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.
Responsibilities
* Participate in product planning and scoping discussions to represent content
development needs and authoring considerations.
* Partner with CPMs to source, evaluate, and onboard royalty authors aligned to
the project scope.
* Manage author communications, schedules, and deliverables.
* Guide authors in creating pedagogically effective content submissions.
* Analyze patterns in author submissions to refine onboarding, authoring
guidelines, and editorial support.
* First line responsibility for author issues, with escalation to CSDD mana
📌 Advanced Specialist, Editorial Developer (India)
🏢 Pearson
📍 India