Production Editor

Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing. Pearson's education business represents about two-thirds of the company, and Penguin publishing and the Financial Times make up the balance. With more than 30,000 employees based in 60 countries, we are a family of businesses that draws on common assets, processes and shares a common purpose: to help our customers live and learn.Evaluation Systems group of Pearson is an educational testing company that develops and administers customized teacher certification testing programs and other assessment programs in higher education. Our work covers assessments in more that one hundred content fields, professional teaching skills, and the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. Evaluation Systems' contracts span the country and have included the states of Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma,Texas, Georgia, and Florida.Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify. Evaluation Systems group of Pearson is a leader in the development and administration of teacher certification tests. Our Test Product Services Department is currently seeking a Production Editor to join one of our fast-paced production teams. The Production Editor performs copyediting, proofreading and other quality control checks on the company's print-based and Web-based products. The Editor will also assist in developing and documenting quality control procedures, work with team members to create work schedules, maintain accurate, up-to-date proofreading/quality control logs, and assume other duties as needed. Some travel for the company is required. Requirements of the position include: a Bachelor's degree in English, English Language Arts, and/or equivalent experience; a minimum of three years of copyediting and/or writing experience in a publications environment; experience working on multiple projects simultaneously; and online materials design and proofing experience. The preferred candidate will have experience using the major style guides (Chicago Manual of Style, Words into Type), experience providing tactful editorial suggestions to staff at a variety of levels, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.