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The Content Developer position at Benchmark Education involves collaborating with senior developers to create engaging educational content for various audiences, ensuring adherence to guidelines and quality control throughout the production process.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include coordinating with editors and writers, reviewing content, incorporating feedback, maintaining writing guidelines, supporting sales tools development, and assisting in quality assurance for digital products.

Skills: Candidates should possess superior writing and editing skills, project management experience, and proficiency in MS Office; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.

Qualifications: A B.A. in English, education, or a related field is required (M.A. is advantageous), along with 5+ years of experience developing literacy materials for educational publishers.

Location: Remote position based in Florida, USA; no travel required.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $60,000 - $80,000.

Position Purpose:

Work with the Director/Executive Content Developer and Senior/Supervising Content Developer to contribute to the development phase of new supplemental or ancillary product. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with editors, vendors and freelance writers in developing content for teachers, students and families, in both print and digital formats, to ensure that content guidelines are observed
• Review, edit, and approve manuscript and production stages, working directly with copyeditors, graphic designers, and photo researchers
• Incorporate feedback as requested (based on defined review stages) from Professional Development, Sales and Marketing, Editorial management and outside reviewers and SMEs/consultants
• Develop and maintain writing and editing guidelines
• Request and review vendor and writer samples and provide vendor feedback as necessary to ensure quality control 
• Attend regularly scheduled status meetings with Executive Content Developer or Senior/Supervising Content Developer to report on workflow and content issues
• Create or update Product Library documentation and product metadata as requested
• Communicate with Sales and Marketing to support the development of sales support tools
• Complete Product Data Management entry based on defined workflow milestones
• Read professional journals to increase market and pedagogical knowledge
• Attend department and weekly product status meetings
• Complete time tracking documentation on a weekly basis
• Aid in the QA of new digital products

Job Requirements/Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience developing literacy materials for an educational publisher
• B.A. in English, education, or a related field (M.A. a plus) 
• Superior writing, editing and project management skills
• Current knowledge of language, literacy and educational standards, expectations and requirements 
• Intermediate-Advanced proficiency, MS Office
• Basic proficiency, Adobe Creative Suite is preferred
• Comfortable juggling several projects concurrently
• Able to work collaboratively with other departments (e.g., design and marketing)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills 
• Teaching experience is a plus
• Knowledge of Foundational Skills Development and Phonics is a plus

About Us 

Benchmark Education Company is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, both print and digital, as well as world-class professional development. Since its founding in 1998, our company has proven to be one of the most nimble and innovative content creators on the cutting edge of pedagogy and technology. The digital content in our many learning programs delivers all the rigor of its print counterpart and is designed for virtual and blended learning contexts. 

Benchmark Education Publishing (BEC) and its affiliates are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For further information, visit us at: https://www.benchmarkeducation.com