Managing Editor K-12

Goodheart-Willcox; Tinley Park (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

401(k) company match

Medical plan options

Dental plan options

Vision plan

Paid Time Off

Wellbeing Programs

Cariloop – Caregiver Concierge

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Social Activities and Events

Job summary

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is seeking a Managing Editor K-12 with a background in Business, Career, Computing, Social Sciences and related disciplines. This hybrid role requires onsite presence at Tinley Park, IL two to four days per month.

Lead editorial development with the editorial director and acquisitions editors, supervise developmental assignments, and oversee revision cycles. The ideal candidate has educational publishing experience, strong editing skills, and at least three years of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of three years textbook development experience, including editorial and production phases.
• Minimum of three years prior people management experience.
• Education or experience in topics applicable to the team’s product line.
• Strong editing and language skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan list and product strategy at title level and size development efforts to match market potential.
• Oversee planning and development for first editions and revisions with editorial stakeholders.
• Manage team efforts across editorial project work; interact with authors and reviewers as needed.
• Coordinate with Creative Department during design, layout, proofreading and production steps.
• Communicate product scheduling milestones and support market research on trends.

Skills

Editing

Teamwork

Communication

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Windows

Job description

Hybrid

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, Experts in Career and Technical Education (CTE) and a proud employee‑owned company, is seeking a Managing Editor K-12 with a background in Business, Career, Computing, Social Sciences and other disciplines. The Managing Editor will collaborate with the editorial director and acquisitions editors to lead editorial developmental planning and execution for the products. The ideal candidate will have a background in educational publishing and experience supervising and guiding developmental assignments. This is a hybrid position which consists of working onsite two to four days per month at our Tinley Park, Illinois office.

Our compensation is market based and takes into account a variety of factors including the candidate’s skill set, experience level, internal equity, and location. For this position, we anticipate the starting salary falling between $80,000 and $100,000 per year. In addition, the company makes a 10% contribution to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 4% matching contribution to the 401(k).

What you’ll do:

• Working with acquisition team, this role is responsible for list and product strategy and planning at a title level, including planning revision cycles, and right sizing development efforts to match product market potential.
• Working in conjunction with key editorial stakeholders, oversee all aspects of planning and development for first edition and revised products on the team.
• Manage team efforts on all primary aspects of editorial project work, including:
  • Assess and as appropriate conduct market reviews on chapters.
  • Manage team interaction with authors as they develop plans for product development.
  • Find qualified reviewers for texts, as needed.
  • Work with Creative Department, as needed, throughout design, layout, proofreading, and other production‑related steps.
  • Supervise, track, and appropriately communicate product scheduling milestones.
• Help support and/or facilitate market research to stay informed of the latest market trends, customer needs and strengths and weaknesses of competing products.
• Coordinate and support development team efforts to find qualified authors and subject matter experts to create and develop new products and supplemental materials.
• Conduct teacher training workshops to inform stakeholders about product design or professional development, as needed.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree is a plus.
• Minimum of three years of textbook development, including editorial and production phases required.
• Minimum of three years prior people management experience required.
• Education, training, or experience in topics applicable to the team’s product line.
• Excellent knowledge of basic language skills needed to perform editing tasks.
• Teaching experience or college coursework in educational instruction or team‑focused discipline/course areas.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Windows and Word.

What we offer:

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is an employee‑owned company driven by our mission, “We Build Careers.” G‑W has spent over a century building a culture that we are proud of and is centered around our Core Values of Do the Right Thing, Can‑do Attitude, Roll Up Your Sleeves, Always Improving, and Collaborative Spirit. When you join our team, you will experience an environment of collaboration, empowerment, and respect.

G‑W prioritizes the health and well-being of our employees by offering carefully selected benefits and retirement options. Check out some of our generous benefits highlighted below:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan – a retirement plan that is 100% company funded
• 401(k) with a company match
• 3 Medical plan options
• 2 Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Wellbeing Programs
• Cariloop – a Caregiver Concierge
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Social Activities and Events

Goodheart-Willcox Publisher provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, ancestry and marital status, and other protected classes, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

In addition, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination of employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US. We do not sponsor applicants for work visas.