Job Title: Editorial Director, Mathematics
Location: Chicago, IL
Zip Code: 60626

Description:

CTB/McGraw-Hill, headquartered in Monterey, California, is the leading publisher of standardized achievement tests for children and adults across North America

The McGraw-Hill Companies is driving the education, financial services and business information markets through leading brands such as McGraw-Hill Education, Standard & Poor's,BusinessWeek , J.D. Power and Associates, Platts, McGraw-Hill Construction, Aviation Week, and Broadcasting.

McGraw-Hill Education addresses every aspect of the education market from PreK-12 through professional learning. Although we recognize the important role of traditional learning materials, today our business is rapidly moving toward digital solutions by adapting McGraw-Hill's quality content to the latest technologies. Our technical innovations are changing the way people learn, with e-books, online tutoring, customized course Web sites, and interactive simulation subscription services.

Wright Group/McGraw-Hill is a division of McGraw-Hill Education, and is a leading provider of successful, creative, and flexible solutions for teachers and students in grades Pre-K through Adult. For more than 25 years, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill has provided educators with captivating materials, research-based strategies, and proven ideas to make teaching better, more effective, and more engaging for all students.

The Wright Group/McGraw-Hill has an outstanding opportunity for an Editorial Director, Mathematics in the downtown Chicago office.

The Editorial Director, Mathematics is responsible for managing the development of mathematics programs for the pre-K-8 market, as well as supervising the editorial, design and production functions.

Lead development of mathematics programs for the pre-K-8 market, from conceptualization through publication to meet department goals for revenue and profit

Identify market needs and propose new product ideas in collaboration with management, marketing, and authors

Lead the development of the Program Publishing Authorization (business case) for new products

Recruit authors and consultants to develop innovative products that meet market needs; work closely with current authors

Monitor the efforts of internal departments, including marketing, art/design, production, production editorial, and manufacturing, to meet publishing goals regarding product quality, plant budget, and publication schedule

Report the progress of program development to the VP/ Publisher on a regular basis, and identify issues that will have an impact on quality, budget, or schedule

Assist the VP/ Publisher in developing the department's publishing plan to ensure the plan addresses current market trends and adoption cycles, and to ensure the plan contributes to the growth of the company

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in a related field required

Eight or more years of publishing experience in mathematics educational products

Experience in management and execution of major projects

Strong PC skills with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and standard publishing software applications

Desired :

Master's degree in a related field

Experience in a leadership role and managing the publication of a major series

Experience in elementary educational publishing

Teaching experience

For more information please visit our website: [link removed] http:// [link removed]

McGraw-Hill Education - Where the World Learns to Succeed

Report this job to Get Editing Jobs

Protect your privacy online when applying to jobs.
Never give your social security number to a
prospective employer, provide credit card or bank
account information, or perform any sort of
monetary transaction. Learn more here »

Some Jobs by SimplyHired