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Job description
At Nelson, we’ve been shaping the future of education for children and youth across Canada for over 110 years. As the country’s largest K-12 education content provider, we remain dedicated to our legacy of looking forward, paving the way in creating boundless, accessible, and engaging learning experiences for all.
Our innovative solutions, including Edwin, our digital learning platform, provide curriculum-aligned content that support diverse learning styles while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning. We listen intently to the unique needs of educators, students, and administrators everywhere, and continuously evolve what we do and build to improve their lives daily.
When we’re searching for individuals to join our team, we look for bold, innovative team players with a passion for education and making a positive difference in our communities. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Apply to join our team today. Let’s Create Possible, one learner at a time.
About the Role
Nelson Education is looking for a Content Coordinator to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Content Management, you will work within a team environment to provide editorial support to Publishers and Project Managers. You will assume increasing levels of responsibility for the development of selected core and supplementary projects.
Requirements
Key Accountabilities
- Provide editorial assistance to Scrum Masters, Product Managers, and other team members who are both in-house and freelance.
- Copyedit student- and teacher-facing learning resources in our digital platform.
- Incorporate reviewer feedback and editorial changes, completing metadata sheets, preparing asset logs and art manuscripts, and PDF mark-ups as required.
- Foster effective and efficient communication with internal and external colleagues and customers.
Requirements
- Post-secondary degree
- Certificate/degree from college or university publishing program an asset, especially any copyediting coursework or certification
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Detail-oriented, organized, and motivated individual with good problem-solving skills and strong customer service focus
- Superior time management skills, flexibility to shift between tasks easily, and demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize workload
- Ability to work both independently and within a team environment
- Strong aptitude for quickly learning new software workflows
- Proficiency with digital tools such as Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat. Experience with SmartSheet and JIRA an asset.
- Flexibility and adaptability to change and thrives on learning new technology and skills, including a willingness to accept feedback to improve and hone editorial skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills to foster and maintain good working relationships among internal and external customers
- Experience in K-12 or the education industry is considered an asset
Nelson is committed to Inclusion, Equity and diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status. Should you require any accommodation during our selection process, please reach out to peopleandengagement@nelson.com.
Benefits
All freelance work at Nelson is carried out on a work-for-hire basis, with freelancers submitting invoices for work on agreed-upon tasks and projects. The rate of pay ranges depending on experience and skill level, or sometimes according to predetermined task-based flat rates.