Content Author - Engineering

1001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. seeks a Content Author – Engineering to independently author diverse engineering content, lead title development, and contribute to project strategy with senior managers.

The role ensures quality and may involve speaking at conferences or publishing related materials. You will create modern web-based content with interactive questions and collaborate with project managers to oversee authoring, while maintaining and improving existing content and partnering with marketing

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Education
• Experience with LaTeX, MathML, and/or XML
• Teaching or authoring experience
• Passion for engineering education
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly motivated and organized

Responsibilities

• Create modern web-based content with interactive learning questions and activities for Engineering topics
• Coordinate with project managers to oversee external authoring projects and train external authors
• Maintain and improve existing content
• Collaborate with the engineering team to develop interactive tools
• Collaborate with marketing and sales for demos and instructor feedback

Skills

LaTeX

MathML

XML

MATLAB

Python

Education

MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Education

Tools

MATLAB

Python

LaTeX/MathML/XML tooling

Job description

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role

The Content Author - Engineering is a self-motivated worker who can independently author various content types including sections, challenge activities, labs, and more. They take ownership of assigned projects or titles and may serve as the lead author on one or more titles. Additionally, they maintain a backlog of improvements for given engineering titles and contribute strategy and roadmap ideas to Leads or Senior Managers. The Content Author – Engineering is responsible for ensuring the quality of their projects or titles in collaboration with the project manager. This person may also speak at conferences, publish research papers, articles, webinars, and blog posts, and collaborate with colleagues on the development team to define and develop interactive tools.

Job Responsibilities

• Create modern web-based content with extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of Engineering topics (Material Science, Thermodynamics, Statics and Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, MATLAB, Circuits, and more).
• Work with project managers to oversee external authoring projects (evaluate project proposals, train external authors to utilize the zyBooks platform, review content to ensure quality, and adherence to zyBooks' authoring guidelines).
• Maintain and improve existing content.
• Collaborate with colleagues on the engineering team to define and develop interactive tools.
• Collaborate with colleagues in marketing and sales to assist with demos, respond to instructor feedback, assist with special requests, and more.

Required Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Education.
• Experience with LaTeX, MathML, and/or XML.
• Previous teaching experience and/or previous authoring experience.
• A passion for making a real difference in engineering education.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated and organized.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous academic research experience and publications in engineering education.
• Experience coding in MATLAB and/or Python.

We power infinite possibilities. For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere. We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives. Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [e-mail] for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow. We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package.

The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, or Spain. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.

Salary Range: 89,100.00 USD to 127,700.00 USD

Applicants who have any questions about the job application process may contact Talent Acquisition Support for assistance.