Position Purpose:
Responsible for providing editorial support to the Editorial department in a variety of capacities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with product development and long-range editorial planning, including concepting new products
- Review, edit, and approve manuscript and production stages, working directly with copyeditors, graphic designers, and photo researchers
- Create, edit, review, and approve slide decks based on style guidelines
- Track programmatic pieces, including learning outcomes, Lexile ranges, writing prompts, student supports, text types, etc.
- Review and evaluate BEC’s new technology products
- Aid in the QA of new digital products
- Complete time tracking documentation on a weekly basis
- Create or update Product Library documentation and product metadata as requested
- Attend regularly scheduled and impromptu meetings with team members to discuss content, workflow, and product status
Job Requirements/Skills and Experience:
- B.A. in English, education, or a related field (M.A. a real plus)
- Superior writing, editing and project management skills
- Current knowledge of language, literacy and content issues
- 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
ABOUT BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY
Benchmark Education Company (BEC) is a leading publisher of core, supplemental, and intervention literacy and language resources in English and Spanish, with valid and reliable digital assessments that inform instruction. BEC is also a provider of exceptional professional development to educators.
BEC is recognized as a responsive publisher that offers equally rigorous and engaging digital, print, and hybrid learning materials grounded in the Science of Reading research. BEC monitors research outcomes carefully to create effective foundational resources that include strong decoding materials with systematic and explicit instruction and high-quality resources focused on language development and comprehension. BEC’s content-rich and authentic texts offer instruction in close reading and analysis, multiple perspectives, and authentic literature while building world knowledge and reflecting the individuality of every student in each diverse classroom.
Family owned and operated for more than 25 years, BEC is committed to partnering with educators to provide the best for all students through resources of exceptional quality, world-class professional learning, and effective and dedicated customer support.
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
Skills Required
- B.A. in English, education, or a related field
- M.A. in a related field
- Superior writing, editing, and project management skills
- Current knowledge of language, literacy, and content issues
- Intermediate-Advanced proficiency with MS Office
- Basic proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to work collaboratively with other departments
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Teaching experience
What We Do
Why Choose Benchmark Education? Many educational publishing companies say their literacy programs are best. So what makes Benchmark Education programs different? In 1998, we published our first literacy resources. Though we have grown, our mission has not changed: to provide classroom-tested solutions that help differentiate instruction and enable EVERY student to achieve success. Our research-proven programs include content-rich leveled books, differentiated instruction, intervention programs, and professional development that help you meet the needs of ALL kinds of learners – including needs not met by other educational publishers. Choose Benchmark Education and get exceptional teacher tools proven to accelerate student achievement.
