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What you'll do here:
The Business Law and Paralegal Subject Matter Expert is responsible for authoring Business Law and Paralegal related content across different delivery methods (print and digital) and platforms in alignment with guidance from the Product Manager and Learning Designer. Responsible for the quality of content, both at the authoring stage and throughout the use of the customer lifecycle.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Authors introductory and advanced higher education Business Law/Paralegal content across different delivery methods (print and digital) and platforms
Authors assessment (test banks, homework, quizzes, etc.), textbook narrative, video scripts, videos, Alt-Text, and any other content necessary for discipline/course creation
Tags existing and new content with appropriate metadata (learning objectives, difficulty level, etc.)
Measures and evaluates disciplines' content quality, capturing and analyzing metrics to provide insights for continuous product creation and improvement
Develops authoring guidelines and content review standards for content created by external SMEs
Provides quality assurance for content created by external SMEs
Resolves discipline-specific content related support issues
Skills you will need here:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced degree in business law, legal studies, or closely related field
At least 1 year of experience teaching undergraduate courses in Business Law or Paralegal Studies, especially at the introductory level
Experience creating content across various mediums (print and digital; narrative, assessment, video, etc.)
Ability to author/create content using the most up-to-date available technology
Excellent knowledge of grammar and command of the English language
Top-notch written and oral communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Juris doctorate in law or extensive paralegal experience
Experience with metadata tagging and accessibility standards
Knowledge of learning design and instructional design methodologies
Cengage Group's Higher Education business, Cengage, supports learning and student success by providing materials and digital solutions to faculty and students enrolled in two-year, four-year and vocational programs. We currently serve more than 10 million of the 18 million students in US higher ed. Setting a new standard of service for our customers, we deliver quality, easy-to-use course materials from textbooks and eBooks to courseware such as MindTap and WebAssign. In the US, we offer Cengage Unlimited and Cengage Unlimited for Institutions. We help instructors be better teachers, we help institutions solve problems and we empower students to leverage the power and joy of learning to transform lives.
Cengage Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. You may view Cengage's EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO Michael Hansen (https://p.widencdn.net/pdvq6j/EEO_Policy_Statement_January_2017) and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice (http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/cengage/ybs5gt19ik/eeopost-merged.pdf) by visiting their corresponding links.
Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or you may call us at +1 (617) 289-7917.
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About Cengage Group
Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
