Editorial & Assessment Production Lead

Pearson; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson in the United States seeks an Editorial Services Manager to lead a team of editors responsible for developing, producing, and ensuring the quality of teacher assessment exams and related materials.

You will plan capacity, manage schedules, enforce style guides and security protocols, and coordinate with content developers, psychometrics, assessment services, and publishing teams to deliver accurate materials on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, education, publishing, communications, assessment, instructional content, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of experience in editorial, assessment, publishing, production, educational content, or related environment.
• Three or more years of experience leading, supervising, mentoring, or coordinating the work of editors, technicians, production staff, or cross-functional project teams.
• Experience managing multiple complex deliverables with competing timelines and quality requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply style guides, client requirements, process documentation, and quality standards.
• Experience with high-stakes assessment, educator licensure, certification exams, educational publishing, or item banking systems preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and collaboration tools; experience with databases, content management systems, or proprietary publishing platforms preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear direction, document decisions, and communicate risks or recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of editors including work assignments, performance feedback, onboarding, training, and professional development.
• Oversee editorial and production workflows for teacher assessment exams, study guides, practice materials, item banks, and related deliverables.
• Plan team capacity, prioritize competing deliverables, and monitor schedules to ensure accurate, timely completion of work across multiple programs and projects.
• Ensure editorial and production work follows applicable client requirements, style guides, accessibility expectations, quality standards, and security protocols.
• Partner with content developers, assessment specialists, psychometricians, project managers, publishing teams, and client-facing groups to clarify requirements and resolve questions or blockers.
• Review project status, identify risks, elevate issues when appropriate, and implement mitigation plans to protect schedules and deliverable quality.
• Support quality control activities, including proofreading, copyediting, metadata review, item accounting checks, formatting validation, and final production review.
• Maintain and improve documented procedures, templates, tracking tools, and job logs to support consistency, efficiency, and knowledge transfer.
• Analyze workflow data, recurring defects, and feedback to recommend process improvements and strengthen team performance.
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive team culture focused on accuracy, accountability, continuous improvement, and service to educators and learners.

Skills

Team leadership

Editorial standards

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in English

Tools

Microsoft Office

Content management systems

Databases

Publishing platforms

Job description

Pearson in the United States seeks an Editorial Services Manager to lead a team of editors responsible for developing, producing, and ensuring the quality of teacher assessment exams and related materials.

You will plan capacity, manage schedules, enforce style guides and security protocols, and coordinate with content developers, psychometrics, assessment services, and publishing teams to deliver accurate materials on time.