Senior Content Lead - ELL Publishing

Cengage Group; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks a Lead Content Developer to create high-quality English language content for the Secondary portfolio (grades 6-12) within the ELL team. You will lead a project team through all development phases in partnership with key design and production leaders.

You will hire and manage freelance authors/editors, develop content plans, and ensure on-budget, on-schedule delivery while applying NGL brand and pedagogy principles.

Qualifications

• BA/BS/CELTA degree.
• 8-10 years educational publishing, or equivalent teaching experience in ELL.
• Excellent project management experience, including budgeting and scheduling.
• Advanced editing, proofing, written, and verbal skills.
• Deep understanding of language learning pedagogy to make content decisions.
• Understanding of how to implement NGL brand and content design principles.
• Ability to help plan and follow a learning design plan.
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a Learning Designer, Portfolio Manager, senior management, authors, and experts to build a program that meets course learning objectives and solves customer issues.
• Identify, hire, and manage freelance authors, editors, and editorial vendors with Operations.
• Develop content planning documents, guidelines, and prototypes for all components with Learning Designers.
• Develop plans for projects, including workflows, budgets, and schedules, and communicate progress to senior managers.
• Coordinate with internal and external teams, including Production, Creative Studio, Operations, Digital, freelancers, and writers.
• Continuously improve understanding and skills; suggest areas for change or improvement.
• Build an environment that encourages a highly motivated, fully engaged team.
• Represent the Cengage Group Credo and Ethos in all actions and behaviors.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting and scheduling

Editing and proofreading

Language learning pedagogy

NGL brand adherence

Learning design planning

Independent multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS/CELTA degree

Job description

Cengage Group seeks a Lead Content Developer to create high-quality English language content for the Secondary portfolio (grades 6-12) within the ELL team. You will lead a project team through all development phases in partnership with key design and production leaders.

You will hire and manage freelance authors/editors, develop content plans, and ensure on-budget, on-schedule delivery while applying NGL brand and pedagogy principles.