work with us
Victory Productions continues to develop its select database of highly experienced editorial and publishing professionals. For many projects, we call on our extensive network of freelance specialists—writers, editors, proofreaders, designers, compositors, photographers, illustrators—to assemble the right team to match the content needs of each job.
We are always looking for freelancers in graphic design, page composition, illustration, writing, and editing. We are also currently accepting résumés for the positions below.
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Manager of Human Resources
- Job Title: Manager of Human Resources
- Division: Division 1
- Reports to: CEO
- Supervises: None
Purpose
The purpose of the post is to assess, develop and maintain HR infrastructure for an expanding, leading-edge educational development company. He or she will be responsible for hiring all new employees, taking them through the orientation process, and conducting all training and development. The ideal candidate would work with senior management to create an ethical, upbeat, and creative work environment where morale and productivity is high and turnover is low.
Expected Results
- HR infrastructure that enables the company to meet its business objectives.
- An adequate volume of well-qualified staff hired to meet delivery demands and future growth. An onboarding process that enables employees to be productive quickly.
- Employees who are trained and productive.
- Low employee turnover.
Responsibilities
- Assess and develop the HR infrastructure e.g. Identify and address policy and procedure gaps, etc.
- Manage staffing process for in-house and freelance employees by direct and indirect sourcing best practices utilizing online and social media like: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, online job boards. Adept at sourcing and qualifying candidates, reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, checking references, administering tests, and conducting tours of the Victory offices.
- Handles orientation for all new hires by familiarizing them with company policies and procedures and trains them on the basics of the organization.
- Maintains and updates HR policies and procedures through the Employee Handbook and other company communications.
- Works with senior management to establish performance metrics for key areas of the business and for individual personnel. Monitors these performance metrics and reports them weekly to senior management.
- Assists senior management in establishing and maintaining ethics policy. This area of responsibility would include investigating and resolving ethics issues and disciplining those who commit policy or ethics violations.
- Maintains and reports on data important to the running of the business.
- Handles any special projects and duties assigned by the CEO.
- Updates job requirements and descriptions for all position; keeps company organization chart up to date.
- Coordinates the creation and maintenance of employee training materials and training programs to fully develop employee competencies and productivity.
- Drives, documents, and oversees the performance evaluation process.
- Supervises an administrative assistant responsible for office management functions such as inventorying and ordering supplies, maintaining copy machines, building maintenance, office security, and alarm systems.
- Oversees the reception area and the communications system.
- Manages vendor relations for marketing materials, office supplies and equipment, and building maintenance.
- Researches and ensures the company’s salary structure is competitive in the marketplace. Make recommendations for changes based on data.
- Works with Executive staff to recognize and acknowledge employee contributions and celebrate accomplishments.
- Keeps a pulse on the organization. Is proactive in identifying potential employee relations’ issues before they become problems. Resolve employee relations’ issues.
Qualifications
- Communicates clearly and effectively at all times in verbal and written form.
- Is outgoing and friendly, results oriented and able to execute.
- Exhibits a positive, “can do” attitude at all times and works with his/her colleagues to troubleshoot, problem solve, and brainstorm whenever necessary.
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science and 5+ years experience.
- Solid, current knowledge of employment law.
- Good HR generalist knowledge, staffing, compensation, training, compliance, employee relations and some organizational development.
- SHRM certification, a plus.
- Proficiency in MS Office e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Familiar with Mac, a plus.
- Familiar with database use.
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the publishing process, including editorial, graphic services and project management (not mandatory).
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Job Posted: May, 2013
back to topVictory Productions
Join us on the cutting edge of next generation educational products.
Who We Are
Victory Productions was founded in 1995 as a content development, design, and composition company working for major educational publishers in both English and Spanish.
Ten years ago the company recognized and fully embraced the opportunities afforded by technology and began producing a rich array of digital and online products.
In the last five years Victory has also become noted for excellence in high stakes assessment.
Join us as we develop the next generation of educational products. Victory offers the right mix of expert content knowledge and instructional design coupled with extensive understanding of technology products and flexible delivery requirements to successfully generate diverse educational products. Victory provides a nimble and decisive environment that fosters collaboration among in-house content and technology teams, expert freelancers, and our clients to design educational materials that inspire authentic student learning experiences.
