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Job ID: 2012-11049

# of Positions: 2
Posted Date: 5/17/2013
Job Location: US-MA-Hadley
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Professional Development

Overview

Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.

The Scoring Director/Chief Reader trains educators to holistically evaluate written, spoken, and/or videotaped responses to a variety of teacher certification examinations. Responsibilities of this position include preparing materials that exemplify state-specific standards, orienting scorers through an established calibration process, managing scoring sessions, and, if qualified, serving as a content expert in a teaching content area. This position is in our Western Massachusetts office located in Hadley, MA.

Responsibilities
- Plan scoring sessions, including selecting sample responses to be used to orient scorers, estimating session length, and calculating scoring pool size.
- Manage scoring sessions, including training scorers, monitoring their performance, and counseling scorers and Assistant Chief Readers.
- Understand and consistently apply project standards (e.g., rubrics).
- Analyze performance statistics during and after each scoring session.
- Maintain test security and project confidentiality.
- Facilitate client meetings.
- Collaborate with other Chief Readers and Scoring Facilitators.

Qualifications
- An advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in education, English or a related field.
- Recent teacher education and teaching experience (elementary, secondary, or college-level).
- Strong skills in writing, editing, critical thinking, teamwork, and organization.
- Experience with holistic scoring models a plus.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate small and large group discussions to achieve focused goals.
- Occasional travel is required.]]>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/Hadley-Sr-Scoring-DirectorChief-Reader-Job-MA-01035/1930678/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/Hadley-Sr-Scoring-DirectorChief-Reader-Job-MA-01035/1930678/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS
Job ID: 2013-15002

# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 4/22/2013
Job Location: US-NY-New York
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Marketing

Overview

Penguin Young Readers Group is one of the leading children's book publishers in the United States. The company owns a wide range of imprints and trademarks including Dial Books, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Philomel, Puffin, Speak, Firebird, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Viking, Razorbill, and Frederick Warne. These imprints are home to such award-winning, New York Times- bestselling authors as Laurie Halse Anderson, Jay Asher, Judy Blume, Jan Brett, Heather Brewer, Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Tomie dePaola, Sarah Dessen, Anna Dewdney, John Green, Anthony Horowitz, Brian Jacques, Mike Lupica, Richelle Mead, Richard Peck, Jacqueline Woodson, and dozens of other popular authors. Penguin Young Readers Group is also the proud publisher of perennial brand franchises such as The Little Engine That Could, the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, Peter Rabbit, Spot, the Classic Winnie the Pooh, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, Strega Nona, Madeline, Mad Libs, Alex Rider, the Rangers Apprentice, Skippyjon Jones, Llama Llama, and Pippi Longstocking, among many others. Penguin Young Readers Group is a division of Penguin Group (USA), the U.S. member of the internationally renowned Penguin Group, one of the largest English-language trade book publishers in the world. The Penguin Group is owned by Pearson plc, the international media group.

Penguin Group (USA) values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

Our Young Readers Marketing department is seeking a Digital & Social Media Marketing Director. This position will develop and execute the digital and social media strategy for our young adult and children’s books, apps, and more!

Specifically, the Digital & Social Media Marketing Director:

1. Oversees the social media strategies across all platforms (Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter)
2. Conceives, creates and executes innovative online marketing campaigns for various books and authors
3. Manages and executes digital advertising strategies
4. Identifies and develops integrated partnership/sponsorship strategies to meet brand goals
5. Develops and manages communities for the Penguin Young Readers brand (Penguin Teen, Penguin Classroom, Penguin Kids, etc.)
6. Monitors and analyzes social media campaigns/trends and their impact on the company brand
7. Oversees strategy and production of marketing apps
8. Collaborates with various internal departments (Editorial, Digital Publishing, Sales, Marketing, Publicity) to develop and execute digital marketing and publicity campaigns
9. Supervises a team of four employees

Qualifications

Please apply to join this collaborative team if you meet the following requirements:
- At least 5 years of experience executing social media marketing and digital programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Social community management experience
- Familiarity with digital analytics and media tracking tools
- Excellent supervisory skills and ability to manage a staff
- Proficiency with various social media platforms
- Experience working with youth-related brands a plus
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office

This position is based in New York, NY.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/New-York-Penguin-Group-%28USA%29-Digital-&-Social-Media-Marketing-Director-Young-Readers-Job-NY/2558944/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/New-York-Penguin-Group-%28USA%29-Digital-&-Social-Media-Marketing-Director-Young-Readers-Job-NY/2558944/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS
Job ID: 2013-16895

# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 4/10/2013
Job Location: US-NY-New York
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Publishing Operations

Overview

Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Job: Reporter, FundFire www.fundfire.com

Reports to: Managing Editor, FundFire

Description:

FundFire, the leading publication covering the U.S. institutional/high net worth investment management industry, is seeking a reporter to join its team of talented, motivated editorial staff.

