Sobre esta vaga de Content Production Manager na IXL Learning
IXL Learning, a global edtech leader with personalized learning products used by millions of students worldwide, is seeking an experienced people and project manager to lead our growing Content Production team.
The Content Production team is responsible for a wide range of tasks within our production process, including: converting content written by Curriculum Designers into an interactive online format used in IXL skills across five subjects; creating or sourcing images; uploading PDFs and other resources; and using spreadsheets and internal tools to format and enter accurate metadata for our content. As Content Production Manager, you'll lead the team of Content Production Specialists and partner closely with our Curriculum Designers to coordinate many simultaneous projects to meet our content development goals. This role has some technical aspects, so it's important that you are comfortable working with spreadsheets and markup languages such as HTML or XML (although coding experience is not required). #LI-EM1
This is a full-time position that requires you to be in our Raleigh, NC, area office.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Manage a team of 20 Content Production Specialists, including several team leads. As needed, recruit and train new employees
- Guide and mentor the leads and Content Production Specialists on your team, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment that encourages continuous improvement
- Act as the final quality gatekeeper for all work completed by your team, proactively identifying and addressing any concerns
- Work closely with curriculum team leads to define project scopes and timelines. Strategically allocate your team's capacity across projects, adapting quickly as priorities change
- Monitor progress across projects and communicate project status to all stakeholders
- Design workflows and implement process improvements to ensure projects are completed efficiently and in accordance with our quality standards
- Troubleshoot technical issues in our production workflow and work with engineers to evaluate and improve our in-house tools
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor's degree
- 4+ years experience with managing, coaching, and motivating teams; experience managing team leads or managers is strongly preferred
- 4+ years of project management experience
- Proven success coordinating cross-team projects with multiple stakeholders
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable, with a growth mindset and can-do attitude
- Ability to quickly learn and master new guidelines, software, and code
- Advanced knowledge of Excel or Google Sheets (e.g. vlookup, concatenate, left/right/mid) required; familiarity with XML, HTML, and/or CSS is preferred
- Interest or experience in K-12 education is a plus
Please be sure to send a cover letter with your submission so that we can learn more about you.
ABOUT IXL LEARNING
IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:
- 1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
- Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
- Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
- Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources
Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.
At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants and employees based on any legally protected category.
