Technical Editor - Chegg, Inc.
Des Moines, IA
About the Job
Job Description
We're looking to bring on a technical editor (or a copyeditor who is familiar with technical content) to edit all types of curriculum materials across our programs. You'll do the bulk of your work in a content management system, not in word-processing docs, and you'll be working with anything from long-form explanations to assessment instructions to rubrics to slide decks. Must be a quick learner with strong editorial instincts, and comfort working with complex, highly specialized content is a must.
Responsibilities:
Why do we exist?
Students are working harder than ever before to stabilize their future. Our recent research study called State of the Student shows that nearly 3 out of 4 students are working to support themselves through college and 1 in 3 students feel pressure to spend more than they can afford. We founded our business on provided affordable textbook rental options to address these issues. Since then, we've expanded our offerings to supplement many facets of higher educational learning through Chegg Study, Chegg Math, Chegg Writing, Chegg Internships, Thinkful Online Learning, and more to support students beyond their college experience. These offerings lower financial concerns for students by modernizing their learning experience. We exist so students everywhere have a smarter, faster, more affordable way to student.
Video Shorts
Life at Chegg: http://youtu.be/Fwf90zgaOLA
Chegg Corporate Career Page: https://jobs.chegg.com/
Chegg India: http://www.cheggindia.com/
Chegg Israel: http://www.chegg.com/about/working-at-chegg/israel/
Thinkful (a Chegg Online Learning Service): https://www.thinkful.com/about/#careers
Chegg out our culture and benefits!
http://www.chegg.com/about/working-at-chegg/benefits/
Chegg is an equal opportunity employer
We're looking to bring on a technical editor (or a copyeditor who is familiar with technical content) to edit all types of curriculum materials across our programs. You'll do the bulk of your work in a content management system, not in word-processing docs, and you'll be working with anything from long-form explanations to assessment instructions to rubrics to slide decks. Must be a quick learner with strong editorial instincts, and comfort working with complex, highly specialized content is a must.
Responsibilities:
- Copyedit, proofread, and polish a variety of curriculum materials for educational programs in tech and tech-adjacent fields
- Provide very light developmental or content editing support as needed to clarify text, ensure the language is accessible, and improve the narrative flow
- Quickly understand and consistently apply the conventions in our house style guide
- Help perform content production tasks and facilitate the migration of content, both written and visual, between our platforms and tools
- Report and resolve discrepancies where documentation is incomplete or unavailable
- Working in and navigate our ecosystem of project management and curriculum development tools as well as our production workflows; provide coordination support
- Build assessment questions in our auto-grading, curriculum-building, and rubric tools
- Provide quality assurance support, which includes a comprehensive review of how content is rendered within the student learning environment(s) to ensure all components of the curriculum behave as expected
- Occasionally format code scripts or work with HTML, Markdown, or another programming language
- 3+ years' editing experience
- Familiarity and comfort engaging with technical skills and concepts
- Ability to meet project deadlines
- Ability to collaborate across functions
- Experience with technical or scientific editing
- Experience formatting code scripts or working with HTML, Markdown, or another programming language
- Experience working with a version control tool or content management system
- Experience doing quality assurance or providing quality assurance support
- Experience writing or editing content in any of the following fields: data analytics, data science, UX/UI, product management, project management, engineering, computer science, web design, web or software development
- Experience working with project management software, like Jira
- Experience writing or editing curricula, trainings, e-learning content, or instructional design materials
Why do we exist?
Students are working harder than ever before to stabilize their future. Our recent research study called State of the Student shows that nearly 3 out of 4 students are working to support themselves through college and 1 in 3 students feel pressure to spend more than they can afford. We founded our business on provided affordable textbook rental options to address these issues. Since then, we've expanded our offerings to supplement many facets of higher educational learning through Chegg Study, Chegg Math, Chegg Writing, Chegg Internships, Thinkful Online Learning, and more to support students beyond their college experience. These offerings lower financial concerns for students by modernizing their learning experience. We exist so students everywhere have a smarter, faster, more affordable way to student.
Video Shorts
Life at Chegg: http://youtu.be/Fwf90zgaOLA
Chegg Corporate Career Page: https://jobs.chegg.com/
Chegg India: http://www.cheggindia.com/
Chegg Israel: http://www.chegg.com/about/working-at-chegg/israel/
Thinkful (a Chegg Online Learning Service): https://www.thinkful.com/about/#careers
Chegg out our culture and benefits!
http://www.chegg.com/about/working-at-chegg/benefits/
Chegg is an equal opportunity employer
Source : Chegg, Inc.