Editor / Content Specialist

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Construct Education Full time

Location:
Cape Town

Reporting Line:
Editorial and Quality Lead (AU)

Working Practices:
Minimum two days a week in the office with option to work flexibly for remaining days

Contract:
Permanent

Working hours: 07H00 TO 15H30

Role summary


The editor/content specialist role supports Learning Designers, the Online Unit Editor and Unit Quality Lead to produce online tertiary units that support OES's premium positioning.


Key responsibilities:

Editorial

  • Proofreading units before production
  • Contributing to the smooth running of QA process
  • Maintaining quality standards for referencing resources in unit learning materials
  • Ensuring resources are up to date and accessible
  • Ensuring assessment details are correct and consistent across unit websites
  • Ensuring assessment documents meet quality standards with appropriate supporting
- resources

  • Contributing to the evolution of the editorial style guide and supporting resources

Unit Development

  • Updating existing ('rollover') unit for delivery in upcoming teaching period
  • Supporting Learning Designers in the development of new units and rebuilds
  • Supporting Learning Designers in the writing of usable, credible and cohesive content
  • Supporting Learning Designers to source and reference materials appropriate to unit content,
- e.g. images, videos, articles etc.

  • Ensuring that supporting materials (howtoguides, eLA notes, assessment templates) are uptodate and accurate

Unit Support

  • Implementing global changes across units, e.g. template changes within Blackboard and via
  • Adobe Dreamweaver (HTML), formatting in line with style guide
  • Proficiency in and maintaining version control of files in Word, PowerPoint, PDF, HTML
  • Maintaining shared file folders in Sharepoint
  • Fixing technical issues on behalf of teaching staff as required

Key relationships:

  • Learning Designers
  • Online Unit Editor
  • Unit Quality lead
  • Education Technologists
  • Workflow Planner
  • Program Directors

Things that will challenge you in this role?

  • Creation of meaningful, engaging and sustainable unit content
  • Managing multiple tasks simultaneously in order to meet demanding timelines
  • Working within a team with competing demands and often changing priorities
  • Ensuring that the learning materials presented to students are of the highest possible quality
- and free of errors

  • Proficiency in technical platforms, specifically the Blackboard Learning Management System
- and Adobe Dreamweaver

  • Mastery of Academic referencing styles (APA, Harvard, AGL)

What does success look like?

  • Learning Design team are able to access required materials when they are needed, and can use
- their time efficiently

  • Units are ready for delivery on time
  • Minimal student complaints arising from errors in published online materials

Requirements:

Previous experience in a fast paced administrative role with excellence in:

  • Experience as a proof-reader or editor
  • Experience implementing house style guide
  • Experience in structural editing and production of web based content
  • Exceptional spelling, grammar and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience in HTML
  • Track record of producing quality outputs to tight timelines
  • High level personal organisational skills and the ability to work autonomously
  • A passion for clear, user friendly digital content
  • Demonstrated capability to be a cooperative team member and build positive working relationships

Benefits

These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Generous annual leave policy
  • Paid maternity, parental, and study leave benefits in line with policy
  • Learning and development opportunities within a global team
  • Fun events organized by the Construct Social Committee

ABOUT CONSTRUCT EDUCATION
Construct is a strategic learning solutions and learning design partner to many of the world's leading universities and organizations.

We are a 100% owned subsidiary of the Online Education Services (OES) group based in Australia and operate as a separate entity, although closely aligned.

Construct and OES share a vision of an academic-led, learner-centric approach to developing world-class online programs that provide rich and immersive learning experiences.


Our diverse, global teams bring together extensive learning and platform expertise resulting in progressive instructional design, digital content production, project management, and education consulting services.

Our services are primarily delivered through our center of excellence in Cape Town with sales and support teams focused in the US, UK, and Australia (parent).

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