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Content Producer
Pearson
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Description
At Pearson, 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 globe. We 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.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
High Level Responsibilities
The Content Producer is the key owner and liaison through all functional areas of project management from content planning through customer acceptance and archive.
Manage the execution of content development and production plans for Science textbooks and ebooks to deliver high quality, commercially successful print and digital project families on time and within budget.
Manage multiple vendors and subject matter experts, providing feedback as necessary.
Communicate project status and dependencies to appropriate team members, including Managing Producer.
Work with other parts of the organization as necessary to ensure support in attaining output, quality and productivity
Ensure that appropriate content structure, enrichment standards, and other compliance standards, e.g. accessibility are applied throughout the content development and production process.
Use web-based tools for project tracking.
Competencies
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Able to work across teams as necessary to ensure support in attaining product output and quality as well as overall productivity
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
2-4 years of project management experience
Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with Acrobat, Editorial and Indexing programs, Illustrator, Photoshop
Experience with Acrobat Pro and XML a plus; excellent organizational and communications skills
Publishing background strongly preferred
Experience working with onshore and offshore vendors a significant plus
Experience with transition from print to digital publishing a significant plus
Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience working in an "evergreen" publishing model, and with scrum and agile methodologies
Strong preference will be given to candidates with experience/understanding of HTML5 and CSS coding
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