
Content Development Specialist
RELX
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Philadelphia • Montana • Pennsylvania • United States
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Salary
💰 $44,500 - $74,100 per year
About the role
- Builds understanding of market and customer needs for content in all formats
- Develops knowledge of devices and platforms; able to anticipate content rendering issues and guide authors in preparing content for maximum benefit to customers
- Consults with content strategists, sales/marketing, and customers; attends national society meetings and author meetings; conducts market research on selected projects
- Plans/develops content for electronic and print delivery that meets market needs, is superior to competing content, and increases product market share
- Analyzes competing products with content strategists; drafts strategy plans for revised and new content; works with content strategists and authors to plan content formats & delivery, organization and content templates; advises on content writing and development to yield best online discovery
- Participates in planning and implementation of content delivery and updates for ClinicalKey, Expert Consult, and other platforms; guides and generates ideas for e-functionality and features that aid usability and optimize customer experience
- Verifies submitted manuscript adheres to vision, plan and budget, and meets needs of electronic and print formats
- Develops and communicates guidelines for writers regarding content and e-content enhancements, formats and extent, number of illustrations, and reference style; reviews all stages of writing to ensure that guidelines have been followed; monitors budget; works with writers to correct deviations from plan/vision
- Reviews and prepares content using authoring/content management tools for transmittal to operations or vendors
- Consults with operations and vendors as well as SMEs to create highest quality content for all end products; creates content maps to link text to assets and envisions and creates enhancements for use in various electronic formats
Requirements
- BA/BS in English, Project Management, e-Learning, or related areas
- 2+ years’ experience working on or supporting technology projects and/or developing content for print and e-book formats
- Thorough familiarity with requirements for content to move smoothly through publishing process internally or with vendors
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage e-development and assignments for online or e-book development projects
- Must have proven ability to work collaboratively with vendors and internal stakeholders
- High comfort level and experience with technology, including e-books, tablets, and online tools
- Experience managing writers/SMEs
- Experience in managing multiple, high-priority projects
- Familiarity with acceptable formats for digital text and art
- Facility with Word, Excel, and internet research
- Knowledge of e-devices and e-content workflows
- Basic level of understanding of EPUB, HTML5, and XML as they relate to e-book publishing process
Benefits
- country specific benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
e-book developmentcontent managementpublishing processEPUBHTML5XMLcontent writingcontent strategymarket researchcontent formatting
Soft Skills
collaborationproject managementcommunicationindependent managementbudget monitoringguideline developmentproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingcreativityattention to detail