Lead Copy Editor, Educational Assessments

Pearson; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an experienced editor to lead editorial quality across assessment content. The role demands strong copyediting, adherence to style guides, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced publishing environment.

As a lead editor, you will coordinate with Content, Program Teams, and Asset Services, applying ABBI/XPRT workflows and ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with copyright and accessibility standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., literature, language, journalism) or equivalent certification/on‑the‑job training.
• Minimum of three years’ editorial experience and two years’ experience in educational assessment.
• Demonstrates strong end‑to‑end copyediting proficiency: spelling (interpreting dictionary entries, compounding/hyphenation), grammar and terminology, punctuation, syntax, diction, and usage.
• Interprets and applies major style and usage references with confidence (e.g., Chicago Manual of Style , Gregg Reference Manual , Garner’s Modern English Usage , and other industry standards).

Responsibilities

• Implements grammar, spelling, usage, punctuation, syntax, and style per department, client, and industry standards; applies rules consistently.
• Ensures uniformity and consistency across assessment components; sustains focus and reliably identifies errors throughout the workday while minimizing mistakes.
• Exercises good judgment when applying client style guidelines; queries when deviations from style would be appropriate for best outcomes; may create/modify client style guidelines.
• Understands the copyeditor’s scope of responsibility, knows what to do when requested to go beyond scope, and flags concerns when needed.
• Proactively seeks learning opportunities to strengthen editorial expertise by refining skills, expanding knowledge of style guides, and integrating emerging best practices.

Skills

Copyediting

Style guides

Communication

Feedback

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

Outlook

SharePoint

Teams

OneDrive

Excel

HTML/XML basics

ABBI

eStyle

Oracle

Job description

Pearson is seeking an experienced editor to lead editorial quality across assessment content. The role demands strong copyediting, adherence to style guides, and collaboration with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced publishing environment.

As a lead editor, you will coordinate with Content, Program Teams, and Asset Services, applying ABBI/XPRT workflows and ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with copyright and accessibility standards.