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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MULTIMEDIA - APPLIED SCIENCES

Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $Not stated
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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Associate Producer Multimedia - Applied SciencesJob ID: 2012-11726# of Positions: 1Posted Date: 8/14/2012Job Location: US-CA-San FranciscoPosition Type : Regular Full TimeCategory: Professional DevelopmentAbout this JobOverviewPearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.Pearson, the world''s leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.Please submit a cover letter for this position entitled "Cover Letter for Job 11726." Resumes without cover letters will not be considered.  Please note that we likely will hire for this position no sooner than January 2013. ResponsibilitiesMedia Project Management* Manage development of book-specific web sites and course management systems, interactive media, and online projects in coordination with book development and production from signing through go-live/release to make media an integral part of the book story.* Manage schedule coordination, product design and implementation, and tracking of project details.* Facilitate the creation of media for class-testing, market seeding, and sales presentations as needed.* Additional duties as assignedMedia Strategy* Communicate with marketing managers, sales representatives, and learning technology specialists to get feedback regarding market needs and to provide updates on Pearson and competitors&rsquo; products.* Work with Marketing Manager to prepare competitive analyses and product feature descriptions for media products.* Additional duties as assigned* Work on market research projects in collaboration with the market research team, including the creation of surveys and the planning of focus groups for assigned projects; includes writing questionnaires and follow-up questions.* Evaluate potential media projects and advise acquisitions editors upon request.* Support acquisitions editors in signings where media plays a critical a role.Responsibilities:* Write media plans, including key website and project planning documents, launch memos, and multimedia asset spreadsheets.* Disseminate media information to book team members as appropriate.* Create Requests For Proposals (RFP) and solicit bids from vendors, as necessary* Set up, own, and monitor budgets and schedules for media projects.* Hire and manage cross-functional teams, including media vendors, content-providers, freelancers, full-service project management vendors and quality assurance vendors as needed, and write freelancer contracts and agreements.* Facilitate communication among acquisitions editors, marketing/sales managers, and in-house technical teams to develop products accordingly.* Communicate product details to marketing managers and learning technology specialists in advance of product releases to help field customer inquiries.* Gather anecdotal evidence from sales reps, and report on media-related sales.* Create and update process documentation.* Additional duties as assignedSales/Marketing Support:* National sales meeting preparation support (review marketing materials, provide samples as necessary, create walkthrough scripts of media, etc.)* Review and provide feedback on multimedia references in brochures, prefaces, or back cover copy.* Respond to queries within 24 hours by either providing a solution, or directing queries to the appropriate person.* Resolve queries as they are escalated from sales reps, professors, as well as Customer Technical Support.* Upon r

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