Macmillan Learning ยท 1 day ago
Content Project Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$60K/yr - $75K/yr
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Analyze project/customer needs and independently develop a production-editorial plan appropriate for each title, leveraging existing production workflows to meet desired dates.
Adapt production-editorial processes for new technology developments and assist the department in achieving digital goals. Utilize various digital production tools to execute tasks, report bugs/issues, and coordinate work between team members.
Analyze and evaluate text manuscripts and art programs to determine content needs (such as art rendering and copyediting requirements) and design requirements. Gather project-specific information from content and manufacturing teams, to properly set up projects with vendors and coordinate all needed services. Compile detailed cost estimates for such services, and streamline services and costs when possible.
Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to create schedules; monitor schedules and make revisions as circumstances require (either directly for actively managed titles or via supervision of vendor project managers).
Supervise the work of vendor project managers for full-service projects, to ensure that proper workflows and specifications are followed and that project management meets the highest standards.
Work with vendor partners to select editorial freelancers appropriate to each project, ensure that copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers follow style guidelines, and enforce exacting standards for freelancer work.
For actively managed projects, check all stages of proof and ePub, revisions, and final files to ensure quality standards are maintained.
Build a detailed profile of each title for vendor partner (workflow, required services, unique features and specs), and initiate and review cost estimates.
Work with vendor partners in both active-management and full-service capacities, depending on the unique circumstances for each project. Work with vendor to select, supervise, and evaluate copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, and other freelancers; negotiate project-specific assignments based on evaluation of partner recommendations.
Track project status and scheduling. Coordinate work between team members, assigning tasks and managing handoffs.
Compile a detailed "living" record of project information for each title.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor's Degree.
5+ years of production editorial experience (preferably in college textbooks or a similarly rigorous and fast-paced field of work).
Experience applying outstanding time management and organizational skills.
Experience demonstrating meticulous attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, think critically, and problem-solve.
Experience demonstrating superior copyediting and proofreading skills.
Professional experience applying ready familiarity with ePubs or similar digital products, and the conventions of digital content and design.
Professional experience applying ready familiarity with book design, composition and page layout, and type specs.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing technologies and an increasingly electronic workplace.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing processes and workflows.
Experience working collaboratively with authors, vendors, and all product team members.
Demonstrated exceptional ability to communicate complex information to a variety of stakeholders verbally, in writing, and in presentation.
Ability to work independently and follow a workflow; ability to work productively even in a remote-work setup.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, scheduling software (Smartsheets, Monday, Google Sheets, etc.).
Familiarity with project management interfaces (JIRA/Confluence).
Preferred
Working knowledge of HTML preferred (familiarity with CSS also a plus).
Some experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, etc.
Benefits
Competitive pay and bonus plan
Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity
Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day , Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, Election Day, and more!)
Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
And much more!
Company
Macmillan Learning
Macmillan Learning improves lives through learning and offers content developed in partnership with the authors, educators, and developers. It is a sub-organization of Macmillan.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Susan Winslow
Chief Executive Officer
Simon Horrer
SVP Finance & Operations
Recent News
2024-04-20
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