Assistant Developmental Editor

Assistant Developmental Editor supporting content development for higher education. Contributes to quality checks, writing, and collaborating with instructional designers and SMEs on educational content.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSaint Louis • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $17 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensuring content conforms to supplied templates (file formatting, order of content)
Performing quality checks on content and assessments written by freelance SMEs/writers; including evaluating for overall quality, spelling, grammar, clarity, and alignment with project goals and correcting as needed
Occasionally writing/rewriting questions
Providing support to our in-house instructional designers and subject matter experts (SMEs)

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or higher
Previous writing experience, in particular analytical writing
Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Word and Track Changes
Strong critical thinking skills
Strong writing and grammar skills
Strong organizational skills
1+ year’s experience in publishing, education (teaching or research), or training (although not required)
Degree or working toward a degree in instructional design, higher education, or curriculum development (although not required)
Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word (although not required)
Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel (although not required)
Prior customer service or project management experience (although not required)
Strong attention to detail
Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunities for advancement
Variety! We work on a large number of disciplines, ranging from psychology to political science to criminal justice to nursing.
Generous vacation and holidays: 10 Vacation days your first year, 5 Health days, and 10 paid holidays
Full benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Retirement, Disability, and Gym Membership Discount
Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage

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Hard Skills & Tools

analytical writingquality checkscontent formattingwritingrewritingMicrosoft WordTrack ChangesMicrosoft Excel

Soft Skills

critical thinkingwriting skillsgrammar skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailproject managementcustomer service

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreedegree in instructional designdegree in higher educationdegree in curriculum development