Content Editor (Entry Level)

Content Editor (Entry Level)

The American College of Financial Services is the nation’s largest non-profit professional educational institution devoted to financial services. Holding the highest level of academic accreditation, The College has served as a valued business partner to banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and others since 1927. The College’s faculty represents some of the financial services industry’s foremost thought leaders.

The American College, located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (just outside Philadelphia) is accepting applications for a Content Editor to organize, copyedit, and proofread each educational publication produced by The College. This role works with faculty and other subject matter experts to manage each text, inputting content, creating informational graphics, designing visually pleasing cover art and adhering to production schedules. In addition, this role is expected to keep up with developments in academic publishing and contribute to high-level strategy and implementation decisions.

Expected Contributions

Assist faculty/SMEs with creation of educational materials

·  Enter faculty-supplied content into existing texts

·  Organize, copyedit, and proofread to help ensure accuracy of content

·  Arrange faculty-supplied content into individual publications

·  Arrange for the creation of customized graphics as determined by the faculty

·  Facilitate reviews, revisions, and approvals from the subject matter expert (SME) for each publication

·  Manage and track each publication through each stage of the editorial process

·  Be skilled in copy editing and maintain a high level of proficiency in proof-reading, grammar and AP style

Become an expert in academic publishing

·  Stay abreast of developments in Academic Publishing

·  Constantly evaluate the established workflow for best practices and areas of improvement

·  Maintain highest level of proficiency in the necessary software packages

·  Train others in the department in what you have learned

·  Always ask, “What’s next?”

Essential Qualifications & Competencies

·  Experience formatting, copyediting, and proofreading educational materials

·  Advanced knowledge of the Adobe Creative suite with an emphasis on traditional book and eBook publishing.

·  Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office with an emphasis in Word

·  Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Pro

·  Experience preparing electronic documents for publication

·  Exceptional communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills

·  Ability to work with focus and great attention to detail

·  Exceptional ability to manage multiple inputs to multiple projects with changing priorities and significant time pressures

·  Ability to work independently with limited supervision

·  Ability to learn new software packages and processes quickly

·  Intense desire to improve yourself and those around you by constantly learning new software programs, workflows and industry trends

Please submit your resume and cover letteralong with your salary requirements to .

The American College is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. We administer all phases of employment activity without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military or veteran status.

The American College t 270 S Bryn Mawr Avenue t Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 t 610-526-1000