The reporter will cover a specific aspect of the U.S. institutional/high net worth investment management industry, which includes the investment departments of wealth managers, defined benefit pension schemes, university endowments, nonprofits and foundations, as well as the investment managers that manage and market institutional investment products.

The reporter will be based in the New York offices of Money-Media, a company belonging to the Financial Times, which owns and operates the FundFire service.

Duties:

Reporting duties: You will be expected to produce the equivalent of roughly three stories a week. You will unearth news, trends or developments in the institutional investment industry and use analytical, quantitative and/or documentary material, as well as interviews, to explore all aspects of the story. Those stories will originate in a specific beat to be established in conjunction with the managing editor. You will be expected to develop a network of sources in institutional investment and wealth management to generate news scoops, story ideas and insights to share with readers.

You will be expected to contribute to all sections and in all formats of FundFire editorial, including video interviews and features, online discussions, webcasts, the twice weekly People Roundup and whatever else comes up. There are occasional opportunities to have work republished in the FT and travel to conferences.

Every reporter and editor at FundFire is held to fundamental standards of integrity, honesty and journalistic ethics.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Attributes

Passion for delivering readers fresh news and sophisticated insights

In-depth experience in beat reporting and in writing longer analytical articles

Experience with content in multiple formats (e.g. photo, video, charts & graphs, etc.) and reworking stories from concept to publication

Excellent editorial judgment

Attention to detail

Diplomacy

Please email your resume and a cover letter explaining why you'd be a good fit for the position to agreene@money-media.com and nrice@fundfire.com referencing Reporter, FundFire in the subject line.The deadline for applications is April 21.

Money-Media is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive salaries and benefits as part of Pearson, parent company of the Financial Times. We also offer a supportive and collegial working environment and the opportunity to work with others who are passionate about their jobs. Visit our website www.money-media.com for more information.

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Job ID: 2013-16804

# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 4/11/2013
Job Location: US-TX-San Antonio
Position Type: Term of Project - Full Time
Category: Professional Development

Overview

Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Summary

Regional Field Specialists are responsible for delivering professional development and technical assistance to schools that have contracted with Pearson SAS for school improvement services. This position requires deep knowledge and extensive experience with standards-based school reform and the ability to deliver high quality professional development and site-based technical support to school personnel. The desired applicants must have five or more years of highly-successful teaching experience in a K-12 school setting and preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate experience in training other teachers.

Responsibilities

1. Plan for and deliver comprehensive job-embedded professional development and technical support for schools implementing Pearson’s Reader’s, Writer’s, and Mathematics Workshop including:
- Facilitation of the Planning Meeting with school and district leadership that establishes Pearson’s partnership with the school and initiates the process of implementation
- Facilitation of face-to-face professional development for school leadership, faculty, and support staff, including:
- Implementation of the Workshop Model of Instruction for reading, writing, and mathematics teaching and learning
- Implementation of selected foundation units in writing, genre studies in reading, and on-grade level mathematics
- Principal and Leadership Team training in observing and analyzing the routines, rituals, and classroom practices of Reader’s, Writer’s, and Mathematics Workshop
- Strategies for aligning classroom instruction to the Texas TEKS and the rigor of the STARR examinations
- Specific, research-based strategies strategies for teaching second language learners and students with disabilities
- Strategies for developing students’ academic language and college and career readiness competencies
- Facilitation of onsite strategic planning and review meetings with the Principal and administrative team
- Facilitation of professional development for the Leadership Team and faculty on the development of a data-driven culture within the school
- Facilitation of Guided Practice Focus Walks to develop Leadership Team capacity to monitor program implementation
- Facilitation of Leadership Team Meetings about implementation, and co-facilitation of such meetings with the Principal, to discuss implementation and resolve problems.
- Facilitation of Progress Monitoring meetings to determine the progress the school is making in implementing implementation
- Provision of technical support for the effective operation of teacher workgroups
- Provision of instructional support, including modeling, coaching, and co-planning
- Collaboration with other field specialists in the delivery of technical support
- Maintenance of comprehensive documentation and reports of technical support

2. Maintain current knowledge of:
- Presentation technology, including the use of a laptop computer, tablet, and personal communication devices to develop and present effective professional development
- Strategies to interpret and utilize student achievement data to drive instructional improvement, including the use of formative assessment and the analysis of state test results
- The Texas TEKS, the STARR suite of examinations, and other related standards and assessments
- Developments in standards-aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment in English language arts and/or mathematics

3. Support implementation of selected Pearson solutions, as needed, including:
- Classroom coaching
- Facilitation of training to support implementation
- Provision of onsite technical support
- Regular and ongoing communication with school and district leaders

4. Support product development, as required, including
- Development and field testing of materials and products that support the training and implementation of SAS programs and materials
- Development of training notebooks, manuals or curriculum documents as needed to support program implementation
- Provision of feedback to National College on the effectiveness of programs and training materials

5. Support SAS business development by:
- Assisting in the recruitment of new SAS schools
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of SAS offerings
- Presenting SAS programs to large and small audiences.

