Content Project Manager Job at Holtzbrinck Publishing Group in New York

Macmillan Learning is a part of the family-owned Holtzbrinck group of companies and is one of the leading educational technology companies. Through deep partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers, we facilitate teaching and learning opportunities that spark student engagement and improve outcomes. We provide educators with tailored solutions designed to inspire student curiosity and measure progress. Macmillan Learning is comprised of renowned brands including Bedford / St. Martins, W.H. Freeman, Worth Publishers, Sapling Learning, SkyFactor, Late Nite Labs, EBI-MAPworks, i

Publishing and Editorial Professionals

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 oversees 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 standards and that costs and services are streamlined for projects in their charge.

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

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 :

Preferred Qualifications :

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.

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.

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.

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Salary : $60,000 - $75,000