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Category | Details |
Primary Focus | The Editorial Developer is responsible for working with authors on a day-to-day basis, guiding them through the content plan. Responsibilities of the role may range from evaluating and developing authored content to performing substantive developmental and line editing, with accountability for the overall quality, accuracy, and market value of the content. This role ensures that the authored content is refined and structured to align with Pearson’s pedagogical objectives, learning science and learner needs, and market strategy, and meets the acceptance criteria defined by the specific product plan and build requirements. It serves as the bridge between author creativity and structured educational value, while also supporting delivery timelines, cross-functional collaboration, and budget-adherence. |
Content Type | All components, encompassing chapter, module, or lesson text; images; videos and animations; interactive learning tools; assessments; and supplemental resources |
Key Strengths | Author management and communication, domain and discipline familiarity, editorial and critical thinking judgment, content and pedagogical shaping to maintain a cohesive instructional through-text across all components, proficiency with AI tools, application of accessibility requirements, delivery of complete, build-ready content, and proactive problem solving and issue resolution. |
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Tools Used | Product plan documents and editorial brief templates, authoring guidelines and tool usage job aids, product plan specific checklists and in-take forms, style guides, Smartsheet schedules, budgets, collaborative white board tools, and AI for content generation workflow efficiencies. Current authoring tools include Word and PDF documents and storyboards and assessment and learning tool templates. The ideal future state is platform-enabled collaborative authoring tools, fully integrated within the broader content ecosystem and enhanced by embedded AI. |
Workflow Role | Pre-development to through build, ranging from securing and shaping authored content to partnering as needed with producers to resolve issues in build. |
Pedagogical Involvement | Ranges from moderate to heavy (substantive developmental and line editing) to support learning goals through all elements of the content plan. |
Key Collaborators | Content Strategy & Delivery Manager, Authors, CPMs, APMs, Learning Designers, other Editorial Developers, Developmental Editors or Content Developer, Project Management, Producers, Vendor Partners |
Success Measures | Clear, cohesive, pedagogically sound, and buildable courseware content aligned to product plan goals, author experience & satisfaction, adherence to scope, timeliness, and budget, and stakeholder collaboration feedback. |
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