Editorial Project Manager

EBSCO Information Services; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Holidays and PTO

Mentoring program

Job summary

EBSCO Information Services is seeking an Editorial Project Manager for the EBSCOlearning team. The role focuses on keeping learning and test prep content accurate and on schedule across product lines, coordinating with writers, editors, SMEs, and product teams in a remote setting.

The position values strong editing, writing, and project coordination skills, with a bachelor’s degree in English/related field.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience in editorial work, project coordination, publishing, content development, or related field (internships count)
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with close attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines

Responsibilities

• Copyedit content documents, focusing on practice test manuscripts
• Do final copyedit and production prep of near-complete manuscripts
• Review SME sample questions and early-stage manuscripts with tracked changes
• Initial copyedit of Business Book Summaries submissions
• Apply style guides and writing guidelines consistently
• Check manuscript tagging, formatting, and content against test specs/maps
• Assist with QA, including cross-checking content on the platform with manuscripts

Skills

Editing

Writing

Proofreading

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, education, journalism, publishing, or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MS Teams

SharePoint

Job description

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) delivers a fully optimized research experience, seamlessly integrated with a powerful discovery platform to support the information needs and maximize the research experience of our end-users. Headquartered in Ipswich, MA, EBSCO employs more than 2,700 people worldwide, with most embracing hybrid or remote work models. As an AI-enabled service leader, we thrive on innovation, forward-thinking strategies, and the dedication of our exceptional team. At EBSCO, we’re driven to inspire, empower and support research. Our mission is to transform lives by providing reliable and relevant information — when, where and how people need it. We’re seeking dynamic, creative individuals whose diverse perspectives will help us achieve this global, inclusive mission. Join us to help make an impact.

Your Opportunity

As an Editorial ProjectManager on theEBSCOlearningteam, you will help keep our learning and test prep content accurate, current, and on schedule across multiple product lines. You will do this by coordinating content projects from planning through publication, working with writers, editors, and subject matter experts, and partnering withcontent and productteams.

This remote position is U.S.-based only (excluding U.S. territories).

What You'll Do

Editorial

• Copyedit content documents, with a focus on practice test manuscripts
• Conduct final copyedit and production prep of near-complete manuscripts
• Review subject matter expert sample questions and early-stage manuscripts using tracked changes and comments
• Perform initial copyedit of Business Book Summaries submissions
• Apply style guides and contract writing guidelines consistently
• Check manuscript tagging, formatting, and content against test specs and test maps
• Assist with resource quality assurance, including checking content on the platform against manuscripts and videos against fact sheets

Content development and project support

• Assist in the content development process, helping project managers in different areas, such as microlessons, practice tests, videos, etc.
• Research exam specifications and build test specs and subject matter expert retagging documents from exam frameworks
• Assist with contract creation, including drafting peer review checklists/statements of work
• Assist with subject matter expert recruitment and onboarding: researching candidates, building lists, drafting outreach templates
• Work on corporate learning content assets, including creating audio versions of Business Book Summaries and Reviews, creating and producing Learning Paths, curating and formatting business magazine articles, and maintaining associated content trackers
• Coordinate the delivery of Corporate Learning content to the EBSCOlearning platform, serving as the primary liaison between content and platform teams to ensure timely and accurate publication, including mapping and delivering newly available Harvard Business Review content
• Conduct weekly quality assurance of new and updated content on the EBSCOlearning platform, including reviewing resources, documenting issues, making corrections in the Content Management System (CMS), following through on fixes, and approving content for release
• Conduct competitive analyses: exploring competitor platforms and documenting observations

Your Team

You will be welcomed as a member of the EBSCOlearning team, working closely with product, technology, sales, and marketing colleagues. Our team enjoys the flexibility and work-life balance that remote work offers. You will have the resources, training, and support to succeed as an Editorial Project Manager and to grow your career at EIS.

About You

• 0–2 years of experience in editorial work, project coordination, publishing, content development, or a related field (internships and relevant coursework count)
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with close attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines

What sets you apart

• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, education, journalism, publishing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Strong editorial background
• Familiarity with The Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition)
• Strong research skills, including synthesizing findings clearly
• Strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with MS tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
• Organized, able to juggle multiple projects
• Clear written communication, including flagging uncertainty by commenting rather than guessing
• Comfort learning new tools, including tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Synthesia, or InDesign

Pay Range

USD $49,605.00 - USD $70,865.00 /Yr.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location.

Our Work Policy: We value the balance of remote focus and in-person connection. For all our roles not designated as onsite, candidates living within a 30-mile radius of one of our hub office locations (Ipswich, MA; Birmingham, AL; Contoocook, NH) are required to be on-site one day designated by their team for collaboration and syncs. If you reside outside of this 30-mile range, the position is considered fully remote.

EBSCO provides a generous benefits program including:

• -Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance and Flexible spending accounts
• -Retirement Savings Plan
• -Paid Parental Leave
• -Holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• -Mentoring program
• And much more! Check it out here: https://www.ebsco.com/about/benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.

Location

US-Remote

ID

2026-2193

Category

Lean Enterprise

Position Type

Full-Time Regular

Remote

Yes