Our relationships with global universities and industry organizations help to keep Victory on the cusp of a new wave of educational technology.
Our shared goal is to create engaging and inspiring educational programs that help teachers lead their students to life-long success.
Victory’s main office is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Our wholly owned subsidiary in Medellin, Colombia, handles much of the technology, translation, and composition work. We have 80 full-time employees and are expanding.
How We Are Different
Educational publishers expect a development partner with innovative solutions, deep content knowledge, focused communications, effective project management, and the pedagogical and technological expertise to fulfill the changing requirements of the market.
Victory develops engaging, content rich, individualized learning experiences that are accessible at any time and available on multiple platforms.
- Assessments (high-stakes, formative, technology-enhanced, CCSS performance tasks)
- Basal and supplemental programs for all curriculum areas
- iBooks Textbooks and other EPUB platforms, iPad Apps/Mobile Apps, Web sites, online courses, LMS, LCMS, interactive labs, simulations, games, and animations
- HTML5 and iOS conversions and products
- Big Data analytics, multidimensional item-bank analytics, linguistic pattern analytics, visual grade books, natural language clustering engines, concept maps
- Bilingual products, modern language programs
Look at this list of Victory’s firsts:
- One of the first databases to track standards in 2004.
- The first K-6 online component to be submitted as an integral part of a state adoption. This 2005 K-6 social studies basal program swept California.
- The first social studies iPad textbook app (grade 4) as part of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Beyond Textbooks initiative.
- The first multi-touch LMS. Teachers choose the grade and state social studies standard to be taught. Lessons and content individualized for each student are presented, and the results are recorded and compiled.
- Two of the first iBook Textbooks to be sold on the iTunes Store: the Economics series and Breaking the Spanish Barrier.
Victory’s Services
Educational Publishing
Victory’s in-house staff of content, publishing, and technology experts works with our clients at the planning stage and continues through to delivery of the finished product. Victory can also pick a project up at any point where a client needs help.
Assessment Development
Assessment is a world of its own, with its own language and customs. Victory lives there. Our assessment teams wield decades of instructional design experience, are fluent in Common Core (CCSS) and NextGen Science Standards (NGSS), and have developed a streamlined process to satisfy every state’s test-item requirements with speed and accuracy.
Custom Software
We build rich, full-featured products that perfectly fit teachers’ and students’ needs. We tailor apps, web sites, learning objects, visualizations, and big data systems to anticipate these needs before clients and their customer base have realized them. Victory’s software services can help—from brainstorming bold and pedagogically sound interactivity to pounding out Objective C.
Consulting Services
Victory has mastered new technologies and expanded its view of educational publishing. We have gathered the experts in one place for you. Challenge us with the thorniest of projects. There is a solution. Let’s discover it together.
Challenges in Education
Improving the learning results of students is an ongoing challenge. The level of education required to be a contributing adult in modern society is rising at a faster pace than the advances in our education systems.
The advancement in the professional development of teachers also struggles to keep pace with changing standards, new technologies and educational philosophies.
The overall quality of education in the US is lacking and there is little agreement on the cause and how to fix it. The constant emergence of new standards at both the state and national levels that don’t have universal acceptance are only adding to the problem.
One of the current difficulties in education today is adjusting to the Common Core and its impact on: curriculum development, assessment, educational philosophy, teaching strategies, the "politics" and public opinion.
Transitioning from traditional education methods to emerging ones will require acceptance and the adoption of different practices and technologies.
Challenges Faced by Victory
The entire educational landscape is changing and it requires adaptability, flexibility, and foresight to stay current with trends and ahead of the knowledge, technology and marketing curves.
Economic stress and increased competition from both overseas and new start-ups will drive Victory to push innovation and offer greater value rather than competing on price alone.
The development of new content to align with adopted standards and the transitioning of content to electronic media will require both content and technology expertise.
Clients are looking for faster turn around time to develop and implement solutions.
As we grow and expand our areas of expertise the need for top talent in the industry becomes more critical. Attracting and nurturing great employees starts with an inspired vision of innovation for the future and is maintained with a challenging and upbeat work environment.
