Program Manager (High School Social Studies)

As an essential team member on the market-leading publisher in Advanced Placement education under the BFW Publishers imprint, the High School Program Manager for AP Social Studies is responsible for the overall health and financial performance of their respective discipline portfolio including cultivating relationships in, and knowledge of, their markets; evaluating and editing content and directing authors in project planning; creating and directing forward- looking revision plans that address teacher, student, and administrator needs in both print and digital environments; recruiting hiring, and managing authors, contributors, and freelancers to implement development plans; strategic, long-term planning; list management with a focus on program cycling; acquisition of selected new programs; budgeting; forecasting, profitability; relationship building with internal colleagues; and advocating for their programs with marketing and sales. The High School Program Manager will demonstrate experience creating successful programs, will understand the challenges and opportunities associated with publishing on schedule and on budget, and will be able to work effectively with others to implement and advocate for strategies to balance and scale the transition from dependence solely on print to a future that is more reliant on digital with an emphasis on enhancing learning.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage and serve as the strategic decision-maker for their program to accurately identify, evaluate, and address existing and potential strategic and budgetary opportunities and barriers to optimize the health of the product portfolio.
• Research, plan, and execute the development and integration of multimedia-based teaching and learning resources to provide for a robust program.
• Work with editorial project managers to plan, schedule, and coordinate the elements of each assigned project, including content delivery, editing, reviewing and market development, permissions, photo research, turnover to print and media production, and promotional copy.
• Evaluate and edit content and direct authors and others to fulfill project plans to our standards; oversee quality of vendors, freelancers, and author submissions to ensure they meet BFW standards and meet the articulated vision of the project.
• Ensure that publication of all high school course products are timely to market, competitive, and creative, and meet their financial and sales goals.
• Serve as the primary contact for our authors, content developers/advisors, and resource team members.
• Recruit a diverse group of reviewers, thought leaders, faculty advisory boards, and key decision-makers and plan the development of products in the portfolio.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in educational publishing or an education learning company with a focus on developing content.
• Proven ability to provide strong leadership and excellent editorial judgment that leads to the publication of a successful textbook program, including the core text and resources.
• Outstanding project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple ongoing projects, to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, and the ability to delegate and benchmark effectively.
• Confidence in negotiating contracts, planning, and managing the budget for complex projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to form productive, collaborative working relationships with authors, author teams, and in house teams including marketing, content and assessment development, media editorial, and production.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Apps.
• Position requires periods of close concentration and the ability to multi-task in an open office, noisy/busy environment.
• Must be able to travel occasionally, and work more than 40 hours a week as needed.

The salary range for this role is $88,000 - $90,000/year.

This position is being filled with a preference for close access to our New York City office with the possibility for strong candidates to be eligible for remote employment. The position is eligible for remote employment, excluding the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Benefits

Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee's date of hire. Macmillan also offers health benefits coverage to qualifying same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners (may require additional documentation) of active employees.

• Competitive pay and bonus plan
• Generous Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Contributions to your 401k retirement account through Fidelity (US)
• Generous paid time off, sick time, discretionary days. and paid holidays (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day, and more!)
• Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance Program
• 100% employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• And much more!

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels.

The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Learning. Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC has developed an affirmative action program in compliance with the NY Department of Education's guidance. Portions of the affirmative action program are available for review by applicants and employees by contacting Human Resources at Macmillan Learning.