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-Assess content for manuscripts, continuing professional education, major programs, magazines, newsletters, and accounting and financial industry educational products. Perform product evaluations to identify weaknesses, advantages, and possibility for enhancement.-Confirm organization and structure of content is consistent with product goals. Restructure, reorganize, and rewrite content to ensure flow, readability, and alignment with pedagogy for competency and learning products. When necessary, adapt content for a global audience.-Collaborate with authors, subject matter experts, technical managers, content specialists, project managers, graphic designers, learning experience designers, instructional designers, and portfolio leaders to evaluate, create, edit, and revise content for various products.-Review, create, develop, and revise Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from manuscripts and instructor design notes. Prepare presentations for learning design team and adhere to branding requirements. -Facilitate and manage the creation of third-party content logs in order to note items that need reprint permissions and request necessary permissions. Perform plagiarism reviews of content and remediate plagiarism and copyright issues.-Attend and participate in blueprinting sessions for products. Work with project teams, portfolio leaders, authors, and subject matter experts to determine product goals, expectations, audience, schedules, and content needed.-Review editorial changes, when necessary, and resolve queries with content and product development teams. Evaluate and incorporate learner and client feedback into revisions for materials.-Train new editors and assist in the development and implementation of onboarding documentation, processes, and procedures. Act as a mentor to new editors and provide coaching and professional development opportunities.-Research and remain current with trends in the editorial profession, including supportive technology.

-Assess content for manuscripts, continuing professional education, major programs, newsletters, and accounting and financial industry educational products. Perform product evaluations to identify weaknesses, advantages, and possibility for enhancement. -Confirm organization and structure of content is consistent with product goals. Restructure, reorganize, and rewrite content to ensure flow, readability, and alignment with pedagogy for competency and learning products. When necessary, adapt content for a global audience.-Collaborate with authors, subject matter experts, technical managers, project managers, graphic designers, learning experience designers, instructional designers, and portfolio leaders to evaluate, create, edit, and revise content for various products.-Review, create, develop, and revise Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from manuscripts and instructor design notes. Prepare presentations for learning design team and adhere to branding requirements. -Facilitate and manage the creation of third-party content logs in order to note items that need reprint permissions and request necessary permissions. Perform plagiarism reviews of content and remediate plagiarism and copyright issues.-Attend and participate in blueprinting sessions for products. Work with project teams, portfolio leaders, authors, and subject matter experts to determine product goals, expectations, audience, schedules, and content needed.-Review editorial changes, when necessary, and resolve queries with content and product development teams. Evaluate and incorporate learner and client feedback into revisions for materials.

-Copyedit technical, professional, and learning materials representing a variety of products, including books, digital tools, CPE products, and Client Newsletters. Review manuscripts, assess special needs, and determine appropriate handling.-Oversee projects through all stages of production, providing editorial review at each stage. Perform quality assurance.-Assist in developing and formatting products, including CPE courses and instructors’ notes, PowerPoint presentations, modules, professional literature, and manuscripts. Ensure courses are compliant with AICPA and NASBA CPE Standards.-Create schedules and work closely with technical and production staff to maintain schedules for multiple products while upholding quality standards. -Maintain complete documentation on intranet, including file versions, schedules, and facts of note about products.-Communicate with authors, technical staff, and subject matter experts about the level of editing and scope of their projects, deadlines, and the progress of the production process. -Design, revise, and implement new policies and procedures to existing guidance such as the AICPA Style Manual for Non-Periodical Publications and the AICPA Editorial Services Procedures Manual.

-Process and develop manuscripts before sending them to the Content Management department for editing, making recommendations for structure and readability. Review editorial changes and communicate with the author during this process.-Organize and prepare manuscripts for launch to the Production department, ensuring content specifications are achieved. Work with the Production department to create schedules, develop templates, perform quality assurance, and resolve any errors in the page proofs prior to printing. -Work with the Graphic Design department to create initial cover designs and develop final covers for publication.-Assess manuscripts and perform product evaluations to identify weaknesses and advantages, estimate page counts using a castoff process, and request reprint permission for sourced materials. -Perform various developmental editing duties on a variety of professional publications and literature updates using Arbortext and Documentum.

-Assist in the management and creation of media content, including flyers, educational posters, and other infographics for the Park's website, newsletters, and social media platforms.-Market Animal Park events through various media submissions and act as a liaison between media outlets and Park supervisors. -Take and edit photographs of Park residents for use on social media platforms and the Park's website. -Assist in the management of timely project submissions and marketing material.

-Write and edit a monthly newsletter and weekly email blasts, update the website, market and organize club events, assist members with any questions or problems in a courteous and timely manner, and perform hostess duties for the restaurant section of the club. -Regularly type, edit, and file documents.

-Interview a variety of individuals and groups for the newspaper.-Write at least two articles per issue and edit colleagues’ articles. Occasionally take photographs for specific articles.