Digital Producer (K-12 Math)

Savvas Learning Company; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Savvas Learning Company is seeking a Digital Producer for K-12 Math to lead digital content development, curriculum, and product delivery.

You will collaborate with the Math Technology Manager and cross-functional teams to design, build, test, and publish web and mobile formats across IWBs, LMS, and other platforms.

The role requires strong project leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage budgets and timelines on multi-location teams.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in educational publishing or a technology-related field.
• Proven ability to complete projects on schedule and on budget.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new software.
• Proven cross-functional project leadership across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain curriculum content using company tools and authoring software.
• Lead cross-functional projects with focus on cost, schedule, quality, scope, and communication.
• Develop project plans, forecasts, and resource communications for management.
• Select and oversee external freelancers and vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Manage inputs/outputs to databases and platforms; review and approve online content.
• Collaborate with editors and correlations specialists to update standards.
• Document processes and communicate across teams; ensure QA standards.
• Follow trends in educational technology and innovations.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team collaboration

Software learning

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

CMS

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Job description

SUMMARY

The Digital Producer, K-12 Math position resides within the Math Business Unit and is responsible for the digital development of K-12 programs in Math. Under the leadership of a Manager of Math Technology, the Digital Producer will play a critical role in building digital products. Digital Producers have responsibility for developing web mobile-based content, curriculum, and products to meet specific standards and instructional needs of teachers and students, as well as industry technology standards. The candidate will have an excellent understanding of digital development processes and tools, and bring to the position skills to build market-winning product offerings.

SCOPE AND IMPACT OF JOB

The work of the digital producer will impact K-12 education by helping to bring 21st-century learning products to market. The decisions made by the digital producer will influence the success of the Math product offerings. The scope of the work will encompass a wide range of multimedia formats on a variety of platforms and delivery devices (IWBs/Web/LMS platforms/mobile delivery) available today, and new devices and platforms in the future.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain curriculum content using Company software applications and authoring tools.
• Work on cross-functional team projects by providing leadership with a focus on cost, schedule, quality, scope, and communication toward the successful delivery of various types of technology products.
• Develop project plans appropriate for the scope and complexity of each project. This includes delivering planning artifacts, working with the core team, providing financial forecasts, and communicating with functional management to ensure awareness of project status and needed resources.
• Selecting, contracting, scheduling, and overseeing external freelancers and vendors to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Managing inputs and outputs to the Company’s databases and platforms, working with others to upload files and spreadsheets to the Company’s web applications, and reviewing and approving online content.
• Updating existing test item databases with new state standards in collaboration with other editors and correlations specialists.
• Planning, documenting, and communicating processes in collaboration with others.
• Ensure products meet high QA standards.
• Follows current trends and research on innovations and educational technology.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• 3–4 years of experience in educational publishing or a technology-related field
• Proven ability to complete projects on schedule and on budget.
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Exhibited sound judgment
• Experience using Microsoft Office, and an aptitude for learning new software applications.
• B.S./B.A. degree is required
• Proven experience managing cross-functional project teams with team members located in multiple locations.
• An understanding of critical and creative thinking. Proven decision-making skills as well as objective and methodical problem analysis and appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• A balanced combination of both academic and practical experience.
• Excellent communication skills, strong analytical and verbal communication skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively in visual, oral, and written form.
• Ability to build bridges with the various internal business units and strong relationships with vendors.
• Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and other project management and budget tracking tools.
• Highly organized and able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• High degree of flexibility and tolerance for change.
• Experience in critical roles working on multi-million dollar projects.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of educational publishing products and processes, including eBook formats and learning management systems
• Expertise in documentation creation and management
• Prior experience with Content Management Systems
• Familiarity with various authoring and programming tools, including but not limited to HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript

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