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Curriculum Associates is seeking a temporary Editorial Quality Assurance Specialist to carry out proofreading, copyediting, and quality assurance testing for educational materials, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products for K-8 students.

Responsibilities: The role involves proofreading, copyediting, quality assurance testing, and ensuring adherence to style and instructional guidelines for educational materials, as well as communicating with internal and external teams to meet project deadlines.

Skills: Candidates must possess meticulous attention to detail, strong time management, communication skills, and experience with digital editing tools; proficiency in Spanish and skills like LaTex or accessibility testing may be required.

Qualifications: A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with at least 4 years of related experience is preferred.

Location: Located in North Billerica, MA, USA

Compensation: $28 - $35 / Hourly

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.

We are seeking a Temporary Editorial Quality Assurance (EdQA) Specialist. The EdQA Specialist provides proofreading, copyediting, and quality assurance testing for accuracy and correct style on PDFs of print products and digital lessons. The successful candidate in this role will take an active part in copyediting and proofreading a variety of educational materials, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products.

The impact you'll have:

• Proofread materials against lists of corrections or earlier versions, ensuring that requested changes have been made and style guidelines have been met.
• Check instructional materials for print conventions such as page numbers, copyright information, correct facsimile pages in Teacher’s Guides, etc.
• Copyedit manuscript to correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style errors.
• Serve as a resource for questions about grammar and company style.
• Test digital lessons for accurate and appropriate content.
• Accessibility testing, as assigned and instructed.
• Accurately record errors found and/or suggest corrections. Retest as needed.
• Adhere to schedules and report on progress. Ensure project deadlines are met.
• Attend and participate in project meetings. Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Communicate with supervisor regularly, surfacing any roadblocks.
• Communicate with internal/external teams and vendors to accomplish project goals and deliverables.
• Ensure all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Undertake other project tasks as required and assigned.

What we're looking for: 

• Successful delivery of project deliverables according to prioritized schedules. 
• Meticulous attention to detail and demonstrated accuracy. 
• Excellent time management and communication skills. 
• Ability to multitask and work independently with little supervision. 
• Experience working with digital tools such as Woodwing, InCopy, and Acrobat. 
• Skills such as Spanish fluency, LaTex experience, or Accessibility testing experience may be required for certain positions. 
• At least 4 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Benefits and Pay Range:

Pay Range – This role’s range is $28.00 - $35.00 per hour. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.

Benefits – Temporary and per-diem employees who average at least 30 hours of work per week within the Company’s look-back period are eligible to enroll in medical coverage after 90 days of employment. Temporary and per-diem employees working more than 20 hours per week are eligible for twelve paid holidays. All temporary and per-diem employees are eligible for accrued sick time.

Application deadline: June 30, 2025. This is subject to close earlier if there is a high volume of applicants or a qualified hire is made.