Specialist, Content Producer

Description

Specialist Content Producer

Job Description

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

At Pearson were committed to a world thats always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons we are always re-examining the way people learn best whether its one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology and each other to surpass these boundaries we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the worlds innovations personal and global large and small.

Part of UK Schools the Assessment division combines excellence in assessment with outstanding customer experience. The Assessment division has end-to-end responsibility for delivering on-time accurate results of high stakes UK and international qualifications to our learners and first-class customer service to all our customers.

The Specialist Content Producer is responsible for the end-to-end content production process for a suite of UK and International role aligns to industry titles such as Assessment Content Leader. You will report into the Manager Content Implementation managing both offshore and external colleagues within the process.

The objective of this rolebe responsible for the management and production of a specified set of secure assessment related content ensuring that error-free assessment content is produced which is delivered to deadline meets defined quality criteria and equivalent standards.

A part of this role is to ensure that the assessment processes that they support are carried out to a high standard in accordance with all appropriate internal policies and external regulations and can withstand scrutiny by internal audit and all stakeholders - including regulators students and parents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the set up and reporting of all key production activities within a designated allocation of content workstreams.

• Run processes to ensure they meet the requirements of internal and external stakeholders needs and contractual requirements

• Conduct gap analysis to identify focused areas for change and improvement with a focus on quality error free content.

• Review process improvement and skills audit output and ensure this is implemented

• Act as the process owner for the processes related to assessment content ensuring processes are documented and regularly reviewed

• Takes ownership of identifying and implementing process and system improvements and changes

• Supporting the response to any internal/external audits or any identified lessons learned for the area of responsibility

• Act as a matrix manager for our external examiners leading all content production processes for a set of deliverables. Oversee the development production and delivery of high stake assessments and support material.

Adaptability and Proactivity:

• Anticipate and respond to changes in external factors new product demands services and systems.

• Focus on regulatory compliance and reporting particularly for managing examination series-related situations (e.g. G4 regulation errors customer feedback).

• Explore opportunities to enhance delivery quality and efficiency through new methodologies processes and technologies.

You will:

• Be accountable for the updating of smartsheets and other tracking records ensuring the integrity by which assessment content processes are devised followed reviewed and amended.

• Ensure all processes are fully documented and adhered to

• Ensure all regulatory requirements are adhered to and reporting is clearly managed and aligned

• Implement new process procedures and systems to reflect the changing demands within our content production delivery

• Conduct a full end to end process review

• Drive continuous process improvement through the conception development and implementation of clearly defined and documented processes

• Deliver on innovation for test making

Key challenges:

• Implementing documenting and maintaining processes that deliver high quality outcomes

• Ensuring 100% process adherence and quality content production often to tight deadlines

• Engaging a whole department without line management authority

• Working on new content management systems and across different verticals

• Ensuring the effective efficient and consistent management of all activities

• Building and managing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders of all levels

• Interrogating data and processes to ensure they deliver high quality on time outcomes

• Successfully navigate change by adapting to challenges created by the introduction of new qualifications services or processes

• Embed innovation by looking to the future and removing silos by working collaboratively and creatively

• Reacting positively to change and being flexible in a changing environment

• Adapting to the challenges created by the introduction of new products services and systems

Your rewards & benefits
We know youll do great work so we give a lot back with some of the best benefits in the business. We know one size doesnt fit all so our workplace programs meet the different needs of our diverse teams and their families too.
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Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area: Content Creation
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1