Opportunities for Victory
Victory is already a recognized innovator in electronic media. Blended learning, the use of integrated medias and technologies like ebooks, videos, print, online courses and social interaction, are an integral part of the company’s development efforts. We’re also leading the way in the research of Big Data applications for education. This expertise puts Victory in a position to take a leadership role in the industry, providing a meaningful contribution to the evolution of education in the US.
More immediately, this offers an opportunity to collaborate on a state or district level with educators, using our expertise with Common Core, content, and technology to help them navigate the evolving educational universe. This could be via:
- Customized content and product development
- Professional development of teachers with workshops, materials, etc.
- Needs assessment and process improvement consultation on Big Data applications
Another area of opportunity is in “results-based” and “teacher-tested” content products, either in a fully developed and tested product or in services that facilitate the classroom testing and reviews.
Victory has the expertise to provide the full array of publishing services including the conception, creation and marketing of educational products.
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Senior Editor, Science
Experienced and creative senior science editor needed for in-house position at Victory Productions
Duties & Responsibilities:
Be part of Victory’s exciting expansion of its editorial science team. We are looking for a seasoned editor with strong content knowledge in science across all grade levels, as well as appropriate teaching and educational publishing experience.
Victory is a dynamic el-hi development company, located in Worcester, MA, specializing in both print and digital products for the K-12 school market. Come and work in a fast-paced, hands-on environment that rewards top performance.
The position involves serving as the science content lead on some projects, responsible for overseeing these projects through the various editorial stages and overseeing other science editorial staff as necessary; and ensuring through the editing/revising/rewriting of all material that the content is both accurate and age-appropriate, that it meets all desired instructional objectives, that it aligns with all state and/or national standards, and that it meets all client guidelines and expectations.
Required Experience:
Must have a proven science background, preferably with at least five years’ experience editing science materials at the K-12 level. The successful candidate will also have strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills; a proven ability to meet deadlines; and a high degree of technological proficiency. Our goal is to find a collaborative team player who is looking to grow and develop his/her skills within a high energy company.
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Job Posted: February, 2013
back to topVictory Productions
Join us on the cutting edge of next generation educational products.
Who We Are
Victory Productions was founded in 1995 as a content development, design, and composition company working for major educational publishers in both English and Spanish.
Ten years ago the company recognized and fully embraced the opportunities afforded by technology and began producing a rich array of digital and online products.
In the last five years Victory has also become noted for excellence in high stakes assessment.
Join us as we develop the next generation of educational products. Victory offers the right mix of expert content knowledge and instructional design coupled with extensive understanding of technology products and flexible delivery requirements to successfully generate diverse educational products. Victory provides a nimble and decisive environment that fosters collaboration among in-house content and technology teams, expert freelancers, and our clients to design educational materials that inspire authentic student learning experiences.
Our relationships with global universities and industry organizations help to keep Victory on the cusp of a new wave of educational technology.
Our shared goal is to create engaging and inspiring educational programs that help teachers lead their students to life-long success.
Victory’s main office is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Our wholly owned subsidiary in Medellin, Colombia, handles much of the technology, translation, and composition work. We have 80 full-time employees and are expanding.
How We Are Different
Educational publishers expect a development partner with innovative solutions, deep content knowledge, focused communications, effective project management, and the pedagogical and technological expertise to fulfill the changing requirements of the market.
Victory develops engaging, content rich, individualized learning experiences that are accessible at any time and available on multiple platforms.
- Assessments (high-stakes, formative, technology-enhanced, CCSS performance tasks)
- Basal and supplemental programs for all curriculum areas
- iBooks Textbooks and other EPUB platforms, iPad Apps/Mobile Apps, Web sites, online courses, LMS, LCMS, interactive labs, simulations, games, and animations
- HTML5 and iOS conversions and products
- Big Data analytics, multidimensional item-bank analytics, linguistic pattern analytics, visual grade books, natural language clustering engines, concept maps
- Bilingual products, modern language programs
Look at this list of Victory’s firsts:
- One of the first databases to track standards in 2004.
- The first K-6 online component to be submitted as an integral part of a state adoption. This 2005 K-6 social studies basal program swept California.
