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Associate Director, AP Bilingual Editorial Quality – Spanish/English

The College Board

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $56,000 - $95,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Serve as the principal editor of Spanish-language AP Exam content and associated materials, and participate in the strategic planning and maintenance of documentation to support that effort (40%)
  • Edit and refine Spanish-language assessment content for AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with our standards
  • Guide the development of AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature course-specific editorial guidelines
  • Collaborate closely with course experts and other editors to deliver high-quality, error-free Spanish-language assessment items
  • Provide input on project scopes and timelines, ensuring timely delivery in collaboration with Assessment Production colleagues and other cross-functional teams
  • Exercise independent judgment on issues of presentation and style, escalating complex issues as needed
  • Contribute to overall AP editorial excellence by conducting editorial reviews of all English-language authored AP courses’ exam questions, test forms, and instructional resources (40%)
  • Ensure all content is clear, concise, consistent, grammatically correct, and adheres to stylistic conventions established for each course
  • Partner with course experts and other editors to ensure error-free, accurate assessment items that render correctly
  • Support the development of AP course-specific guidelines
  • Verify citations and source information as needed
  • Use content management systems and authoring platforms to successfully review and produce error-free, publication-ready materials
  • Perform rigorous "copy-to-copy" comparisons of excerpted passages to original sources to uphold fidelity, accuracy, and accessibility
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies and proposing smarter, more effective editorial practices, including the continued exploration of innovative technologies in editorial processes
  • Oversee editorial reviews of exam questions and associated materials for all AP World Language (WL) courses (20%)
  • Ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across all AP WL assessment content using expertise in multilingual editing work and expertise in AP Exam style
  • In collaboration with the Senior Director, AP Editorial Quality, Director, AP Editorial Quality, and Director, Editorial Production, serve as a liaison between external editorial consultants and internal subject matter experts for all AP WL courses, providing clear guidance and feedback for improvement
  • Apply specialized editorial expertise to the review of all AP WL courses by enhancing resources and guiding and supporting fellow editors through training and thoughtful review
  • Support the development of course-specific guidelines and editorial resources

Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional copyediting experience in both English and Spanish
  • Fluency and proficiency in both English and Spanish, in all modalities
  • Demonstrated proofreading and editing skills
  • A bachelor's degree
  • Extensive, demonstrated experience in the application of professional style guides in editorial work and knowledge of the Chicago Manual of Style and the Real Academia Española
  • Experience editing and working in a variety of content management systems and technical platforms
  • Strong organizational, time, and task management skills and the ability to move forward multiple projects in concert while meeting timelines, both independently and as a member of the team
  • A growth mindset and flexibility when working through ambiguity and shifting priorities in a dynamic, collaborative setting
  • Ability to travel 3 to 5 times per year or <15% to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board Business
Benefits
  • Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
  • A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
  • A team that invests in your development and success
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
copyeditingproofreadingSpanish-language assessment editingeditorial guidelines developmentcontent management systemsChicago Manual of StyleReal Academia Españolamultilingual editingerror-free content productionrigorous comparison of sources
Soft Skills
organizational skillstime managementtask managementcollaborationindependent judgmentgrowth mindsetflexibilityattention to detailcommunicationproblem-solving
Certifications
bachelor's degree