[Hiring] Editorial Project Manager @Institute for Curriculum Services

Role Description

ICS seeks a detail-oriented, proactive, and collaborative professional to join our Editorial team. The Project Manager plays a critical role in keeping ICS’s editorial review and content development work on track:

• Managing project lifecycles from initiation through delivery.
• Maintaining the systems and workflows that keep the team organized.
• Ensuring that high-quality work reaches stakeholders on time.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on bringing order to complexity, takes genuine ownership of their work, and finds satisfaction in making a team run smoothly. The Project Manager reports to the Managing Editor and works closely with editorial staff, leadership, and external partners.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3–5 years of project management experience, ideally in a publishing, editorial, or education-adjacent environment; candidates with 5+ years are strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously with competing priorities and a track record of on-time delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of Smartsheet or a comparable project management platform (Asana, Monday.com, Microsoft Project); candidates without Smartsheet experience who demonstrate quick, independent software learning will be considered.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Drive, Gmail: the core tools for day-to-day Editorial Team work).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal team members, leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative, mission-driven environment where adaptability and resourcefulness are essential.

Requirements

• Passionate about ICS’s mission and eager to contribute to meaningful, mission-driven work.
• Exceptionally detail-oriented; you catch what others miss and take file hygiene and documentation seriously.
• A proactive self-starter with a solutions-oriented approach; you anticipate needs and act before being asked.
• Skilled at holding others accountable with diplomacy and emotional intelligence, even across reporting lines.
• Strong sense of ownership and follow-through; you close loops and don’t let things fall through the cracks.
• Adaptable and composed under pressure; you recalibrate quickly without getting derailed when plans change.
• Collaborative and communicative, with the ability to work effectively across a team in a fully remote environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• An employee flexible spending health care and dependent plan.
• A 401(k) program with organizational contribution.
• Generous paid vacation and health and wellness time.
• Paid time off from December 24-January 1st.
• Paid time off for federal holidays.
• Paid time off for Jewish holy days that fall during the work week, as well as floating holidays for those who observe other holy days.
• Professional development budget and time off.