Development Manager

Summary

Join Aspen Publishing's growing Editorial Team as a Development Manager (Editorial)! Based in Burlington, MA, with a hybrid or remote option, you'll collaborate with various teams to deliver impactful educational content. This role requires strong leadership and editorial skills, experience managing freelance contributors, and a passion for educational publishing. You will oversee development editors, manage schedules and budgets, and serve as a development editor for select titles. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in educational publishing and strong communication and project management skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably Journalism/Communications/English or equivalent
• 7+ years educational publishing, preferably as a development manager, editor, content editor, or related experience
• Strong understanding of industry trends and consumer preferences
• Familiarity with book publishing processes and standards
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Word) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, English required
• Comfortable presenting content and pitching ideas to various audiences which may include colleagues, authors, senior management, as well as others
• Project management experience, including prioritization, problem solving, timeliness, and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to analyze data and situations and provide solutions
• Liaising between internal and external groups
• Willing to travel occasionally
• Working with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of development editors to ensure that they: Review, analyze, and evaluate submitted manuscripts or other written content for coherence, organization, and logical flow
• Work closely with authors to develop their ideas and optimize the structure and content of their work
• Provide constructive feedback to authors and suggest appropriate improvements
• Ensure consistency of tone, voice, and style throughout the text
• Create detailed editorial schedules and guidelines for authors
• Develop and implement strategies to improve readability, clarity, and quality of content
• Ensure that all content aligns with the publisher’s style guide and standards
• Monitor and manage the progress of the editing process, ensuring that deadlines are met
• Facilitate communication between authors and the publishing team, mediating when necessary
• Stay up-to-date on educational publishing trends and consumer (both student and professor) preferences to provide informed feedback and developmental guidance
• Always represent Aspen Publishing in a professional and competent manner
• Proactively pursue professional development activities
• Manage time and company resources appropriately
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• Your choice of health and dental plans
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 401k with employer match
• An array of voluntary programs to cover all of life’s eventualities, from accidents, to critical illness, to pet insurance