- The first social studies iPad textbook app (grade 4) as part of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Beyond Textbooks initiative.
- The first multi-touch LMS. Teachers choose the grade and state social studies standard to be taught. Lessons and content individualized for each student are presented, and the results are recorded and compiled.
- Two of the first iBook Textbooks to be sold on the iTunes Store: the Economics series and Breaking the Spanish Barrier.
Victory’s Services
Educational Publishing
Victory’s in-house staff of content, publishing, and technology experts works with our clients at the planning stage and continues through to delivery of the finished product. Victory can also pick a project up at any point where a client needs help.
Assessment Development
Assessment is a world of its own, with its own language and customs. Victory lives there. Our assessment teams wield decades of instructional design experience, are fluent in Common Core (CCSS) and NextGen Science Standards (NGSS), and have developed a streamlined process to satisfy every state’s test-item requirements with speed and accuracy.
Custom Software
We build rich, full-featured products that perfectly fit teachers’ and students’ needs. We tailor apps, web sites, learning objects, visualizations, and big data systems to anticipate these needs before clients and their customer base have realized them. Victory’s software services can help—from brainstorming bold and pedagogically sound interactivity to pounding out Objective C.
Consulting Services
Victory has mastered new technologies and expanded its view of educational publishing. We have gathered the experts in one place for you. Challenge us with the thorniest of projects. There is a solution. Let’s discover it together.
Challenges in Education
Improving the learning results of students is an ongoing challenge. The level of education required to be a contributing adult in modern society is rising at a faster pace than the advances in our education systems.
The advancement in the professional development of teachers also struggles to keep pace with changing standards, new technologies and educational philosophies.
The overall quality of education in the US is lacking and there is little agreement on the cause and how to fix it. The constant emergence of new standards at both the state and national levels that don’t have universal acceptance are only adding to the problem.
One of the current difficulties in education today is adjusting to the Common Core and its impact on: curriculum development, assessment, educational philosophy, teaching strategies, the "politics" and public opinion.
Transitioning from traditional education methods to emerging ones will require acceptance and the adoption of different practices and technologies.
Challenges Faced by Victory
The entire educational landscape is changing and it requires adaptability, flexibility, and foresight to stay current with trends and ahead of the knowledge, technology and marketing curves.
Economic stress and increased competition from both overseas and new start-ups will drive Victory to push innovation and offer greater value rather than competing on price alone.
The development of new content to align with adopted standards and the transitioning of content to electronic media will require both content and technology expertise.
Clients are looking for faster turn around time to develop and implement solutions.
As we grow and expand our areas of expertise the need for top talent in the industry becomes more critical. Attracting and nurturing great employees starts with an inspired vision of innovation for the future and is maintained with a challenging and upbeat work environment.
Opportunities for Victory
Victory is already a recognized innovator in electronic media. Blended learning, the use of integrated medias and technologies like ebooks, videos, print, online courses and social interaction, are an integral part of the company’s development efforts. We’re also leading the way in the research of Big Data applications for education. This expertise puts Victory in a position to take a leadership role in the industry, providing a meaningful contribution to the evolution of education in the US.
More immediately, this offers an opportunity to collaborate on a state or district level with educators, using our expertise with Common Core, content, and technology to help them navigate the evolving educational universe. This could be via:
- Customized content and product development
- Professional development of teachers with workshops, materials, etc.
- Needs assessment and process improvement consultation on Big Data applications
Another area of opportunity is in “results-based” and “teacher-tested” content products, either in a fully developed and tested product or in services that facilitate the classroom testing and reviews.
Victory has the expertise to provide the full array of publishing services including the conception, creation and marketing of educational products.
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Project Coordinator
- Job Title: Project Coordinator
- Division: Operations
- Reports to: Chief of Operations
- Supervises: None
Purpose
We are looking for an accomplished project coordinator with strong organizational, team building, communications, and technology skills. He or she will be responsible for coordinating and tracking projects, developing and monitoring schedules, generating job assignments and workflows, acting as Victory’s main liaison with clients on projects, and ensuring all work is done on time and within budget.
Daily Responsibilities
- Takes responsibility for understanding, coordinating, and tracking projects, including coordinating with Chief of Operations and content leads to spearhead generating a project plan for project launch, development/production workflow, process, staff configuration, and schedule.
- Applies organization to the project, keeping the job folder organized, the FileMaker database up to date, all schedules and OmniPlans current and comprehensive, and so forth.
- Works closely with the content leads, department directors, and Chief of Operations on job assignments, schedules, and workflows.
- Coordinates with Chief of Operations and content leads to establish a staffing plan; monitors staffing and resource needs and works with the Chief of Operations and department leads to secure the appropriate personnel for each project, including generating Purchase Orders and related documents and tracking invoicing.
- Monitors and tracks workflow and schedule; takes responsibility for understanding the project’s goals and tracking adherence throughout the product-development process; keeps the development team informed of any scope changes; coordinates with project leader(s) for content issue resolution and client feedback communication.
- Proactively addresses issues that may adversely impact quality, timeliness or deliverables, and project budget, including staffing, out of scope work, communication of guidelines and specifications, and so forth.
- Serves as Victory’s main liaison with clients on assigned jobs, acting as a point of contact on workflow and schedule matters and coordinating content questions with content specialists.
Profile
- Communicates clearly and effectively at all times in verbal and written form.
- Demonstrates a strong grasp of the publishing process as well as a strong understanding of project scopes and organization required to execute projects successfully.
- Exhibits a positive, “can do” attitude at all times and works collaboratively with his/her colleagues to troubleshoot, problem solve, and brainstorm whenever necessary.
back to topVictory Productions
Join us on the cutting edge of next generation educational products.
Who We Are
Victory Productions was founded in 1995 as a content development, design, and composition company working for major educational publishers in both English and Spanish.
Ten years ago the company recognized and fully embraced the opportunities afforded by technology and began producing a rich array of digital and online products.
In the last five years Victory has also become noted for excellence in high stakes assessment.
Join us as we develop the next generation of educational products. Victory offers the right mix of expert content knowledge and instructional design coupled with extensive understanding of technology products and flexible delivery requirements to successfully generate diverse educational products. Victory provides a nimble and decisive environment that fosters collaboration among in-house content and technology teams, expert freelancers, and our clients to design educational materials that inspire authentic student learning experiences.
Our relationships with global universities and industry organizations help to keep Victory on the cusp of a new wave of educational technology.
Our shared goal is to create engaging and inspiring educational programs that help teachers lead their students to life-long success.
Victory’s main office is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Our wholly owned subsidiary in Medellin, Colombia, handles much of the technology, translation, and composition work. We have 80 full-time employees and are expanding.
How We Are Different
Educational publishers expect a development partner with innovative solutions, deep content knowledge, focused communications, effective project management, and the pedagogical and technological expertise to fulfill the changing requirements of the market.
Victory develops engaging, content rich, individualized learning experiences that are accessible at any time and available on multiple platforms.
- Assessments (high-stakes, formative, technology-enhanced, CCSS performance tasks)
- Basal and supplemental programs for all curriculum areas
- iBooks Textbooks and other EPUB platforms, iPad Apps/Mobile Apps, Web sites, online courses, LMS, LCMS, interactive labs, simulations, games, and animations
- HTML5 and iOS conversions and products
- Big Data analytics, multidimensional item-bank analytics, linguistic pattern analytics, visual grade books, natural language clustering engines, concept maps
- Bilingual products, modern language programs
Look at this list of Victory’s firsts:
- One of the first databases to track standards in 2004.
- The first K-6 online component to be submitted as an integral part of a state adoption. This 2005 K-6 social studies basal program swept California.
- The first social studies iPad textbook app (grade 4) as part of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Beyond Textbooks initiative.
- The first multi-touch LMS. Teachers choose the grade and state social studies standard to be taught. Lessons and content individualized for each student are presented, and the results are recorded and compiled.
- Two of the first iBook Textbooks to be sold on the iTunes Store: the Economics series and Breaking the Spanish Barrier.
Victory’s Services
Educational Publishing
Victory’s in-house staff of content, publishing, and technology experts works with our clients at the planning stage and continues through to delivery of the finished product. Victory can also pick a project up at any point where a client needs help.
