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Specialist Digital Content Development
Entertainment & Media Industry Company
Barcelona, , Spain
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Description
Company English
Company English is the world's largest provider of English language learning, covering everything from basics for beginners to boardroom-level business English. More than 1.5 million teachers and 35 million students use our English language learning resources and tools each Company websiteh engagement and encouragement we're transforming the process of learning English from a frustrating experience to one of life's highlights, breaking language barriers around the world.
In 2014 Company English released the Global Scale of English, the world’s first common, global benchmark of English language learning. It measures English language progress on a numeric scale in a way that is consistent, granular and actionable for governments, corporates, academics, institutions and learners. The Scale has been created as an Open Standard for English that meets a global need.
At Company, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the Company website are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Wall Street English
In 2010, Wall Street English was acquired by Company and is now part of the Company English group. At Wall Street English, we help people change their futures. We teach English as second language to adults. We have been learning partners to over 2 million people, and have been passionate about teaching English for over 45 years. Our method is proven and aligned to the Company Global Scale of English, a standard for language acquisition and education. We have a current enrolment of 190,000 students. We have over 450 learning centres in 27 different countries across the globe. Our centres offer a near immersion experience and a unique Blended Learning Method to help each student reach their fullest potential. Wall Street English has corporate offices in Baltimore, Hong Kong and Barcelona. We operate primarily through franchising but also own and operate our own centres in China and Italy. Company website/
The Content Development Specialist leads and manages the content creation for a component or service. Working in-house as part of a project team, the Content Development Specialist:
• executes plans for the writing, editing, and production of content throughout its development
• collaborates as necessary with other team members on the instructional design and development of prototypes and briefs
• implements new workflows for the continuous improvement of content creation
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Conceptualisation
• Support the Content Development Manager and Portfolio Manager in the generation of ideas for concept development and prototype creation
• Support the Content Development Manager in the instructional design plan for the full product or service
• Enhance plans with appropriate detail and instruction in advance of vendor contracting
Business Case Stage
• Develop or contract development of Proof of Concept content, prototypes, and iterations of these at request of Content Development Manager or Instructional Designer
• Support Content Development Manager in forecasting budgets and schedules
Product Development Stage
• Act as in-house editor on print and digital WSE publications.
• Review and understand the approved instructional design, syllabus, course configuration, content map, budget, and schedule from the Instructional Designer, Content Development Manager, and Project Manager
• Support Content Development Manager in review and development of comprehensive writing briefs and other project documents; keep documents up to date and communicate changes to writers and editors
• Contract and brief writers and editors for assigned components using standard vendor agreements; supply them with comprehensive writing briefs, content templates, and templates for art and media briefs
• Provide continuous and consistent support to writers and editors throughout the writing and content development process; assist writers and editors in the use of content creation tools (standard and proprietary) and content management tools
• Review quality of all contracted work; provide feedback to editors and writers on any recurring issues related to content creation; when necessary under deadline, bring quality of content up to standard through development and revision
• Collaborate closely with in-house designers, art and text researchers, rights managers, and media managers before and during all phases of content production
• Respond to Content Development Manager or Project Manager queries about budgets and schedule during all phases of content creation
• Stay up to date with trends in second language acquisition pedagogy and assessment; stay up to date in ELT market needs and trends; stay up to date with English language learning market needs and trends
Supervisory responsibilities:
• Supervise freelancers and vendors through continuous monitoring of quality and deadlines; Give frequent and comprehensive feedback
Key relationships:
• Reports to Content Development Manager
• Collaborates with:
◦ Instructional Designer
◦ Project Manager
◦ Vendors - Authors / Editors / Composition
Skills/Knowledge
• Sound business and technical acumen, with the ability to navigate a complex and highly matrixed organization effectively, establishing effective communication lines to multiple stakeholders
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines, remaining pragmatic and results-focused
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
Qualifications
• University/College degree in linguistics, foreign language,or related field, or qualification in teaching English as a second/foreign language (Cert or Diploma in TEFL or TESOL)