Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cambium Learning Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential. The Senior Managing Editor, Content and Test Development provides strategic and operational leadership for assessment content and production editorial teams, ensuring editorial quality across the full assessment lifecycle and advancing AI-enabled workflows.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of assessment content and production editors, including workload planning, cross-training, and performance coaching
- Establish clear workflows and handoffs between content, production, and editorial teams; provide escalation support on complex style and content issues
- Oversee editorial review of test items, passages, graphics, item development plans, performance-level descriptors, manuals, and technical documentation
- Enforce Chicago, APA, and AP style alongside state-specific style guides
- Direct production editing for paper-based and digital materials: test books, ancillary materials, reports, and operational documentation
- Oversee proofreading, version control, and final quality checks prior to release or submission
- Lead responsible adoption of AI tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, Grammarly Business, Writer) for copyediting, style compliance, and QA while preserving human editorial judgment
- Assist in the development of internal guidelines for ethical, secure AI use, train editors on consistent tool usage
- Implement workflow automation (e.g., Power Automate, SharePoint) and AI-powered document comparison for version control and error detection
- Design scalable workflows supporting high-volume, concurrent deadlines; track quality and turnaround metrics to drive continuous improvement
- Contribute editorial expertise to proposals, staffing models, and resourcing plans. Serve as a trusted editorial advisor to leadership, project teams, and clients
Skills
- Master's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or related field
- 15+ years of professional editing experience, including educational assessment, test development, or complex technical publishing
- Demonstrated people management experience in deadline-driven environments
- Exceptional command of Chicago, APA, and AP style; experience editing assessment items, technical reports, and high-stakes testing content
- Proven experience using AI tools to support and improve editorial workflows
- Strong organizational, communication, and decision-making skills; flexibility during peak production periods
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