Assessment Development
Assessment is a world of its own, with its own language and customs. Victory lives there. Our assessment teams wield decades of instructional design experience, are fluent in Common Core (CCSS) and NextGen Science Standards (NGSS), and have developed a streamlined process to satisfy every state’s test-item requirements with speed and accuracy.
Custom Software
We build rich, full-featured products that perfectly fit teachers’ and students’ needs. We tailor apps, web sites, learning objects, visualizations, and big data systems to anticipate these needs before clients and their customer base have realized them. Victory’s software services can help—from brainstorming bold and pedagogically sound interactivity to pounding out Objective C.
Consulting Services
Victory has mastered new technologies and expanded its view of educational publishing. We have gathered the experts in one place for you. Challenge us with the thorniest of projects. There is a solution. Let’s discover it together.
Challenges in Education
Improving the learning results of students is an ongoing challenge. The level of education required to be a contributing adult in modern society is rising at a faster pace than the advances in our education systems.
The advancement in the professional development of teachers also struggles to keep pace with changing standards, new technologies and educational philosophies.
The overall quality of education in the US is lacking and there is little agreement on the cause and how to fix it. The constant emergence of new standards at both the state and national levels that don’t have universal acceptance are only adding to the problem.
One of the current difficulties in education today is adjusting to the Common Core and its impact on: curriculum development, assessment, educational philosophy, teaching strategies, the "politics" and public opinion.
Transitioning from traditional education methods to emerging ones will require acceptance and the adoption of different practices and technologies.
Challenges Faced by Victory
The entire educational landscape is changing and it requires adaptability, flexibility, and foresight to stay current with trends and ahead of the knowledge, technology and marketing curves.
Economic stress and increased competition from both overseas and new start-ups will drive Victory to push innovation and offer greater value rather than competing on price alone.
The development of new content to align with adopted standards and the transitioning of content to electronic media will require both content and technology expertise.
Clients are looking for faster turn around time to develop and implement solutions.
As we grow and expand our areas of expertise the need for top talent in the industry becomes more critical. Attracting and nurturing great employees starts with an inspired vision of innovation for the future and is maintained with a challenging and upbeat work environment.
Opportunities for Victory
Victory is already a recognized innovator in electronic media. Blended learning, the use of integrated medias and technologies like ebooks, videos, print, online courses and social interaction, are an integral part of the company’s development efforts. We’re also leading the way in the research of Big Data applications for education. This expertise puts Victory in a position to take a leadership role in the industry, providing a meaningful contribution to the evolution of education in the US.
More immediately, this offers an opportunity to collaborate on a state or district level with educators, using our expertise with Common Core, content, and technology to help them navigate the evolving educational universe. This could be via:
- Customized content and product development
- Professional development of teachers with workshops, materials, etc.
- Needs assessment and process improvement consultation on Big Data applications
Another area of opportunity is in “results-based” and “teacher-tested” content products, either in a fully developed and tested product or in services that facilitate the classroom testing and reviews.
Victory has the expertise to provide the full array of publishing services including the conception, creation and marketing of educational products.
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Director of Technology
- Job Title: Director of Technology
- Division: Technology
- Reports to: Chief of Operations
- Supervises: Developers, Programmers, and other Technology staff
Purpose
The Director of Technology is responsible for the flawless execution of digital programs for this fast paced, independent, full service provider of learning solutions. The Director serves as a partner to the Operations and Business Development teams, assuming responsibility for planning, directing and coordinating all technology-based activities for client solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong project management and English communication skills with a proven background in overseeing project schedules and scope for content-rich software development. The Director will have the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines and be a motivated self-starter. This person enables a mixed team of front-end and back-end software developers and user experience experts to function at a high level. Instinctively “rolling up one’s sleeves” on projects is an essential work characteristic.
Expected Results
- Proposals that make clients want to sign – and make us profits.
- Project deliverables that delight clients – and make them want to do more business with us and recommend us to others.
- A climate of serious work that’s seriously fun – and where the best developers want to join, stay, and grow.
Daily Responsibilities
- Directs all digital work on projects for the Technology division by overseeing and supervising this work from initial concept through product release.
