Content Research & Development Editor - Economics

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The Content Research & Development Editor for Economics works within the Discipline Strategy Team to research and analyze instructor and student learning patterns with Macmillan Learning digital products, as well as use of other digital platforms in higher ed Economics curriculum, to help inform the discipline content strategy for their team. The Content R&D Editor applies expertise in Economics and strong subject matter experience in Economics education to make recommendations for areas for research and development and to shape content strategy. The Content R&D Editor exercises strong command of all internally and externally approved tools to help create prototypes, wireframes, or other works-in-progress that can be used in a test & learn process within the Discipline Strategy Team.

The Content R&D Editor helps identify and conceptualize "learning problems to solve" for instructors and students specific to higher ed Economics courses, outlines research approaches to identify potential solutions, tests general hypotheses, and determines if potential content solutions both meet the needs of instructors and students using Macmillan Learning programs and platforms and whether those solutions differentiate us in a competitive market. The Content R&D Editor assists in analyzing the needs of potential customers to find means to accelerate their use of Macmillan Learning content and pedagogical opportunities within our digital platforms. The Content R&D Editor may also help on the execution of approved programs by managing freelancers and contractors and participate in the project management of the development, completion, and release of specific learning assets for courses in Economics.

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Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work within the Discipline Strategy Team to identify, conceptualize, research and analyze potential solutions to "learning problems to solve" that are meaningful to how instructors teach and how students learn within the Economics discipline.
• Work with the Discipline Strategy Team to ensure product market fit and differentiation of our solutions within a competitive marketplace.
• Collaborate with media editors in the Learning Resource Group to review existing products and ensure they are up to date and continue to meet quality standards; investigate our competitors’ media and pedagogical offerings; make suggestions/recommendations based on information gathered; and meet with editorial colleagues to discuss new ventures.
• Work with the Discipline Strategy Team and colleagues in the Learning Resource Group to define the scope of updates, and determine through capacity planning the share of work to be led by the Learning Resource Group in consultation with the Discipline Strategy team.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the LRG and PDG to ensure that the execution of the content update plan will provide the greatest value to instructor and students and differentiate us in the market.
• Work with cross-functional colleagues on Growth Strategies for identified growth courses within the Discipline Strategy team's portfolio. Work with channel marketing on specific messaging, and product marketing on the conceptual value of the overall program, participate in the strategic approach to adoptions in the sales pipeline.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 2+ years' professional editorial experience in educational publishing.
• 1+ year professional media editorial or development editorial experience.
• Experience demonstrating high level of organization, detail-orientation, and self-motivation.
• Experience successfully communicating complex information verbally and in writing with a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment, prioritize effectively, work well in group problem-solving situations, and work within an approved budget.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Curriculum design experience.
• Certification in product discovery methodology, product marketing, or related programmatic approaches to discovery methodologies.
• PhD in Economics. 
• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and the utilization of data-driven insights, AI-powered tools, or new digital resources to drive business growth.
• Creativity, adaptability, and enthusiasm for emerging technologies.

Salary Range:  $65,000 - $75,000 per year.

Physical Requirements:

Requires periods of close concentration and multi-tasking for long periods in noisy/busy environment with frequent interruptions, new assignments, and re-prioritization; must be able to travel occasionally & work overtime - more than 40 hours a week – as needed.

The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming. Candidates who are able to work a hybrid schedule out of our Austin, TX office or New York City, NY office are preferred.

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)
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan
• 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!

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