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Senior Producer UX (educational publishing)
at Scholastic Education in New York
We are seeking a Senior Producer for a ground breaking technology based K-2 Reading Program. The Senior Producer will collaborate with the editorial and design teams on activity wireframes and UX for the instructional software. The Senior Producer will also partner with developers and the QA team to manage schedules, problem solve issues, and keep operations organized and moving forward.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES
• Focused specifically on the student software experience the Senior Producer will collaborate with instructional and technical leadership within Scholastic Education to define and develop the product.
• Ensure that goals for the development of the product are clearly conveyed through educational design, interface and navigation, and instructional features of the products.
• Represent the User Experience, translating requirements into defined specifications.
• Develop wireframes for activities, collaborating with the editorial, marketing and design teams.
• Create mockups, usage scenarios, prototypes, specifications and navigation maps.
• Implement processes for effective editorial review cycles during activity development.
• Manage schedules using Agile software development methodology.
• Work with the QA team to develop and coordinate testing.
• Work with production and engineering staff to develop each component to the fullest potential of print and computer-based delivery.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal Senior Producer candidate has led or worked collaboratively on a software development team on school-based education products that incorporate adaptive technologies, assessment, and individualized technology driven instruction.
This work may have been for a supplemental publisher, an educational technology company whose emphasis is on reading product development, at a basal text publisher, or at an outside development house with a strong emphasis on developing applications for the educational market.
Ability to understand the real users' mindset and relentless dedication to detail are key for this position. We’re looking for self-starters - candidates who can jump in quickly without a lot of direction, and learn by asking the right questions.
Qualifications/Requirements :
• At least 5 years experience developing educational software products
• Direct experience managing product development projects with many stakeholders
• Thorough understanding of the SDLC process and familiarity with the AGILE development process
• Practical understanding of teaching and learning, educational trends and reading research within US school/district contexts
• Fluent in OmniGraffle or other wireframe software
• Ability to proactively and creatively solve problems related to program development
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Bachelors and or Masters degree in a related field
USE LINK TO APPLY: http://www.scholastic.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=8505&CurrentPage=6
KEY RESPONSIBILITES
• Focused specifically on the student software experience the Senior Producer will collaborate with instructional and technical leadership within Scholastic Education to define and develop the product.
• Ensure that goals for the development of the product are clearly conveyed through educational design, interface and navigation, and instructional features of the products.
• Represent the User Experience, translating requirements into defined specifications.
• Develop wireframes for activities, collaborating with the editorial, marketing and design teams.
• Create mockups, usage scenarios, prototypes, specifications and navigation maps.
• Implement processes for effective editorial review cycles during activity development.
• Manage schedules using Agile software development methodology.
• Work with the QA team to develop and coordinate testing.
• Work with production and engineering staff to develop each component to the fullest potential of print and computer-based delivery.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal Senior Producer candidate has led or worked collaboratively on a software development team on school-based education products that incorporate adaptive technologies, assessment, and individualized technology driven instruction.
This work may have been for a supplemental publisher, an educational technology company whose emphasis is on reading product development, at a basal text publisher, or at an outside development house with a strong emphasis on developing applications for the educational market.
Ability to understand the real users' mindset and relentless dedication to detail are key for this position. We’re looking for self-starters - candidates who can jump in quickly without a lot of direction, and learn by asking the right questions.
Qualifications/Requirements :
• At least 5 years experience developing educational software products
• Direct experience managing product development projects with many stakeholders
• Thorough understanding of the SDLC process and familiarity with the AGILE development process
• Practical understanding of teaching and learning, educational trends and reading research within US school/district contexts
• Fluent in OmniGraffle or other wireframe software
• Ability to proactively and creatively solve problems related to program development
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Bachelors and or Masters degree in a related field
USE LINK TO APPLY: http://www.scholastic.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=8505&CurrentPage=6
Published on 10-01-2012