Senior Media Editor, High School

Holtzbrinck; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Headspace support

Education assistance

Commuter assistance

Life and AD&D insurance

Mental health support via Headspace

Job summary

Macmillan Learning, part of the Holtzbrinck family, is transforming to empower high school learners with editorial programs and AI-enabled workflows. We seek a Senior Media Editor to collaborate with the Course Product Manager, authors, vendors, and editorial teams across high school courses.

You will drive project plans, manage budgets, evaluate processes for efficiency, pilot AI tools, and ensure timely, high-quality content delivery for publishing and digital resources.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of editorial experience in educational publishing or educational technology.
• Strong leadership and project-management skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing authors and freelancers with QA and workflow improvements.

Responsibilities

• Plan, initiate, and oversee editorial projects with cross-functional teams.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and stakeholder communication throughout projects.
• Assess user needs and plan content to align with platform functionality.
• Pilot AI and automation to improve turnaround time and content quality.
• Interface with authors, vendors, and marketing to deliver on content goals.

Skills

Editorial experience

Project management

Communication

AI prompting

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

Macmillan Learning is a part of the family-owned Holtzbrinck group of companies and is one of the leading educational technology companies. Through deep partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers, we facilitate teaching and learning opportunities that spark student engagement and improve outcomes. We provide educators with tailored solutions designed to inspire student curiosity and measure progress. Macmillan Learning is comprised of renowned brands including Bedford/St. Martins, W.H. Freeman, Worth Publishers, Sapling Learning, SkyFactor, Late Nite Labs, EBI-MAPworks, i[lt]clicker, REEF and Hayden-McNeil.

Product Management

At Macmillan Learning, we're committed to driving innovation that transforms education. We seek team members who thrive on pushing boundaries, envisioning future possibilities, and building solutions that make a lasting impact. Whether you're a Pioneer shaping bold new ideas, a Builder turning possibilities into reality, or a Stabilizer optimizing for success, you'll play a vital role in advancing our mission. If you're excited by the prospect of testing new technologies, implementing transformative strategies, and thriving in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Macmillan Learning is a business in transformation. Within our High School division, BFW Publishers, we're looking for a Senior Media Editor who can build on the processes, systems, and data already in place and find ways to work more efficiently. That includes the thoughtful use of AI and automation to simplify work and create capacity for higher-value activities.

You’ll work with the Course Product Manager to understand customer needs and recommend courses of action for the media program, together with the program manager and media and assessment leadership. You’ll coordinate the creation and publication of digital and ancillary resources that support teaching and learning, partnering with authors, vendors, freelancers, and colleagues in content development, sales, marketing, and product. This role works across all high school course areas.

What You’ll Do

• You'll plan, initiate, and oversee projects in coordination with the Program Manager, Development Editor, Content Producer, Product, and Production.
• You'll keep project stakeholders informed about status, issues, scheduling, and budget, and share evolving information from Product, Engineering, and Program Management.
• You'll assess user needs and join status and exploratory meetings with fellow editors to plan content that works effectively with platform functionality.
• You'll recommend and implement changes to schedules, budgets, or content based on new functionality on the horizon.
• You'll correspond with multimedia authors about their products and tasks, helping them prioritize and deliver quality, on-time content for turnover to production.
• You'll identify, assess, hire, and correspond with vendors and freelancers on multimedia content and projects.
• You'll manage assigned in-flight projects, assessing their status, connecting with colleagues, authors, and vendors, and continuing or revising the workflow as needed.
• You'll assess our processes for efficiency opportunities and pilot AI and automation in internal and authoring processes, documenting effective practices and measuring changes in turnaround time, cost, or capacity while maintaining editorial quality.
• You'll evaluate and negotiate input from marketing and sales on customer-related requests, and provide copy, preliminary files, and tables of contents for marketing and sales tools.
• You'll attend relevant conferences, sales presentations, and company meetings to promote our products and gather market information.

What You’ll Bring

• A bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in a discipline associated with the role
• 5+ years of editorial experience in educational publishing or educational technology, including 3+ years of media editorial experience
• Senior-level judgment and leadership
• Organizational and project management skills, including managing multiple projects at once in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing effectively, working through problems with a group, and staying within an approved budget
• Attention to detail, self-motivation, and a commitment to quality, including improving how you assess vendors and authors, ensure diligent content development and QA, and refine authorship guidelines
• Written and verbal communication skills that you can adapt for different audiences
• Experience managing authors and freelancers, talking with users of our products, and collaborating across functions with internal stakeholders
• An understanding of how digital content and platform functionality work together
• Interest in finding and assessing the authors, freelancers, and vendors who can help us deliver on our mission
• Facility with AI prompting and with building or testing AI tools, and an understanding of the legal and ethical limits of AI use
• Experience with Google Workspace

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in high school teaching, publishing, or educational technology
• 1+ years of instructional design experience
• Experience with Google Apps Script or coding

Salary Range:

$60,000 to $72,000

Job Location

This role is fully remote, so you can work from wherever you call home, except Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, South Dakota, West Virginia, or Wyoming, where we're not currently able to hire.

Physical Requirements

Requires periods of close concentration. Must be able to multi-task, concentrate in an open office work environment. Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week as needed.

Benefits Statement

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee's date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.

• Company bonus plan
• Medical insurance (HSA Qualified, EPO, and PPO plan options), HSA + Employer Contribution, vision insurance, and dental insurance
• Contributions to your 401(k) retirement account through Fidelity (US) / Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Canada)
• Paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day, Juneteenth, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Election Day, and more)
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program and Commuter Assistance (for those in qualified circumstances)
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Mental health support through Headspace

BFW Statement

Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family-owned company that inspires what's possible for every learner. We envision a world in which every learner succeeds. Through our content, tools and services, we aim to make that a reality. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com, join our Macmillan Community, stay connected to our Learning Stories blogs, or see us on LinkedIn, Facebook, or X. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

EEO Statement

At Macmillan Learning, we believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds enrich our mission to improve lives through learning. We actively seek candidates who reflect a wide range of identities, experiences, and communities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background, geographical status and background, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.

Employer Classification

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education's guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.