Assistant Editor

Location: Hybrid Remote - Hoboken, NJ

Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

About the Role:

Wiley is seeking an Assistant Editor for our Business, Accounting and Finance team who is curious, resourceful, and passionate about modern-day Higher Education. We are committed to helping instructors and students improve outcomes and reach their full potential. In this role, you will be focused on helping the team to drive the vision for Wiley’s largest revenue-generating discipline in Higher Education.

The business is at a critical turning point where we are pivoting our day-to-day focus from traditional publishing projects towards new yet to be defined experiences. This job requires flexibility, nimbleness, and project management skills to manage development of existing products and help initiate new product innovations.

How you will make an impact:

• Build relationships with our customers in researching new product ideas, and reviewing and confirming product revision ideas

• Helping the team carry out product experiments and pilots and collecting customer feedback

• Manage product development on existing Courseware projects

• Supporting the team’s ability to deliver superior courseware product experiences

• Help facilitate the publishing process, communicating with authors and contributors, participating in team meetings, and working closely with other departments, such as Production, Product Design and Development, and Marketing

• Some administrative focus managing a range of tasks such as invoicing

• Provide a positive experience for our authors, team members and subject matter experts

What we look for:

• Publishing/EdTech experience, and awareness of the shifts in business curriculum

• Data Analysis skills: some experience working with data insights is ideal

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, able to shift focus quickly

• Strong attention to detail, especially for maintaining accurate data in our systems

• Polished communication skills, ability to build relationships and credibility quickly

• Creative problem solver

• Ability to do some traveling

• Bachelor’s degree

About Wiley:

Enabling Discovery, Powering Education, Shaping Workforces.

We clear the way for seekers of knowledge: illuminating the path forward for research and education, tearing down barriers to society’s advancement, and giving seekers the help they need to turn their steps into strides.

Wiley may have been founded over two centuries ago, but our secret to success remains the same: our people. We are willing to challenge the status quo, move the needle, and be innovative. Wiley’s headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations across the globe in more than 40 countries.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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