- Acts as the main technology liaison with clients for projects, ensuring that all digital development work satisfies their quality expectations and requirements.
- Demonstrates a strong, specialized understanding of producing K-12 programs for digital platforms as well as educational technology development in general; also understands how and when to merge content and technology production pipelines for different kinds of projects and products.
- Works closely with the Chief of Operations and other senior operations staff on technology job assignments, schedules, and workflows to ensure all work can be done on time and within budget.
- Working in conjunction with the Chief of Technology & New Business Development, assists the Executive Director, the Chief of Operations, and the Proposals Coordinator in determining estimated technology costs for all new job bids and proposals.
- Monitors technology staffing and resource needs and works with the Executive Director, the Chief of Operations, and the Chief of Technology & New Business Development to recruit, interview, and train the necessary and appropriate personnel for each project.
- Evaluates the performance of all Technology staff and works with the Chief of Technology & New Business Development to mentor them and enhance both their individual skills and their growth potential.
- Liaises as necessary with the Sales and Marketing Division and works with the Chief of Technology & New Business Development to provide assistance in making technology-related sales presentations and developing technology-related marketing materials.
- Exhibits a positive, “can do” attitude at all times and works collaboratively with the Executive Director, the Chief of Operations, the Chief of Technology & New Business Development, and the Editorial and Graphic Services Directors to troubleshoot, problem solve, and brainstorm all necessary issues.
- Communicates clearly and effectively at all times in verbal and written form, and listens attentively and appropriately, with both employees and clients.
Qualifications
- 8 years full-cycle web development experience as either a Technical Project Manager, Tech Lead or equivalent
- Strong experience with projects utilizing HTML5, CSS, jQuery (and other JavaScript frameworks), JSON, etc.
- Knowledge of Internet technologies – Microsoft.NET and/or J2EE and/or Ruby on Rails; knowledge of LAMP framework a plus.
- Understanding of REST/SOAP and JSON/XML
- Knowledge of Big Data technologies – Cassandra, Hadoop, Stream, Hive a plus.
- Strong problem solver; strong written and presentation skills; ability to work with a team
- Demonstrated competency in project management and the execution of multiple large projects simultaneously
- Demonstrated experience proposing and managing to a budget.
- Professional work ethic and a team player with the ability to multi-task, work independently and problem solve
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Meet deadlines, prioritize work and take initiative
- Ongoing awareness of trends in personalized and adaptive learning and assessment
- Understanding of all facets of web and mobile development, including strategies, design and implementation
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Job Posted: February, 2013
back to topVictory Productions
Join us on the cutting edge of next generation educational products.
Who We Are
Victory Productions was founded in 1995 as a content development, design, and composition company working for major educational publishers in both English and Spanish.
Ten years ago the company recognized and fully embraced the opportunities afforded by technology and began producing a rich array of digital and online products.
In the last five years Victory has also become noted for excellence in high stakes assessment.
Join us as we develop the next generation of educational products. Victory offers the right mix of expert content knowledge and instructional design coupled with extensive understanding of technology products and flexible delivery requirements to successfully generate diverse educational products. Victory provides a nimble and decisive environment that fosters collaboration among in-house content and technology teams, expert freelancers, and our clients to design educational materials that inspire authentic student learning experiences.
Our relationships with global universities and industry organizations help to keep Victory on the cusp of a new wave of educational technology.
Our shared goal is to create engaging and inspiring educational programs that help teachers lead their students to life-long success.
Victory’s main office is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Our wholly owned subsidiary in Medellin, Colombia, handles much of the technology, translation, and composition work. We have 80 full-time employees and are expanding.
How We Are Different
Educational publishers expect a development partner with innovative solutions, deep content knowledge, focused communications, effective project management, and the pedagogical and technological expertise to fulfill the changing requirements of the market.
Victory develops engaging, content rich, individualized learning experiences that are accessible at any time and available on multiple platforms.
