Project Manager - Content Production

Project Manager

Job Description Summary

At Pearson, we're committed to a world that's always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, 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 technology—and each other to surpass these boundaries—we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world's innovations, personal and global, large and small.

The Project Manager partners with the Content Strategy and Product teams to execute on a competitive product strategies for both digital and print products based on analysis of market conditions. Product delivery platforms include Digital Courseware (including Revel and MyLabs), learning apps and tools, printed books and supporting supplements; strategy evolves with changing market needs. The Project Manager must be able to pivot quickly as market needs dictate.

The Project Manager leads and manages assigned programs that are comprised of multiple program components (projects), through strategic planning and controlling the program scope, budget, costs, time schedules, quality and timely delivery of all program components. The Project Manager manages dependencies and is accountable for all program components - digital and print - from end to end.

The Project Manager communicates the program plan to a cross-functional team and demonstrates leadership and collaboration in implementing and executing the plan. The Project Manager identifies and escalates risks and creates risk-mitigations plans.

Job Duties

Planning: collaborates with Content Strategy and Product teams to advise on and execute the program plan with particular attention to product delivery strategy, resource and budget needs, and schedule needs.

Content Plan: confirms and requests clarification for deliverables for each program component. Communicates requirements for each program component to cross-functional team, and ensures final content achieves approved content plan.

Resources: identifies and secures resources where necessary for program (vendors, content contributors). Guides and monitors work from all resources to achieve content, schedule, and budget requirements.

Budget: responsible for budget performance of the program, communicates budgets to all parties, maintains overview of budget performance against approved plan/signed business case.

Quality: communicates quality control plan to program team, and monitors implementation of plan.

Communication: plans, organizes, and leads periodic meetings of the program team to evaluate status, problem-solve, and mitigate risks.

Problem solving: collaborates with decision makers and stakeholders to resolve conflicts between plan and execution of various aspects of program plan.

Skills

Strong decision making and problem-solving skills based on collecting and analyzing available, relevant, and reliable information, learning who to ask for opinions and input, and acting upon the analysis in a timely and effective manner.

Strong leadership skills, including developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, seeks out contrary perspectives and is approachable.

Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex programs with interrelated asset and timing dependencies.

Provides strong, timely, and appropriate written and verbal communication to internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to balance thinking with action; able to redefine problems when working in ambiguity.

Takes initiative and leads change.

Flexible and adaptable in navigating roadblocks and creating innovative solutions.

Identifies areas of improvement, plans a strategy, and acts independently to create or promote improvement.

Exhibits curiosity and learning agility to discover and understand market and customer requirements.

Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams.

Behaves ethically and with integrity.

Strong financial management and decision-making skills.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.

Minimum of 6-8 years job experience required, preferably in higher education academic publishing (editorial, digital strategy, end to end project management).

Digital content/product management experience preferred.

Proficiency with PC, including Microsoft Office, Smartsheet, or other project management tools.

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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Content Creation

Job Family: LEARNING_&_CONTENT_DEVELOPMENT

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