Senior Content Lead, English Language Learning

Cengage Group; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Lead Content Developer to create high-quality English language content for the Secondary portfolio within the NGL Global English Language Learning team. You will lead a project team across development phases in partnership with a Learning Designer, Academic Design Manager, and Sr.

Director. Responsibilities include collaborating with designers and editors, hiring freelancers, developing planning documents, budgeting and scheduling plans, and coordinating with internal

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, proofreading, 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.
• In partnership with Operations, identify, hire, and manage freelance authors, editors, and editorial vendors.
• With Learning Designers, develop content planning documents, guidelines, and prototypes for all components, including recommending innovative and effective pedagogical approaches based on market needs and feedback.
• With Print and Digital Production and Academic Design Manager, develop plans for projects, including workflows, budgets, and schedules. Accurately and regularly estimate, plan, and communicate with team members and senior managers on project progress to ensure a timely, on-budget delivery of content.
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external teams, including Production, Creative Studio, Operations, Digital, freelancers, and writers, training and assisting, as the program requires.
• Continually improve understanding, skills, and display aptitude for new tasks; proactively identify and suggest areas for change or improvement within the project.
• Build an environment that encourages a highly motivated, highly committed, fully engaged team.
• Represent the Cengage Group Credo and Ethos in all actions and behaviors.

Skills

Ell experience

Project management

Editing

Pedagogy

Brand guidelines

Learning design

Multitasking

Education

BA/BS/CELTA degree

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Lead Content Developer to create high-quality English language content for the Secondary portfolio within the NGL Global English Language Learning team. You will lead a project team across development phases in partnership with a Learning Designer, Academic Design Manager, and Sr.

Director. Responsibilities include collaborating with designers and editors, hiring freelancers, developing planning documents, budgeting and scheduling plans, and coordinating with internal