer budget or schedule decisions to the supervisor and make recommendations when possible
- Provide accurate assignment status
- Monitor reading level, content accuracy and currency, freedom from bias, and teachability
- Write art specifications for artists, topographers, and photo researchers
- Evaluate sketches and art proofs and help select photos
- Help oversee outside developers
- Participate in project planning and suggest creative ideas informed by the marketplace and customer needs
- Help develop innovative K-12 digital and/or print instructional materials
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in curriculum development or development of instructional materials for social studies, including some K-5 curriculum development
- Experience managing projects preferred
- Teaching experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of educational methodologies and instructional design within social studies
- Graduate or undergraduate degree with a major or minor in history, economics, English, education, anthropology, ethnic studies, geography, second language acquisition, or related fields
- Familiarity with today’s youth, popular culture, and youth learning motivations
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google equivalents
- Knowledge of differentiation strategies, scaffolding for MLL students, and UDL/content accessibility
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with editing, grammar, and following a style guide such as Chicago Manual of Style
- Knowledge of print and digital instructional-material production processes
- Ability to write, edit, and rewrite content to meet accuracy, style, grade-level, and market-need standards
- Ability to work collaboratively, independently, with minimal supervision, and effectively with ambiguity
- Ability to prioritize, multitask, meet deadlines, and maintain required quality
- Ability to use constructive feedback, participate in meetings, and promote teamwork
- Ability to proactively anticipate, evaluate, and solve workflow issues
- Cover letter required with submission