Qualifications
- Master's Degree or higher
- Demonstrated success as a classroom teacher of Literacy/English language arts and/or Math and at least five years of successful experience as a K-12 professional
- Strong collaboration and teambuilding skills
- Knowledge of standards-based reform, curriculum, instruction and assessment
- Ability to plan strategically with and coach school leaders
- Ability to coach classroom teachers
- Ability to provide instructional support relating to effective teaching strategies for teachers across content areas
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Strong problem solving skills
- Knowledge of and the ability to function with various school and district organizational structures
- Excellent ability to present content to large and small groups
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Skills in use of technology (how to spell out?)

Desirable knowledge, skills, and experience include:
- Scaffolding instruction for English language learners
- Scaffolding instruction for students with disabilities
- Content areas in addition to English and/or Math, especially at the secondary level
- Programs and services to support student engagement
- Strategies for the effective classroom use of instructional technology
- Programs and services to support community outreach]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/San-Antonio-Field-Service-Specialist-School-Improvement-Literacy-Job-TX-78201/2542274/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/San-Antonio-Field-Service-Specialist-School-Improvement-Literacy-Job-TX-78201/2542274/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS
Job ID: 2013-16589

# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 4/8/2013
Job Location: US-MA-Boston
Position Type: Term of Project - Full Time
Category: Facilities

Overview

Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

This position is involved in the activities that ensure adequate, properly functioning facilities. Includes coordination, management and direction of services that provide organizational support such as space planning, food and office services, protection and security of the facilities and employees and/or risk management, insurance and real estate management services or administrative support.

In addition the Facilities Specialist provides and/or coordinates office support, facilities services including maintenance, refuse, custodial, security, cafeteria and vending services. Coordinate with internal customers to interpret their requests for service. This position is responsible for daily coordination of activities to ensure efficient and safe operation of the Facilities. This includes interaction with various staff/vendors
to keep the building in good repair, and with the customer to address building issues in a timely fashion.

The position also requires contact with vendors to negotiate the purchase and arrange for delivery and installation of equipment and supplies, maintaining of accurate building and departmental information on Facilities software is required.

Qualifications

Related work experience and/or formal education or equivalent
experience:
- Five or more years experience in Facility Support Role – specializing in facilities, project management, engineering or other related experience.
- Bachelor degree from a technical school or equivalent experience of 7 years in the facilities field.

Skills/knowledge/abilities
- Must exhibit honesty, integrity, and courtesy in all interactions
- Must possess strong work ethic in supporting customer needs, responding promptly and consistently
- Able to prioritize multiple, conflicting, urgent needs
- Able to work independently with minimal direction
- Effective communicator with all levels internally and externally, written and verbal
- Excellent Project Management Skills
- Able to maintain control in difficult situations or when responding to unreasonable requests
- Able to negotiate “Win – Win” solutions
- Proactively looks for ways to improve the work environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Must have knowledge or willing and able to learn Computerized Maintenance Management Software, AutoCad, Microsoft Project; able to read and interpret blue prints, equipment data sheets, bid documents, plans and specification.
- Develop service agreements and contracts, analyze bids and make recommendations for contract award.
- Meet with and direct supervisors of contracted services as needed to ensure adherence to Pearson specifications.
- Coordinate vendor services with Pearson internal customers to ensure uninterrupted services.
- Review and ensure accuracy of invoices relative to contract services. Monitor budgets and continually evaluate facilities contracts and services for cost effective
and efficient operations.
- Coordinate internal customers request for services for facilities functions.
- Assist in the preparation of requirements document to facilitate implementation.
- Design and utilize tools and measure of both vendor performance and internal customer satisfaction.
- Develop plans and specifications to administer contracted services.
- Direct workers engaged in custodial, physical security, grounds and food services in preparing facilities for occupancy.
- Develop and recommend solutions to vendor issues.
- Knowledgeable with card reader systems and security procedures.
- Must process strong skills in vendor contract development and leadership – results oriented.
- Able to work with vendor management financial information concerning cost control.]]>Tue, 07 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/Boston-Facilities-Specialist-Job-MA-02108/2534493/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://jobs.pearson.com/job/Boston-Facilities-Specialist-Job-MA-02108/2534493/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS