Executive Editor

Here at Wilson Language Training, we are committed to working together for our mission to achieve literacy for all. We believe literacy is a fundamental right and should be attainable for all people. We strive to reflect this belief in our work.

The success of our team members is no less paramount. We’re dedicated to ensuring that every Wilson employee experiences truly satisfying professional development while feeling inspired to bring their authentic selves to work.

Wilson Language training is growing and is looking to hire Executive Editor to lead the development of the Core ELA program.

Position summary

The Executive Editor leads development of the Core ELA program for one grade band: K–1, 2–3, or 4–5. You will manage a team of up to six Curriculum Developers and own the quality, coherence, and schedule of your band's instructional materials. You will also write and edit yourself, setting the standard for the team's work. The units your team creates will fit with Fundations and/or other Wilson Programs as appropriate, follow our scope and sequence, and connect to the bands before and after yours.

You'll report to the Director of Curriculum Development, K–5, and work alongside the other two grade-band managers, our Writing Science team, design, production, and product owners.

What you'll do

• Manage, coach, and develop Curriculum Developers, including hiring, onboarding, goals, and performance reviews.
• Assign work across your band's two grades and balance the load so the team meets production milestones.
• Set clear quality expectations with shared checklists, model lessons, and exemplars, and give specific, timely feedback on drafts.
• Run your band's review process and give final editorial sign-off on lessons and materials within the approved unit blueprints.
• Coordinate with other program leads on the share of team time that supports other Wilson programs.
• Build a team culture of collaboration, craft, and steady delivery.
• Lead selection of texts for each unit, apply your band’s criteria for quality, complexity, and representation, and recommend final text sets to the Director.
• Turn unit blueprints into lessons
• Write and edit original texts, lessons, and routines for close reading, vocabulary and morphology, discussion, and writing, and manage the freelance authors who contribute to them.
• Make sure lessons and assessments are rigorous, aligned to state standards and the science of reading, and include scaffolds for multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and students still building decoding or fluency.
• Own your band’s development schedule and text set records, work with the permissions team on clearances, and flag risks early.
• Represent your band in program decisions and lead cross-grade reviews with the other managers so skills build across K–5 and fit with Fundations.
• Lead your band’s part in pilots and beta tests, and revise materials based on teacher and student feedback.

• Represent your band in program decisions about content, pacing, and fit with Fundations.
• Lead cross-grade reviews with the other grade-band managers so knowledge, vocabulary, and writing skills build across K–5.
• Own your band's development schedule, track progress, and flag risks early.
• Make sure materials align to state standards, the science of reading, and our skills framework, and that alignment is documented.
• Lead your band's part in pilots and beta tests, and revise materials based on teacher and student feedback.

• 5+ years of classroom, intervention, literacy coaching, or school library experience, including in your band's grades.
• 5+ years developing ELA core or writing curriculum or educational texts for publication.
• 2+ years managing or leading curriculum writers, editors, or developers.
• A track record of delivering large curriculum projects on schedule with many contributors and reviewers.
• Strong editorial judgment and experience giving feedback that improves other people's writing.
• Experience building text sets or knowledge-building units around a topic or anchor text.
• Deep knowledge of reading comprehension and writing instruction, including close reading, text structure, vocabulary, and evidence-based writing.
• Deep understanding of pedagogical needs (how students in your band learn to read and write), user needs (what teachers and coaches need to plan and teach well), and market needs (what districts look for in adoptions and how competing programs meet them).
• Experience designing or reviewing assessments and rubrics for constructed responses and extended writing.
• Working knowledge of text complexity measures and of accessible text design for developing readers.
• Working knowledge of the science of reading and structured literacy, including the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough's Reading Rope.
• Working knowledge of copyright, fair use, and the permissions process.
• Bachelor's degree in education, English, library science, or a related field.

• Training or classroom use of EmPOWER™ or Brain Frames®.
• Master's degree in literacy, reading, special education, or library science, or reading specialist certification.
• Classroom experience with Fundations or another structured literacy program.
• Background in science or social studies content, which drives many knowledge-building topics.
• Familiarity with the Writing Revolution, SRSD, or other explicit writing approaches.
• Experience with EdReports or state adoption review criteria.
• Experience managing freelance writers or vendor teams.

Wilson has identified the anticipated pay range for this role based on the many factors that we consider in defining compensation levels for our roles, including market data, and internal equity considerations. Actual pay, and allocation between base and any target discretionary bonus, will vary based on geographic location, education, work experience, skills, market data, and internal equity considerations. Wilson offers competitive benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and Life & Disability Insurance
• 401k plan with partial employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• “O’Connor days,” which refers to a company-wide office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, as well as other perks.

Anticipated Salary Range: $113,000 to $136,000