Position Overview:
The Content Developer, Spanish will work with the Editorial team to project manage the development phase of new product development, both Core and Supplemental, as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Must be fluent in Spanish, both written and verbal.
Coordinate with vendors, colleagues, and freelance writers developing content, ensuring that content guidelines are observed
Review, edit, and approve manuscript and production stages, working directly with copy editors, graphic designers, and photo researchers
Incorporate feedback (based on defined review stages) from Professional Development, Sales and Marketing, Editorial management, and outside reviewers and 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 Content Developer to report on workflow and content issues
Create or update Product Library documentation
Communicate with Sales and Marketing to support the development of sales support tools
Work with the Correlations Manager, as needed, to create and/or review state or competition correlations to ensure that they accurately address standards and topics.
Support Sales and Marketing by reviewing pullouts, space ads, pre-pub flyers, and other sales support tools for accuracy and completeness
Read professional journals to increase market and pedagogical knowledge
Attend department and weekly product status meetings
Complete time tracking documentation on a weekly basis
Job Requirements / Skills and Experience:
4+ years of experience developing literacy materials for an educational publisher
B.A. in English, education, or a related field (M.A. a plus)
Superior Spanish writing & editing skills. Strong project management skills. Must be able to handle stress in a high-deliverable, deadline driven environment.
Current knowledge of language, literacy and content issues, research and standards
Intermediate proficiency, MS Office
Basic proficiency, Adobe Creative Suite is preferred
Comfortable juggling a number of 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
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