Job Description

Description :

The Associate Director, Psychology Media and Assessment leads a team of media and assessment editors for Psychology at Macmillan Learning. The associate director is accountable for leading a team in developing digital learning experiences with high-quality content, and driving innovation, through close collaboration with editorial teams and media production. The associate director will work closely with learning resource development and program management to create resources that answer customer problems and enable engagement and learning for all students. In this leadership role, the associate director is responsible for team development, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, creativity, and collaboration.

This opportunity is ideal for an individual with management experience who is creative and agile, adaptable, and a lifelong learner. Successful candidates will thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, leading and motivating their team to achieve their goals. They should be proactive, forward-thinking, and possess a keen eye for emerging trends in digital learning and education. We are looking for someone who is not only proficient in multimedia content creation but is also a strategic thinker, capable of developing and implementing innovative strategies that drive successful outcomes for students and instructors. In this role, resilience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to embrace change are essential as we continue to evolve and shape the future of educational publishing.

We encourage individuals with ed-tech experience from start-ups to larger organizations and those with direct experience in educational publishing to apply, among others whose creativity and/or expertise will lead to success in leading a team in creating innovative, high-quality content and assessment for Psychology courses. This role manages other employees

Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the Psychology media and assessment editorial team, including guiding team members on best practices, training, career development, and prioritization of workloads.
• Develop and implement best practices for continuous improvement of digital course content based on testing plans, customer feedback, product data, and competitive landscape.
• Strategize and help implement quality, comprehensive assessment plans for the Psychology list by course area and individual titles to create effective, inclusive, and innovative assessment content.
• Collaborate with project teams on digital course design and direct media authors to create content accordingly.
• Identify, vet, and develop productive relationships with vendors who provide content creation services including assessment, interactives, video, animation, and audio.

Understand and communicate clearly about the interdependencies of digital content and digital functionality. * Support team in revising current workflows for efficiency and quality improvements by understanding the production processes that support content creation and course builds.

• Promote the implementation of Macmillan\xe2\x80\x99s standards and guidelines on creating accessible, diverse, equitable, and inclusive content to ensure all learners can access new and legacy material.
• Understand, share, and guide the media editorial team in collaborating with Product and Learning Science.
• Provide accurate media budgets in title P&Ls for Psychology list and manage team to stay on budget throughout the development process.
• Work directly with customers, marketing, and sales to support media products.
• Participate in internal and external events to promote products, gather market information, and meet with potential and current authors and reviewers.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s degree required.
• At least 5 years of experience in educational publishing; educational content creation; and/or creative roles within edtech.
• Experience working with digital educational content either as a content creator, editor, instructional designer, or learning experience designer.
• At least 2 years managing a team of two or more direct reports.
• Adaptable to change, and quick to internalize technology, systems, and practices relevant to the role.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple ongoing projects and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.
• Ability to quickly learn authoring/assessment tools and content management systems.
• Close attention to detail and a strong interest in identifying and solving problems.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to form productive working relationships with authors, vendors, and in-house teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification, certificate or graduate work in educational technology, instructional design, or learning science is a plus.
• Background in psychology, education, or instructional design.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Apps; JIRA, Smartsheet, and Articulate360.

Salary Range: $94,000 - $110,000/year

Exemption Status: Exempt

Physical Requirements:

Position requires periods of close concentration and the ability to multi-task in an open office, noisy/busy environment. Must be able to travel occasionally, and work more than 40 hours a week as needed.

This position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming. Preference given to candidates in Austin, TX; New York, NY; Boston, MA in a hybrid capacity.

Benefits

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee\xe2\x80\x99s 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 (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Juneteenth, Indigenous People\'s 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 improves lives through learning. By linking research to learning practice, we develop pioneering products and learning materials for students that are highly effective and drive improved outcomes. Our engaging content is developed in partnership with the world\'s best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers. To learn more, please visit or see us on , , or join our . Macmillan Learning is a division of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a family-owned 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.

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\xe2\x80\x99s guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.

Education : Bachelors

Experience : 0 years: Please submit a cover letter with your resume.

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