Senior World Language Curriculum Editor

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CIEE Barcelona

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11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

👥 B2C

Education • Non-profit • B2C

CIEE Barcelona is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing intercultural exchange and study abroad experiences since 1947. They provide a variety of programs that connect high school and college students with international opportunities, facilitating personal growth, cultural understanding, and educational advancement. CIEE Barcelona focuses on offering students access to diverse educational experiences, internships, and work opportunities worldwide, ensuring a comprehensive and transformative journey abroad.

📋 Description

• Develop, enhance, revise, edit, and proofread language curricula and instructional materials, including detailed daily lessons, student-facing materials, supplemental curriculum components, scope and sequence charts, and related resources. • Ensure that assigned curriculum products are coherent, accurate, engaging, standards-aligned, age-appropriate, and level-appropriate. • Localize curriculum materials so they reflect the language, history, and culture of each CIEE program location. • Contribute editorial and content expertise to prototypes, specifications, and revised master curriculum models developed in collaboration with the Director of Curriculum and/or Executive Editor. • Source, onboard, support, and manage freelance editors and contributors across languages. • This includes answering questions, reviewing and editing submitted work, providing feedback, and ensuring alignment with CIEE’s pedagogical approach and development guidelines. • Manage assigned curriculum development workflows and project schedules in alignment with established editorial guidelines, timelines, and priorities. • Identify project bottlenecks and recommend improvements to editorial processes, documentation, and team efficiency. • Recommend updates to development guidelines and support onboarding or training for freelancers and contributors on established processes. • Maintain up-to-date scope and sequence documents across assigned curricula. • Manage copyright permissions for authentic resources across languages. • Assist with the annual training of HSSA instructors. Training consists of an online asynchronous Canvas course paired with synchronous live, virtual workshops. • Provide support to international staff and instructors concerning academic matters, including via email and video calls. • Assist with the development and maintenance of staff- and student-facing courses in CIEE’s learning management system, Canvas. • Evaluate the effectiveness of the language curriculum using qualitative and quantitative measures, including survey results, instructor feedback, site visits, and pre- and post-program language proficiency assessment data. • Adjust the curriculum to improve outcomes. • Stay informed about trends and innovations in the K–12, world language, and international education fields. • Help establish CIEE as a leader in language education by presenting at relevant conferences and networking with experts in language learning and education abroad.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, curriculum and instruction, world language education, or a related field. • Minimum of 5 years of editorial experience as a senior editor in educational publishing and curriculum development. • Demonstrated experience owning or leading the editorial development of substantial curriculum products. • Professional fluency in Spanish; proficiency in additional languages, such as French, Italian, or German, is a plus. • Exceptional written communication skills in English, strong attention to detail, and excellent editorial judgment. • Ability to manage multiple complex projects and meet deadlines while maintaining quality. • Experience managing freelancers, external contributors, or cross-functional collaborators. • Expertise in world language standards (ACTFL), and experience developing scope and sequence documents and standards-aligned lessons. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and willingness to learn new systems quickly. • Readiness to grow and develop yourself, our client group, and our Company. • Ability to embrace CIEE’s Core Values (Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Inclusion, and Problem-Solving) and culture.

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid time off • Parental leave • Gym Reimbursement Program • Employee Assistance Program • Short-term & Long-term Disability • 6 floating Fridays (based on our eligibility rules) • CIEE Study Abroad and TEFL Program discounts • 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contribution • Insurance Coverage (life, travel, medical, dental, and vision) • Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Account (medical and dependent) • Voluntary Benefits (identity theft protection, pet insurance, accident, and critical illness)