Content Project Manager

The Content Project Manager coordinates, either directly or via the supervision of vendor full-service project managers, all aspects of editorial production from manuscript to final print and digital deliverables--for Higher Education and High School titles across various disciplines (Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences). In a typical year, the Content Project Manager oversee production of a number of main-edition titles, as well as ancillaries and smaller-scale updates to existing digital projects.

The Content Project Manager leverages a variety of production workflows and tools to achieve desired milestone dates, oversees scheduling, and coordinates the efforts of vendor project managers, authors, editors, and freelancers to ensure that projects remain on track. The project manager also ensures that vendor work meets the highest of standards and that costs and services are streamlined for projects in their charge.

The Content Project Manager also handles day-to-day invoice processing.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women and people of color, to apply for this role. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes. We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we recognize that unique perspectives and experiences contribute to the strength of our team. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role. We value your potential, and we are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive and contribute their best.

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze project/customer needs and independently develop a production-editorial plan appropriate for each title, leveraging existing production workflows to meet desired dates.
• Adapt production-editorial processes for new technology developments and assist the department in achieving digital goals. Utilize various digital production tools to execute tasks, report bugs/issues, and coordinate work between team members.
• Analyze and evaluate text manuscripts and art programs to determine content needs (such as art rendering and copyediting requirements) and design requirements. Gather project-specific information from content and manufacturing teams, to properly set up projects with vendors and coordinate all needed services. Compile detailed cost estimates for such services, and streamline services and costs when possible.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to create schedules; monitor schedules and make revisions as circumstances require (either directly for actively managed titles or via supervision of vendor project managers).
• Supervise the work of vendor project managers for full-service projects, to ensure that proper workflows and specifications are followed and that project management meets the highest standards.
• Work with vendor partners to select editorial freelancers appropriate to each project, ensure that copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers follow style guidelines, and enforce exacting standards for freelancer work.
• For actively managed projects, check all stages of proof and ePub, revisions, and final files to ensure quality standards are maintained.
• Build a detailed profile of each title for vendor partner (workflow, required services, unique features and specs), and initiate and review cost estimates.
• Work with vendor partners in both active-management and full-service capacities, depending on the unique circumstances for each project. Work with vendor to select, supervise, and evaluate copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, and other freelancers; negotiate project-specific assignments based on evaluation of partner recommendations.
• Track project status and scheduling. Coordinate work between team members, assigning tasks and managing handoffs.
• Compile a detailed "living" record of project information for each title.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of production editorial experience (preferably in college textbooks or a similarly rigorous and fast-paced field of work).
• Experience applying outstanding time management and organizational skills.
• Experience demonstrating meticulous attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, think critically, and problem-solve.
• Experience demonstrating superior copyediting and proofreading skills.
• Professional experience applying ready familiarity with ePubs or similar digital products, and the conventions of digital content and design.
• Professional experience applying ready familiarity with book design, composition and page layout, and type specs.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing technologies and an increasingly electronic workplace.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing processes and workflows.
• Experience working collaboratively with authors, vendors, and all product team members.
• Demonstrated exceptional ability to communicate complex information to a variety of stakeholders verbally, in writing, and in presentation.
• Ability to work independently and follow a workflow; ability to work productively even in a remote-work setup.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Pro, scheduling software (Smartsheets, Monday, Google Sheets, etc.).
• Familiarity with project management interfaces (JIRA/Confluence).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of HTML preferred (familiarity with CSS also a plus).
• Some experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, etc.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $75,000/year

Physical Requirements: Requires long periods of close concentration and multi-tasking in noisy/busy environment; may need to work overtime - more than 40 hours a week - occasionally.

The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Benefits

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee's date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity
• Generous paid time off, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays (Spring Reset Day , Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, Election Day, and more!)
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• And much more!

Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family-owned company that inspires what's possible for every learner. We envision a world in which every learner succeeds. Through our content, tools and services, we aim to make that a reality. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com, join our Macmillan Community, stay connected to our Learning Stories blogs, or see us on LinkedIn, Facebook, or X. Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a global media company headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. You can read more about our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives here.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education's guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.