Senior Editor

Career Title: Senior Editor

Department: Measurement Services (ANCC)

Salary Hiring Range: $70,000,000-80,000 annually (paid bi-weekly)

Union Dues: 1.44% of your bi-weekly pay

FLSA: Exempt

Career Summary:

Ensures validity, reliability, and psychometric soundness of certification programs, using established industry best practices. Serves as a technical expert in test development. Maintains pool of exam items; leads test development activities; conducts exam-related research; and editorial standards for Measurement Services (MS). Provides department-wide editorial services. Drafts technical reports. Assists with acquisition of reference materials and development of reference lists.

Education/Related Work Experience:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Journalism, English, or related field.
• Six years of editorial experience or equivalent. Four years managing projects or training others. Two years in technical report or proposal writing. Experience in item pool development, item reviews, and form development.

Skills:

Editing; item writing; meeting facilitation; oral and written communication; use of office computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint); and public relations and customer service.

Additional Qualifications: Ability to organize, manage, and complete multiple ongoing projects and tasks; accurately attend to details; adapt to changing priorities and work demands; take initiative; work autonomously with limited supervision; and work collaboratively and effectively within a team.

Preferred Skills & Experience

Experience with writing items for assessments, using item banking software, training adults, and conducting research. Experience in and/or familiarity with nursing/medical terminology and concepts. Experience in licensure or certification for a professional association, national testing agency, educational institution, or regulatory agency.

Work Schedule:

Hybrid: Employees are considered Hybrid if they are regularly scheduled to work in at least 20% of their work week or work month in an ANA Enterprise Office.

Hybrid employees are expected to travel to the office when requested and/or when necessary to achieve results or meet business needs.

Location:

Our main office is located at: 8515 Georgia Ave., Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910

• The ANA Enterprise will hire primarily from theDistrict of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), and Virginia (VA).
• Candidates may apply from other U.S. states and territories; however, prior to being granted an interview by a HR and/or a hiring official, the ANAE Risk and Compliance office must approve that the U.S. state or territory is registered or able to be registered to conduct business with the ANAE.

The following locations are not approved for remote work:

• California
• Ohio
• U.S. Territories
• Minnesota
• Washington
• North Dakota
• Wyoming
• International locations

Learn more about the American Nurses Association Enterprise:

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise-jobs/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-nurses-association

The American Nurses Association Enterprise:

Founded in 1896, The ANA Enterprise is the family of non-profit companies that comprise the American Nurses Association: the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the American Nurses Foundation. The ANA Enterprise leverages the combined strength of each to drive excellence in practice and ensure nurses’ voices and vision are recognized by policy leaders, industry influencers, and employers.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The ANA is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.