Content Operations Contractor, Harvard Business Publishing, Watertown, MA

 

The Higher Education unit at Harvard Business Publishing (HBSP) sells content from HBS and other sources to business education institutions and programs around the world via our Harvard Business for Educators website (http://hbsp.harvard.edu) as well as a series of business-to-business delivery models.  The content we sell includes Harvard Business School case studies, case studies written by other top business schools, Harvard Business Review magazine articles and trade book chapters, and a series of eLearning products.   

 

 

The Content Management team within the Higher Education unit consists of the Content Operations team, which intakes content and metadata and readies it within various content management systems for distribution, and the Content Production team, which manipulates content into various internal and saleable formats.

 

The Content Operations Contractor will report to the Content Operations Analyst (who leads the Content Operations team) and support that role on wide variety of tasks related to content operations.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone to experience a multitude of real-world content management tasks and challenges that exist in a dynamic environment with a complex data environment.  The Content Operations team provides a series of services related to content and metadata intake and revisions, systems compliance for content data, analysis of systems and data needs to support product content launches, and the distribution of content to various content delivery channels and partners.

 

 

This position requires basic knowledge of content formats and content metadata, as well as an interest in content management, content management systems, and the intersection of content and digital storage and delivery platforms.  Candidates should have a strong interest in technology and problem solving.  The position requires significant multi-tasking, time-management, detail orientation, and communication and documentation skills.  It is ideal for someone who wants to be immersed in the real world application of content operations for a world-class publisher – someone who learns quickly and is not intimidated by the constant change and revolving challenges associated with modern publishing.

 

 

This is a temporary position with the possibility of renewal based on performance and department needs.  The position will begin on September 29, 2014 (the first week of Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year 2014) and be optionally renewed each Quarter of the Fiscal Year (Q3 begins in January, 2015 and Q4 begins in April, 2015).

 

This position is staffed through a specific staffing agency that works with HBSP, and that staffing agency does provide benefits for temporary employees.  It is required that this position be staffed through this agency. Recruiters or other agencies may not submit candidates for this position.  The hourly rate for this position is $30/hour and will require 40 hours/week onsite at Harvard Business Publishing’s offices in Watertown, MA.

 

 

Harvard Business Publishing is located at the Arsenal complex in Watertown, Massachusetts.  There is a free shuttle to the Arsenal from the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square.  Limited parking is available at HBSP.

 

 

To apply or inquire, contact Denis Saulnier at [email protected] with the email subject “Application: Content Operations Contractor”.