Senior Director, Editorial, AD&D

Job Description

Senior Director, Editorial – College Readiness Assessments

College Board – Learning & Assessment

Location: This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have theoptionof being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employeesare required tooccasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.

Role Type : This is a full-time position

About the Team

The Editorial team is part ofCollegeBoard’s Assessment Design and Development (AD&D) department. We are a collaborative team committed to producing SAT Suite test questions and related publications that are error-free, consistent in style, and aligned toestablishededitorial standards. We also edit materials and ensure quality control for other College Board programs, such as AP and ACCUPLACER. We work closely with Math and Reading and Writing subject matter experts within AD&D and other teams acrossCollegeBoard to publish tests and related materials in a variety of formats, both digital and print. As a team, we are in a period of intentional growth and evolution. We are actively refining our processes, strengthening cross-functional partnerships, andidentifyingnew ways to improve how we work. We value editorialexpertise, thoughtful collaboration, and continuous learning and improvement to ensure that we can continue producing work of the highest quality.

About the Opportunity

As a Senior Director, Editorial, you will lead and manage a senior editorial team of five, made up of highly experienced Editors and Graphic/Layout staff, responsible for advancing the quality, consistency, and strategic impact of assessments and publications for the SAT Suite and other College Board programs. You will set and uphold the team’s strategic direction, priorities, standards, andoperatingprocedures, ensuring editorial excellence, efficiency, and alignment to organizational goals. While you will engage in editing selectively to remain connected to the team’s core work, your primary focus will be developing talent through coaching, mentoring, and performance management; strengthening team capability; and driving long-term planning and major cross-divisional initiatives. In close partnership with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, you will champion editorial standards, coordinate strategy across teams, resolve dependencies, and ensure the team’s work delivers meaningful impact for students and other stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

Copyedit and proofread content for College Board programs such as the SAT Suite, ACCUPLACER, and AP [5%] 

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Copyedit, proofread, and fact check test questions, assessment support materials, and other complex, high-visibility, or high-stakes publications in various formats (digital apps, print, etc.), adjusting scope appropriately and modeling advanced editorial judgment

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Apply and interpret College Board  and other relevant style guidelines with nuance and consistency to all edited content, especially in ambiguous scenarios

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Provide guidance on substantive editorial questions and resolve escalations requiring leadership oversight

Lead and manage the editorial team to drive strategic direction, quality standards, and performance [55%] 

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Shape and communicate the team’s vision, priorities, quality benchmarks, and success metrics in alignment with organizational goals

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Develop, coach, mentor, and manage a talented team of editors and graphic designers through regular feedback, performance management, goal setting, and career development planning

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Monitor team performance using data and feedback,identifyingopportunities to improve processes, quality control, and operational effectiveness

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Manage the team’s workload calendar, project timelines, and inter-departmental coordination efforts, effectively managing competing priorities and ensuring high-quality,timelyeditorial results

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Promote a collaborative, constructive, mission-focused work environment