Instructional Content Editor - Gies College of Business

Teaching & Learning

The Teaching and Learning team is a talented group of teaching, instructional design, and media professionals who are passionate about delivering educational excellence through innovation. We are dedicated to furthering the Gies College of Business’s mission of democratizing education. We revolutionize the delivery of a high-quality business education by harnessing technology to break through financial and geographic barriers.

Job Summary

Focus on editing, revision and quality control of web and digital course materials. Provide high quality, accessible materials that follow universal design practices that adhere to a unified instructional brand.

Duties & Responsibilities

Content Editing and Quality Assurance

• Define, adopt and maintain a style guide specific to Gies instructional content. This style guide determines both usage mechanics as well as consistent tone in the message
• Copyediting of course documents, scripts, transcripts and eBooks originally written or spoken by faculty and other instructional content creators
• Reviewing and remediating course materials, videos, slides, and instructional websites.
• Thoroughly testing learner facing content in conjunction with the Gies Learner Experience Team
• Developing instructions to help learners complete assignments and other activities
• Being available at night and over the weekend for occasional urgent projects

Training and Collaboration

• Assisting with the design and development of tutorials and documentation of online learning processes
• Providing workshop and training on our design standards
• Communicating with faculty, staff, and students via email, phone, conference calls or in person
• Managing a group of student workers

Other

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree

Experience:

• Required: At least 1 years of experience in editing, copy editing, or quality control

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education, English, or Instructional Design.

Experience:

• Higher education work experience
• Experience creating/adapting on-screen written content for large scale events, TV or web broadcast
• Strong collaboration experience with graphic designers for digital publishing

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required: • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language • Mastery of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors and ability to make constructive feedback and suggestions • Proficiency with applying the principles of style guides to course materials • Ability to remain detail-oriented and focused when processing large amounts of text • Willingness to collaborate with instructional designers, videographers, graphic designers, and other instructional content creators. • Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Office, and HTML. • Basic knowledge of legal issues for publishing like plagiarism, copyright, and ADA

Preferred: • Knowledge of digital media production • Creating/adapting on-screen written content for large scale events, TV or web broadcast

Appointment Information

This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after 11/3/2022. Salary is commensurate with experience.

The work location for this position may be flexible. Highly qualified candidates may be eligible to work full-time remotely within the US, on-premise at our offices in Champaign, Illinois, or a combination.

Application Procedures & Deadline Information
Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (CST) on November 3, 2022. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact lsrice@illinois.edu. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.

Requisition ID: 1012305
Job Category: Education & Student Services
Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu