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As Canada's leading K-12 educational publisher and digital learning provider, we work alongside educators to develop trusted, curriculum-aligned resources, digital learning solutions, and assessment tools that meet the evolving needs of classrooms.\nFrom our longstanding publishing heritage to innovative platforms like Edwin, we bring together quality content, technology, and practical support to help educators create equitable, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences for every student.\nBehind this work is a team of passionate, collaborative, and forward-thinking people who care about making a difference in Canadian education. We're always looking for curious, creative individuals who bring fresh perspectives, embrace new ideas, and want to make a meaningful impact.\nIf that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! Apply to join our team today.\nLet's Create Possible, one learner at a time.\n About the role\nThe Scrum Master (SM) is a project manager with experience running projects using the Scrum framework. The SM is responsible for day-to-day leadership and project management of digital products. The SM will participate in the planning of projects and oversee the development and production stages, providing overall workflow/scheduling expertise with the goal of ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to Nelson’s quality standards.\nThe SM will leverage the contributions of internal staff including Program Specialists, Content Editors, Content Coordinators, Digital Content Developers, and Rights Acquisitions Project Managers, as well as external vendors including editors, proofreaders, designers, and full-service vendors in the completion of the work. In addition, the SM will work with the Product Manager (PM) to set project scope and priorities. A key aspect of this role is to ensure that the content quality and product vision is maintained throughout the project’s life cycle.\nThe position requires hands-on project management skills, high attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work with technical and non-technical staff and vendors. Key to the success of this position is the ability to be agile, work well under pressure, manage competing priorities, and thrive in a technical and quick-changing environment.\nRequirements\nDuties and Responsibilities\nProject Planning\nProvide support to the Product Manager (PM) as needed through R&D for product vision and conceptualization, including participating in market research activities such as meetings, workshops, and focus groups\nParticipate in project planning meetings to plan for content development and production of product (e.g., author/advisor meetings)\nWork with Senior Manager, Content Management and PM to estimate timelines and costs (e.g., writing, editing, production, reviewing, proofreading, alt text) for both prototypes and full products\nProject Management\nCollaborate with PM to identify project scope, requirements, and acceptance criteria\nApply Scrum project management methodologies to plan, execute, and manage process and workflow for digital content, from conception to go-live/publication, including markup, writing, editing, production (HTML editing, composition), integration of partner content, and creation of metadata and interactive content\nGuide internal team members through the workflow, monitoring for quality and completeness set by acceptance criteria (e.g. reviews, instructional design), monitoring for alignment with design templates and brand identity, and ensuring that project milestones are met and that work is progressing within project scope \nSource, engage, and liaise with external reviewers and vendors including designers, editors, illustrators, copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers\nIdentify blockers and potential project pitfalls, evaluate risk/benefits, and work with project team, other Scrum Masters, and Senior Managers to find solutions\nEnsure that content-preparation requirements (e.g., manuscript, metadata, etc.) are understood and followed by the project team\nUnderstand and follow guidelines for accessibility, web compatibility, and permissions\nAdvise on ongoing updates and revisions to assigned projects based on market feedback\nContribute to process improvement initiatives\nParticipate in team meetings and update Senior Manager, Content Management and Product Manager regularly on project status, alerting them to any issues that might require their assistance\nExperience and Education\nPost-secondary education required\n3+ years of experience in project management, preferably in an educational publishing or e-learning environment or in digital projects\nThorough understanding of project management best practices and familiarity with Scrum; PMP and/or CSM certification an asset\nKnowledge of publishing processes and workflow for digital products\nCertificate/degree from college or university publishing program an asset\nKnowledge of pedagogy and instructional design for K-12\nExperience working in digital content creation and ability to quickly learn new processes, systems, and software\nSkills\nDemonstrated ability to coordinate people in a project environment where there is no direct reporting relationship\nSuperior communication skills, both written and spoken\nProblem solving orientation with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines\nStrong time-management skills, flexibility to shift between tasks easily, and demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize workload\nAbility to conceptualize, workshop, document, and socialize rapidly evolving workflow processes\nHighly organized and motivated with keen attention-to-detail\nUnderstanding of editorial standards and processes\nUnderstanding of web development and print production and processes\nStrong customer service orientation\nAbility to work both independently and within a team environment\nCollaborative strength - should embrace, support, and practice a collaborative style\nComfortable dealing with change and risk in a fast-paced working environment\nComputer proficiency: Adobe Acrobat, MS Office, Smartsheet, Confluence, Jira\nBroad understanding of copyright and accessibility standards\nTeaching experience is an asset\nNelson is committed to Inclusion, Equity and diversity. As part of this commitment, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, colour, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status. Should you require any accommodation during our selection process, please reach out to . \nBenefits\nAll freelance work at Nelson is carried out on a work-for-hire basis, with freelancers submitting invoices for work on agreed-upon tasks and projects. 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