Advanced Specialist, Project Management

Pearson • Columbia, SC • 1h ago

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Primary Focus

Leads the delivery of complete digital courseware, ensuring all components-text, media, interactives, assessments, and final files-are produced on time, within budget, and to specification. The Content Project Manager coordinates editorial, learning design, media, vendor, and QA teams, manages project requirements and resources, and is accountable for project execution, tracking milestones, and handoff to publishing or platform teams.

Content Type

All components--chapter, module, or lesson text; images; videos and animations; interactive learning tools; assessments; and supplemental resources

Key Strengths

Scheduling, budget management, risk mitigation, problem-solving, communication.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of content and components for assigned projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and quality results.

Build and coordinate workflow schedules, budgets, and resource plans across development workstreams, including internal and external contributors.

Manage deliverables from vendors and contributors, track progress against milestones, and participate in production meetings.

Identify and resolve operational risks and workflow issues, maintaining transparent communication and project momentum.

Ensure deliverables meet quality, accessibility, and readiness standards at each stage.

Partner with the Content Strategy & Delivery Manager and Editorial Development team to maintain strategic alignment.

Support platform migration and digital delivery efforts and drive workflow efficiency and process improvements.

Tools Used

Project management platforms (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet), trackers, dashboards, MS Office suite, Alfresco, SharePoint, Confluence, Agile

Workflow Role

Oversees entire project lifecycle, pre-dev through post-production.

Pedagogical Involvement

Medium - leverages understanding of domain/discipline specific product and content requirements to ensure project delivery aligns with instructional goals.

Key Collaborators

All content roles, CPMs, Product Managers, Platform/Publishing teams

Success Measures

On-time, on-budget delivery; quality and workflow compliance, accuracy of project tracking and reporting supported by data.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. To learn more: We are Pearson.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Job: Program Management

Job Family: ENTERPRISE

Organization: Higher Education

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 25289

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