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(https://youtu.be/OZ2kSzAaXK4?si=sDgZ7DZUbMnBddMq)** **Lippincott Nursing Education:** Lippincott Nursing Education | Wolters Kluwer (https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/lippincott-nursing-faculty) **What We Offer: ** The Associate Development Editor role offers growth potential opportunities, professional development, an engaging team environment, the ability to work a hybrid schedule (in any WK office location 2-days a week), and amazing benefits. **Office Locations:** **Contact Wolters Kluwer | Wolters Kluwer (https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/contact-us?compositeLink=%7B8B6D9790-777E-4EA6-8A2D-49AA4867660B%7D#AnchorContactForm)** **What You'll be Doing:** As the Associate Development Editor for the Nursing Education and Nursing Practice portfolios, you have an opportunity to join an award-winning team who is passionate about creating quality content and delivering that content in innovative solutions. You will have the responsibility for developing content and assets for books and digital products that span from undergraduate nursing education into nursing practice. You will serve as the owner of your assigned products during the development cycle to ensure we are delivering the most current evidence-based content for our customers by ensuring that the products (and their related resources) deliver on time, on spec, on scope, and on budget. Collaboration will be a key ingredient for success as this role requires close partnerships internally with the Editorial Operations team, Acquisition Editors, Product Managers, Marketing, and Sales, and externally with vendors, authors, and subject matter experts to ensure that we are producing exceptional content that delights our customers. **Key Tasks: ** + Manage the product development cycle in collaboration with the Editorial Operations team or Product Manager, for all assigned projects, including textbooks, digital assets, videos, and ancillaries + Collaborate with the Acquisition Editor and Marketing Manager in product planning and evaluation, formulate market surveys, desired outcomes for focus groups, and/or scripts for other planned activities to gather customer insight and feedback, and assess how assigned products align with other products in the company’s portfolio and identify opportunities for collaboration and integration + Work with subject matter experts, authors, vendors, and/or in-house staff to develop core content that is suitable for multiple types of platforms and is appropriate for customers + Communicate/interact with customers through surveys, focus groups, or other planned activities to understand their needs and pain points, learning environment, and market trends + With the goal of solving customer problems and driving market share growth, provide written analysis of customer feedback and competitive products to: + Assist Acquisition Editors in understanding market segments, including competitive landscape, market trends, customer demographics, and so on. + Inform and articulate Acquisition Editors’ vision and plan for product development. + Help define the deliverables and the scope of the product(s), including related resources, in light of market feedback and compared to competition. + Analyze proposals and sample content to determine market viability and evaluate the ability of subject matter experts and authors to create and revise content in accordance with the project plan + Create a comprehensive project budget and coordinate with the Editorial Operations team to create a schedule/project plan + Manage content and/or media development (such as video, audio, etc.) via vendors, subject matter experts, and freelancers and ensure all content deliverables are completed on spec, on time, on scope, and on budget. + As defined by project scope, demonstrate development editing capabilities through an analysis of author’s/subject matter expert’s presentation (e.g., coverage, organization, approach, pedagogy, illustrations) and writing style, providing direction to authors/subject matter experts + Work with Editorial Assistants to commission reviews of content and/or features and functionality. Evaluate customer feedback through review analyses and work with internal and external team members to ensure product meets market needs and will be positioned for success once released + Alert Acquisition Editors and Marketing to new opportunities discovered in the course of customer interactions. Review and refine the scope of a project throughout its life cycle, as needed + In consultation with the Editorial Coordinator for an assigned project, track project status, schedule, and budget, and assist, as needed, in the preparation of reports for management + Problem-solve any quality/content or scope issues that occur, and collaborate with the Editorial Operations team in resolving any breakdowns that occur regarding schedule, budget/cost, and vendor/freelancer/SMEs + Assisting Marketing with sales inquiries when appropriate + Managing customer escalations from Online Product (Technical) Support **You're a Great Fit if You Meet These Requirements** **:** + Have a BA/BS degree + Experience in academic and/or healthcare publishing + Experience in building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external customers, with an emphasis on flexibility, diplomacy, and cooperative/team attitude + Strong detail orientation combined with broad conceptual understanding + General knowledge of the company and strong interpersonal skills, including interacting in professional/social setting + At least 1-2 years of editorial publishing experience required in developing print and/or digital products, preferably for the higher education or healthcare market + Excellent verbal and written communication, leadership abilities, prioritization, and time management skills, with strong knowledge of editing + Fluency with common publishing style manuals in particular the APA Publication Manual, 7th edition and bias-free language improvement with a focus on diversity and inclusion + Familiarity with analyzing proposal reviews and creating review analysis to aid in the development of an effective plan for the creation of new/revised products + Ability to develop market knowledge + Awareness of larger strategic issues/environment (such as competition and publishing strategies) + Expertise in Microsoft Office applications, in particular MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook + Project management skills (including time/resource utilization, as well as budgeting and reporting needs for multiple complex projects at the same time) + The ability to travel approximately 5 - 10% to our Philadelphia office We are an incredibly supportive team that truly enjoys what we do and who we do it with. We play a key role within WK and assist in driving the daily success. If you have a passion for making a true difference within an organization, while working alongside a genuinely caring and supportive team, we highly encourage you to apply. #Bethedifference **Additional Information:** Wolters Kluwer offers great benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including **Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave** . Full details of our benefits are available at https://www.mywolterskluwerbenefits.com/index.html **Diversity Matters:** Wolters Kluwer strives for an inclusive company culture in which we attract, develop, and retain diverse talent to achieve our strategy. As a global company, having a diverse workforce is of the utmost importance. We've been recognized by employees as a European Diversity Leader in the Financial Times, as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2022, 2021 and 2020 and as one of Forbes America’s Best Employers for Women in 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018. In 2020, we placed third in the Female Board Index, and were recognized by the European Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index. Wolters Kluwer and all of our subsidiaries, divisions and customer/departments is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. **The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They’re not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities and requirements.** _Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process._ **Compensation:** Target salary range CA, CT, CO, DC, HI, IL, MD, MN, NY, RI, WA: $53,750 - $72,250 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Wolters Kluwer U. S. Corporation and all of its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.