Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is hiring: Editor - Technical, Trades, & Engineering
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, Tinley Park, IL, United States, 60487
Editor - Technical, Trades, and Engineering
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, Experts in Career and Technical Education (CTE) and an employee-owned company, is seeking an Editor for the Technical, Trades, and Engineering disciplines. The Editor will play a lead role in managing multiple projects through the editorial process. The ideal candidate possesses market expertise, utilizes a customer-centric approach to editorial work, collaborates closely with authors, and provides guidance and advice to help create market-leading products. We welcome candidates from any location in the U.S. to apply. Chicagoland candidates will follow a hybrid schedule, working at least two days per month in our Tinley Park, Illinois office.
Our compensation is market based and takes into account a variety of factors including the candidate's skill set, experience level, internal equity, and location. For this position, we anticipate the starting salary falling between $56,500 and $70,450 per year. In addition, the company makes a 10% contribution to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 4% matching contribution to the 401(k).
What you'll do:
What you'll bring:
What we offer:
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is an employee-owned company driven by our mission, "We Build Careers." G-W has spent over a century building a culture that we are proud of and is centered around our Core Values of Do the Right Thing, Can-do Attitude, Roll Up Your Sleeves, Always Improving, and Collaborative Spirit. When you join our team, you will experience an environment of collaboration, empowerment, and respect.
G-W prioritizes the health and well-being of our employees by offering carefully selected benefits and retirement options. Check out some of our generous benefits highlighted below.
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, ancestry and marital status, and other protected classes, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
In addition, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination of employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher, Experts in Career and Technical Education (CTE) and an employee-owned company, is seeking an Editor for the Technical, Trades, and Engineering disciplines. The Editor will play a lead role in managing multiple projects through the editorial process. The ideal candidate possesses market expertise, utilizes a customer-centric approach to editorial work, collaborates closely with authors, and provides guidance and advice to help create market-leading products. We welcome candidates from any location in the U.S. to apply. Chicagoland candidates will follow a hybrid schedule, working at least two days per month in our Tinley Park, Illinois office.
Our compensation is market based and takes into account a variety of factors including the candidate's skill set, experience level, internal equity, and location. For this position, we anticipate the starting salary falling between $56,500 and $70,450 per year. In addition, the company makes a 10% contribution to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 4% matching contribution to the 401(k).
What you'll do:
- Work with authors and the publishing team to successfully manage revisions/new products from planning through publication.
- Assist with reviewing, establishing, and executing product development plans and market development plans for new or revised titles in synchronization with the overall goals and editorial investment strategy for a given edition of the work.
- Provide direction, guidance, and feedback to authors/outside developers throughout the manuscript development process with respect to text narrative, illustrations, pedagogy, and supplements.
- Facilitate and execute each step of the development, editing, and production preparatory stages.
- Edit, research, verify the accuracy of content, and write (as needed) manuscripts for products.
- Edit, design/create, and obtain illustrations, tables, charts, and photographic images for products.
- Help find and choose qualified reviewers. Work with reviewers to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of the manuscript.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's degree required. Degrees in English, Publishing Studies, or Journalism preferred.
- Minimum four years of experience editing, working with educational content development, instructional design, or teaching content and course material in career and technical education, or health and health sciences required.
- Must have excellent knowledge of basic English language skills needed to perform editing tasks, specifically, sufficient grammar and usage.
- Understanding of state or certification-based educational standards as well as experience correlating and editing educational materials to those standards.
- Proficiency in basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Windows.
- Experience in editing K-12 educational products and post-secondary materials.
What we offer:
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher is an employee-owned company driven by our mission, "We Build Careers." G-W has spent over a century building a culture that we are proud of and is centered around our Core Values of Do the Right Thing, Can-do Attitude, Roll Up Your Sleeves, Always Improving, and Collaborative Spirit. When you join our team, you will experience an environment of collaboration, empowerment, and respect.
G-W prioritizes the health and well-being of our employees by offering carefully selected benefits and retirement options. Check out some of our generous benefits highlighted below.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan - a retirement plan that is 100% company funded
- 401(k) with a company match
- 3 Medical plan options
- 2 Dental plan options
- vision plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Wellbeing and Wellness Reimbursement Programs
- Cariloop - a Caregiver Concierge
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Social Activities and Events
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, ancestry and marital status, and other protected classes, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.
In addition, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination of employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation, and training.