IT Content Author

Job Description:

IT Content Author

Location:

Remote, TX, USA

Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

About the Role:

The Content Author (P3) is a self-motivated worker who can independently author various content types, including sections, CAs, labs, and more. They take ownership of assigned projects or titles and may serve as the lead author on one or more titles. Additionally, they maintain a backlog of improvements for given titles and contribute strategy and roadmap ideas to Leads or Senior Managers. They are responsible for ensuring the quality of their projects or titles in collaboration with the project manager. This person may also speak at conferences, publish research papers, articles, and blog posts, and collaborate with colleagues on the development team to define and develop interactive tools. Also responsible for creating & overseeing interactive, web-native learning content in one or more of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics or Assessments.

Key Responsibilities (All Subject Areas):

• May train/mentor for new authors in discipline
• Authors sections, CA’s, labs, and other content types independently.
• Takes ownership of assigned projects/titles.
• May serve as a lead author on one or more titles
• May maintain backlog of improvements for given titles and contributes strategy and roadmap ideas to leads or Senior Managers.
• Responsible for ensuring quality of their projects/titles along with the project manager.
• May speak at conferences; publish research papers, articles and blog posts.
• Define and implement auto-generated and auto-graded homework assignments
• Maintain and improve existing content
• May collaborate with colleagues on the development team to define and develop interactive tools
• Collaborate with colleagues in Marketing and Sales to assist with demos, respond to instructor feedback, assist with special requests, and more
• May work with project managers to oversee external authoring projects (evaluate project proposals, train external authors to utilize the zyBooks platform, review content to ensure quality and adherence to zyBooks' authoring guidelines)

Key Responsibilities (Specified Subject Areas):

Computer Science/Computer Engineering:

• Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of CS/CE projects (Introduction to C/C++/Java/Python, Computer Networks, Databases, Web Programming, and more)
• For Computer Engineering professionals, proficiency in Verilog and/or VHDL is expected
  Proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Python is required

Data Science:

• Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of data science and related projects (Introduction to Data Science, Predictive Data Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Natural Language Processing, Cloud Computing, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence)

Mathematics:

• Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of mathematics and related projects (Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics, and more).

Statistics:

• Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of statistics projects (Introductory Statistics, Business Statistics, Biostatistics, Statistics for Engineering, and more).
• Write code to produce statistical output, including data visualizations.

Assessments:

• Create modern web-based content with concise text, extensive interactive learning questions, animations, and more for a variety of assessments and related projects.

Qualifications:

• Typically has MS/PhD or equivalent experience to demonstrate subject matter expertise
• Typically has at least 2 years teaching experience, usually more
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve processes
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations
• Progression to this level is typically restricted to selected job families based on business requirements

Salary Range:

74,300 USD to 106,567 USD

About Wiley:

Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world's most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today's biggest obstacles into tomorrow's brightest opportunities.

With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers' steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact tasupport@wiley.com for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles either in the UK, Canada or USA. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for UK, Canada and USA based roles.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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