Vice President, Learning Resource Group

Job Description
We are seeking an exceptional and skilled leader to join our organization as the Vice President of the newly formed Learning Resource Group. This pivotal role will bring expertise in modern content creation techniques and practices, including leading this group's efforts to innovate through the latest technologies. The teams’ contributions comprises the work of our content developers (development editors and media editors) envisioning, testing, and creating individual learning assets and executing the development of longer form eBook revisions;
our epub production team managing a set of publishing services;
our media production team in charge of course delivery, QA, and release management;
and permissions &
rights. The successful candidate will be instrumental in transforming our content creation practices, introduce innovative practices including the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase creativity, capacity, and efficiency, and develop new agile content creation practices to help content teams create learning resources and assets nimbly and with care. This role manages other employees.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women and people of color, to apply for this role. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes. We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we recognize that unique perspectives and experiences contribute to the strength of our team. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role. We value your potential, and we are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive and contribute their best.
Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Lead and integrate the efforts of the epub/eBook production, media production, permissions &
rights, development editing, and media editorial teams.
Enable development editorial and media editorial teams with the best tools, programs, and practices to advance their expertise at designing and creating content for learning.
Modernize and standardize content creation techniques and practices to produce learning assets more quickly and economically, while maintaining high standards of quality.
Collaborate closely with the VP of Discipline Strategy and the SVP of Pedagogical Design to ensure strategic alignment and optimal capacity planning across teams.
Implement data-driven and metric-driven management approaches to optimize operations and track the development and execution of innovative working methods.
Fosters a change-oriented culture enables content creators and leverages data to demonstrate progress and unify the team.