WIDA Editor

Salary:

Minimum $66,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please visit: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf .

Job Summary:

The Editor position is located within WIDA's Communications and Marketing department and will report to the Assistant Director of Communications. This position will be responsible for reviewing and editing internal and external communications and materials, as well as collaborating with graphic design to create optimal layout and ease of use on WIDA publications. This position is also responsible for managing translations of communications and publications as needed. The Editor will handle auditing and remediating documents to ensure compliance with accessibility guidelines and collaborating across the team and the organization to support accessibility efforts, including editing internal and external communications and materials.

Working fully remote is an option for this position within the United States (working remotely internationally is not an option). Requests to work remotely would need to be reviewed based on the UW and School of Education (SoE) remote work policies and go through the SoE implementation process. To learn more about these policies, visit https://businessoffice.education.wisc.edu/human-resources/remote-work/ .

WIDA values linguistic and cultural diversity both as an end and a means for success in the field of education.

For more information on WIDA's Mission and Values, please visit https://wida.wisc.edu/about/mission-history .

Responsibilities: Provides technical expertise and oversight in areas relating to rights, permissions, and overall content production. Reviews content for completeness, accuracy, and correctness to align with editorial or client objectives.

• 70% Edits, revises, and proofreads materials and resolves errors or inconsistencies in style, syntax, grammar, and format
• 5% Plans, develops, creates, and publishes internal and/or external communications
• 10% Manages production deadlines
• 5% Provides information and consultative advice about editorial policies, procedures, and services to contributing stakeholders
• 5% Develops and maintains the style guide, including editorial standards and policies
• 5% Works with graphic design to optimize publications

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
* Minimum 3 years of experience in writing and editing
* Minimum 2 years of experience auditing and remediating documents (Word, Excel, PPT, PDF) accessibility based on Section 508 and/or W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to communicate in a timely, effective manner with external and internal clients
* Excellent editing and proofreading skills, including strong knowledge of grammar and punctuation
* Ability to work individually and in a collaborative team environment, managing multiple projects with attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
* Action-oriented, self-starter who takes ownership of tasks and completes them in a timely manner
* Expertise with the Microsoft Office suite and Adobe Acrobat
* Knowledge of document accessibility best practices and processes
* Familiarity with AP and APA styles
* Experience collaborating with authors of complex technical reports to improve document accessibility
* Experience using screen-reader software, such as PAC, NVDA, or JAWS

Preferred:
* Experience developing and editing publications for families and/or schools, prior professional experience with and/or knowledge of PreK-12 education
* Writing and editing in Spanish and English-Spanish/Spanish-English translation

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position will be remote and requires work be performed at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Additional Information:

What is WIDA? For over 20 years, WIDA has provided a trusted, comprehensive approach to supporting, teaching, and assessing multilingual learners. We are an educational services organization that advances language development and academic achievement for multilingual children in early childhood and grades K-12. In short, we provide educators around the world with high-quality language standards, assessments, professional learning, and research. We are proud to be a part of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) within UW-Madison's nationally ranked School of Education. Visit https://wida.wisc.edu/about/careers and watch our Introduction to WIDA video to see why WIDA is an incredible place to work!

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), established in 1964, is one of the first, most productive, and largest university-based education research and development centers in the world. WCER's researchers and staff work to make teaching and learning as effective as possible for all ages and all people. WCER's mission is to improve educational outcomes for diverse student populations, impact education practice positively and foster collaborations among academic disciplines and practitioners. To this end, our center helps scholars and practitioners develop, submit, conduct, and share grant-funded education research.

WCER's Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison and The Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). Individual differences and group diversity inspire creative and equitable outcomes. WCER actively affirms values and seeks to increase diversity in our everyday interactions, practices, and policies.

For more information and news about our center, please go to https://wcer.wisc.edu/ .

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability during the recruitment process, please email education-HR.DDR@education.wisc.edu , and one of our Division Disability Representatives will contact you. More information can also be found at https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ .

How to Apply:

Please click on the "" button to start the application process. As part of the application process, you will be required to submit:

- A cover letter describing how your experience and qualifications meet the requirements of this position.
- A current resume or CV.
- A list of at least three professional references, including contact information.

A successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.

Contact:

Kelly Krahenbuhl
humanresources@wida.us
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Editor(CM034)

Department(s):

A17-SCHOOL OF EDUCATION/WCER

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

301866-AS

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