Editorial & Content Production Manager

Pearson; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Editorial Services Manager to lead a team of editors supporting exam development, production, and quality control in the United States. You will manage workloads, coordinate across teams, ensure standards and security, and deliver materials on schedule.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, process improvement, and collaboration with content developers, psychometrics, and publishing teams, while maintaining rigorous editorial quality and compliance with client requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, education, publishing, or related field.
• 5+ years editorial/publishing or related experience.
• 3+ years leading editors or cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing multiple complex deliverables with tight timelines.
• Ability to interpret style guides and client requirements.
• Experience with high-stakes assessment or item banking preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools; CMS/publishing platforms preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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

Leadership

Editorial oversight

Project management

Communication

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, education, publishing, communications, assessment, instructional content, or a related field

Equivalent experience considered

Tools

Microsoft Office

Content management systems

Collaboration tools

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Editorial Services Manager to lead a team of editors supporting exam development, production, and quality control in the United States. You will manage workloads, coordinate across teams, ensure standards and security, and deliver materials on schedule.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, process improvement, and collaboration with content developers, psychometrics, and publishing teams, while maintaining rigorous editorial quality and compliance with client requirements.