Pearson
Advanced Specialist, Project Manager
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead delivery of all content components for assigned projects and programs.
- Maintain project schedules, budgets, and resource plans involving internal and external contributors.
- Manage production vendors to meet budget, schedule, and quality standards.
- Track milestone progress and lead production meetings.
- Identify and resolve risks and workflow issues with clear communication and customer focus.
- Ensure content quality, accessibility, and readiness for handoffs.
- Collaborate with Content Strategy, Delivery Manager, and Editorial Development teams for alignment.
- Provide budgeting and scheduling forecasts for informed decision-making.
- Support platform migration and digital delivery efforts.
- Qualifications include a Bachelor's or higher degree, 6-8 years of publishing experience, 4+ years in project management, and proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, MS Office, Alfresco, SharePoint, Confluence, and Agile; PMP certification is a plus.
Advanced Specialist, Project Manager Full Description
About Pearson
At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. We are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it's one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and stand-out innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technologyâand each other to surpass these boundariesâwe create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small.
Role Summary
Primary Focus: The Content Project Manager (CPM) is responsible for delivering the full end-to-end content package, encompassing chapter, module, or lesson text; images; videos and animations; interactive learning tools; assessments; and supplemental resources, and final files on time, on budget, and to specification. The CPM balances project requirements and resource constraints, drives process improvements to align execution with project goals, and ensures efficient delivery. They coordinate the efforts of editorial, learning design, media, vendor and QA teams, ensuring smooth execution of the content development process. The CPM is the single point of accountability for project execution, milestone tracking, and handoff to publishing or platform teams.
Content Type: All components--chapter, module, or lesson text; images; videos and animations; interactive learning tools; assessments; and supplemental resources
Key Strengths: Scheduling, budget management, risk mitigation, problem-solving, stakeholder communication.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the end-to-end delivery of all content and components for assigned titles, projects, and programs.
Build, maintain and coordinate project workflow schedules, budgets, and resource plans (including internal and external contributors) across all content development workstreams.
Manage and ensure deliverables from production vendors/external contributors meet established budget, schedule, and quality acceptance criteria.
Track & report progress against milestones. Participate and/or lead production kick-off and/or status meetings.
Identify, resolve, or escalate operational risks, dependencies, and workflow issues. Ensure communication is transparent and timely; proactively maintain project momentum, develop solutions, and mitigate risk with a customer-centric mindset.
Ensure deliverables meet content quality, accessibility, and readiness standards at each gate before hand-offs.
Partner with the Content Strategy & Delivery Manager and Editorial Development team members to maintain alignment with strategic intent.
Deliver high-quality project artifacts and accurate budget and scheduling forecasting to support team/stakeholder decision-making.
Support platform migration and digital delivery efforts by coordinating tasks and tracking progress.
Identify and share opportunities to improve workflow efficiency, streamline processes, and apply best practices across projects.
Should be able to collaborate effectively with a geographically dispersed team aligned to the US Higher Education organization.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's/PG Diplomas/Master's degree required.
Minimum of 6-8 years publishing experience required.
Minimum 4 years of experience in project management.
Project Management certification, PMP (PMI), or equivalent is a plus.
Proficiency with Project management platforms (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet), trackers, dashboards, MS Office suite, Alfresco, SharePoint, Confluence, Agile
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.
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