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Content Strategist


Ascend Learning; LLC (http://www.ascendlearning.com/) is a leading provider of technology-based educational, curriculum and assessment solutions for high-growth careers in a range of industries, including healthcare, fitness and wellness, and insurance and financial services. We provide outcomes-based solutions aimed at helping people enter, sustain and succeed in their chosen fields. Ascend employs more than 1,300 employees, with headquarters in Burlington, Mass., and offices in Kansas City metro, Phoenix metro, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Ann Arbor, Michigan, New York, and the U.K.

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The Content Strategist is responsible for the timely development and delivery of consistent, high-quality content and for overseeing all the moving pieces from ideation and production to distribution and analysis. The Content Strategist ensures that products meet and exceed the highest standards and owns the successes and failures of content. This role must constantly create new value for customers, not just tweaking and optimizing existing products; but rather developing each product to reach its full potential. The Content Strategist must have a deep understanding of the market, customer needs, competition, and topic/subject matter.

Responsibilities:

• Provide creative and strategic editorial leadership for assigned programs, including the planning, scheduling, and coordination of new program materials (in cooperation with Product Managers) and revisions from conception through product release

• Implement instructional design methodologies by working in tandem with pod members (Product Manager and Platform Product Manager)

• Conduct analysis of competitor content; depth, breadth, and presentation

• Work with Director of Compliance to ensure courses are updated as needed based on new guidelines

• Manage product plan for on-time development and release, including all package components

• Manage project vendors, including voice over talent, instructional designer, subject matter expert and course build professionals to ensure on-time delivery

• Ensure content is compliant with continuing education providers, including IACET

• Evaluate storyboards to ensure learning objectives and workplan goals were met and that the template was followed; if storyboards do not meet expectations, coach expert and/or hire additional freelance help as needed

• Ensure all content stakeholders execute against agreed-upon tasks. Stakeholders include subject matter experts, reviewers, contributors, partner organizations, and freelancers. Remediate behavior for stakeholders that are not performing against day-to-day expectations. Elevate big-picture stakeholder concerns affecting multiple products to Manager, Content Strategists.

• Collaborate with internal production stakeholder to address issues and remediate errors introduced to a project by production vendors. Elevate production issues to Production Manager and Manager, Content Strategists if issues persist and remediation efforts remain unsuccessful.

• Manage tactical aspects of partner relationships; including schedules, content development guidance, and monitoring deliverables

• Seek and secure approval from all relevant stakeholders prior to product release

• Track and report on success and failure of content in order to understand performance and evolve

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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