- Assessments (high-stakes, formative, technology-enhanced, CCSS performance tasks)
- Basal and supplemental programs for all curriculum areas
- iBooks Textbooks and other EPUB platforms, iPad Apps/Mobile Apps, Web sites, online courses, LMS, LCMS, interactive labs, simulations, games, and animations
- HTML5 and iOS conversions and products
- Big Data analytics, multidimensional item-bank analytics, linguistic pattern analytics, visual grade books, natural language clustering engines, concept maps
- Bilingual products, modern language programs
Look at this list of Victory’s firsts:
- One of the first databases to track standards in 2004.
- The first K-6 online component to be submitted as an integral part of a state adoption. This 2005 K-6 social studies basal program swept California.
- The first social studies iPad textbook app (grade 4) as part of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Beyond Textbooks initiative.
- The first multi-touch LMS. Teachers choose the grade and state social studies standard to be taught. Lessons and content individualized for each student are presented, and the results are recorded and compiled.
- Two of the first iBook Textbooks to be sold on the iTunes Store: the Economics series and Breaking the Spanish Barrier.
Victory’s Services
Educational Publishing
Victory’s in-house staff of content, publishing, and technology experts works with our clients at the planning stage and continues through to delivery of the finished product. Victory can also pick a project up at any point where a client needs help.
Assessment Development
Assessment is a world of its own, with its own language and customs. Victory lives there. Our assessment teams wield decades of instructional design experience, are fluent in Common Core (CCSS) and NextGen Science Standards (NGSS), and have developed a streamlined process to satisfy every state’s test-item requirements with speed and accuracy.
Custom Software
We build rich, full-featured products that perfectly fit teachers’ and students’ needs. We tailor apps, web sites, learning objects, visualizations, and big data systems to anticipate these needs before clients and their customer base have realized them. Victory’s software services can help—from brainstorming bold and pedagogically sound interactivity to pounding out Objective C.
Consulting Services
Victory has mastered new technologies and expanded its view of educational publishing. We have gathered the experts in one place for you. Challenge us with the thorniest of projects. There is a solution. Let’s discover it together.
Challenges in Education
Improving the learning results of students is an ongoing challenge. The level of education required to be a contributing adult in modern society is rising at a faster pace than the advances in our education systems.
The advancement in the professional development of teachers also struggles to keep pace with changing standards, new technologies and educational philosophies.
The overall quality of education in the US is lacking and there is little agreement on the cause and how to fix it. The constant emergence of new standards at both the state and national levels that don’t have universal acceptance are only adding to the problem.
One of the current difficulties in education today is adjusting to the Common Core and its impact on: curriculum development, assessment, educational philosophy, teaching strategies, the "politics" and public opinion.
Transitioning from traditional education methods to emerging ones will require acceptance and the adoption of different practices and technologies.
Challenges Faced by Victory
The entire educational landscape is changing and it requires adaptability, flexibility, and foresight to stay current with trends and ahead of the knowledge, technology and marketing curves.
Economic stress and increased competition from both overseas and new start-ups will drive Victory to push innovation and offer greater value rather than competing on price alone.
The development of new content to align with adopted standards and the transitioning of content to electronic media will require both content and technology expertise.
Clients are looking for faster turn around time to develop and implement solutions.
As we grow and expand our areas of expertise the need for top talent in the industry becomes more critical. Attracting and nurturing great employees starts with an inspired vision of innovation for the future and is maintained with a challenging and upbeat work environment.
Opportunities for Victory
Victory is already a recognized innovator in electronic media. Blended learning, the use of integrated medias and technologies like ebooks, videos, print, online courses and social interaction, are an integral part of the company’s development efforts. We’re also leading the way in the research of Big Data applications for education. This expertise puts Victory in a position to take a leadership role in the industry, providing a meaningful contribution to the evolution of education in the US.
More immediately, this offers an opportunity to collaborate on a state or district level with educators, using our expertise with Common Core, content, and technology to help them navigate the evolving educational universe. This could be via:
- Customized content and product development
- Professional development of teachers with workshops, materials, etc.
- Needs assessment and process improvement consultation on Big Data applications
Another area of opportunity is in “results-based” and “teacher-tested” content products, either in a fully developed and tested product or in services that facilitate the classroom testing and reviews.
Victory has the expertise to provide the full array of publishing services including the conception, creation and marketing of educational products.
