Math Associate Editor

Job Title: Math Associate Editor
Location: New York, NY 10016
Duration: Contract

Note: 25 hours per week

Work Timings: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Job Description:

• The Associate Editor is responsible for reviewing and editing math adaptive practice for grades 3 to 8 including questions, feedback and hints, numbers and equations in LaTeX, illustration specifications, and metadata as directed by an editorial manager.
• The Associate Editor works with vendors, freelancers, and staff to improve our adaptive practice user experience and items within the established timelines and budgets.
• This position requires highly organized, independent, flexible, creative, technology-savvy, and collaborative work, through an Agile process that includes daily short meetings with the scrum team.
• The Associate Editor will use an Excel tracking spreadsheet, Box folders, and Jira board tickets to perform and track progress on tasks.
• The Associate Editor review and edit engaging and instructionally sound content and then accurately place it in the content management system per specifications.
• The Associate Editor will effectively communicate any blockers as soon as possible and produce weekly progress reports for the editorial manager and the product management team.
• Knowledge of math curriculum, instruction, practice, assessment, and correlations to standards for grades 3-8, including reading literature and informational texts, language (grammar, word choice), and writing.
• Writing and editing short, engaging fiction and nonfiction passages; practice questions associated with these passages; and feedback and hints associated with skills and concepts.
• Accurate placement of all text and images in a content management system, including numbers and equations in LaTeX, and conducting iterative quality assurance to ensure functionality and quality.
• Organization and communication skills, working collaboratively on a team of diverse skills and responsibilities, taking strong initiative to identify and correct problems, resolve blockers, and track work in Excel, Box, and Jira, in a collaborative team-focused manner.

Required:

• Four-year degree in Math, a field with applied math, or Education with math credential
• Three or more years of digital content development experience, including understanding of content management systems, Excel, and digital file management (e.g., Box)
• Demonstrated understanding of math state and Common Core standards; content equity, diversity, and inclusion (CEID); producing LaTeX math content; and proofing procedures
• Experience on a digital product team in a company setting, including Agile and Scrum project management, iterative development, and regular online meetings
• Physical requirements include likely stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing) with computer work

Strongest candidates will also have:

• Classroom math, applied math, or science teaching experience in grades 3-8
• Interest and experience with adaptive digital practice
• Interest and experience in data management problem identification and solutioning

Skills Required:

• Content Management System (CMS)
• Mathematics
• Content development
• Excel
• File management

Additional:

• Agile
• Metadata
• User experience
• Scrum
• Jira
• Quality assurance
• Teaching
• Product management
• Very organized
• Content Management System
• Languages: English

Minimum Degree Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Job Type: Contract

Work Location: In person