Quality Editor - Instructional Design

IAPP; Portsmouth (NH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

Summer hours

Sabbaticals after seven years

Competitive compensation with bonus

Job summary

IAPP is seeking a Quality Editor - Instructional Design in Portsmouth, NH. The role focuses on ensuring consistency, quality and functionality of learning materials for instructor-led and e-learning courses in privacy, AI governance, and digital responsibility.

Responsibilities include establishing review processes, proofreading, supporting content research, and ensuring alignment with company style guidelines. The hybrid role offers a mix of in-office and remote work with a dog-friendly culture.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to edit and proofread training materials and textbooks.
• Strong writing and grammar skills across Chicago/AP style.
• Experience supporting content development and SME collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Create and document consistent review processes for all training materials.
• Proofread and copyedit classroom, e-learning, and textbook content.
• Support instructional design with content research and SME revisions.
• Ensure content aligns with IAPP style guidelines and governance.
• Evaluate e-learning usability and content accuracy.
• Assist translation reviews to maintain look, feel and function.

Skills

Editing

Copyediting

Written communication

Research

Content review

Job description

Quality Editor - Instructional Design

Job Category: Training

Requisition Number: QUALI001657

• Full-Time
• Hybrid
• Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA

Job Details

Description

Job Summary

The Quality Editor, Instructional Design is responsible for ensuring the consistency, quality and functionality of learning materials (for instructor-led and e-learning courses). IAPP training courses and textbooks are designed for professionals in privacy, AI governance, and digital responsibility working within an enterprise.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Creating, documenting, and executing consistent review processes and procedures for all training materials, including classroom-based materials, e-learning, and textbooks
• Possessing exceptional writing and grammar skills and maintaining knowledge of various writing styles (Chicago, AP, etc.)
• Proofreading and copyediting of training materials
• Supporting instructional design work via content research and occasional writing, developing subject matter expert (SME) contributions and revisions, and completing other research and writing projects as assigned
• Ensuring training content is aligned with IAPP organization-wide style guidelines and serving as team liaison to IAPP style governance group
• Evaluating functionality of e-learning products from a user’s perspective
• Reviewing content for accuracy
• Recommending product enhancements toward greater user accessibility
• Aggregating and integrating feedback from multiple reviewers
• Supporting translation of training content through reviews to help ensure accuracy and to ensure look and feel and functionality remain intact

Additional Duties

• Additional duties as assigned

Work Environment

At the IAPP, we value in-person connections fueled by fun, excellence, and communication. To align with this value, we have a hybrid work environment that allows for two remote days and three days in our Portsmouth, NH office.

About the IAPP

The IAPP is a policy neutral, not-for-profit association founded in 2000 with a mission to define, promote and improve the professions of privacy, AI governance and digital responsibility globally. More information about the IAPP is available at iapp.org.

What We Offer

Working at the IAPP is an opportunity like no other. In addition to a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus and a full range of benefits, the IAPP offers a creative, supportive and flexible environment. Other perks include casual dress, a dog-friendly office, summer hours, and sabbaticals after seven years of service. We work in a "get-stuff-done" culture that values respect, personal and professional growth, and an entrepreneurial attitude. We have been named to Business NH Magazine’s Hall of Fame for "Best Small Companies to Work for in NH".