Editorial Associate

Editorial Associate

Location: Fully Remote, reside in USA

Job Overview:

Cambium Assessment is hiring an Editorial Associate to our team. The Editorial Associate will work with other editors, Operations/Production staff, and internal and external clients to copyedit and proofread educational testing materials. The CAI Production Editing department reviews paper-based test books, ancillary materials, manuals, and reports to ensure correct grammar, sentence structure, and overall clarity and cohesion. The Editing team adheres strictly to Chicago, AP, and APA style manuals, along with state publishing requirements and client-specific style rules.

Job Responsibilities:

• Qualified candidates are expected to have superb organizational skills and the ability to prioritize projects and editing requests under high-pressure daily deadlines.
• Editorial Associates participate in business development and proposal preparation efforts and must exercise excellent diplomatic skills in working with content-development writers, production staff, project supervisors, and contract managers.

Job Requirements:

• Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or a related field with a minimum of 2–3 years of editing experience in a professional publishing environment.
• Successful candidates will demonstrate an exceptional command of the English language, with exceptional listening, writing, and oral communication skills.
• Expertise and experience in revising and editing a wide variety of documents (e.g., official correspondence, technical reports, proposals, and K–12 testing materials) are desirable.
• Familiarity with educational terminology and formats and assessment experience is preferred. Candidates must be proficient in Word and have experience using "Track Changes."
• Work experience in PowerPoint and Excel is preferable.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat DC and other layout software programs is a plus.
• Flexibility and ability to work additional hours are needed and expected during peak times.
• Why Work With Us?
• Work experience in PowerPoint and Excel is preferable.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat DC and other layout software programs is a plus.
• Flexibility and ability to work additional hours are needed and expected during peak times.
• Why Work With Us?

When you work with Cambium Assessment, you’ll be helping to design and build inspiring solutions that make a real impact on the online testing industry, as well as the educators and students we support.

Our Ground Breaking Work Includes:

• Advanced Computer-Adaptive Algorithms

• Mobile support of user interfaces
• Learning management systems with social media features
• Universally accessible user interfaces

• Machine Scorable Items

In the 2024 school year, we delivered more than 126 million online tests, and successfully supported peak testing volumes exceeding 1.5 million simultaneous test takers. We have the most advanced features of any online testing system, and we continue to push boundaries to improve student performance measurement and enabling educators with actionable insights to drive better overall educational outcomes for our students. To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit www.cambiumassessment.com.

Remote First Work Environment 

Our Remote First approach gives employees the flexibility and trust they need to effectively balance work with life. It creates a culture in which all employees are valued and where success is measured in results. It allows us to work collaboratively, inclusively and for greater positive impact, regardless of our individual locations.

If you will be working remotely, either occasionally or on a permanent basis, you must have a reliable internet connection through a cable or fiber-optic broadband service with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.

The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in video-based interviews during the recruiting process and ongoing virtual meetings with their camera on, as part of their role.

As part of our Remote-First benefits, Cambium offers reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up your home or remote office.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation), national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history).

We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  You may request an accommodation during the recruiting process with your Talent Acquisition team member.