Senior Communications Editor

Vernon Hills, IL (On-site)

$85K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end content development for toy and education products, guiding editorial from concept to publication while ensuring brand, accuracy, and consistency, and collaborate across product, design, and marketing.

  • Lead creative writing across product content and publications
  • Align editorial standards and brand guidelines with cross-functional teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Use your exceptional creative writing skills to develop a variety of high-quality product-related content for toys, games, teacher guides, activity cards, catalogs, and digital assets from conception to publication.
  • Apply your established editorial skills and experience through all editorial stages, from substantive and line editing to copyediting, proofreading, and contextual editing to deliver polished, purposeful, impactful content.
  • Develop fresh, brand-building copy for product descriptions, packaging, landing pages, digital assets, samplers, sell sheets, video scripts, and more.
  • Write, review, fact check, and edit content to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to style and brand guidelines.
  • Perform other duties as needed to meet department and company goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communications, or a related field.
  • 5–7 years of progressive content/creative copy development experience.
  • Exceptional creative writing and editorial skills—portfolio and/or samples required; certifications are a plus.
  • Experience in developing and/or implementing editorial style guides and standards.
  • Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills; able to partner with all levels of the organization.
  • Solid understanding of project management and experience in handling complex projects.
  • Ability to accept and apply constructive criticism and feedback from multiple stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite.

Preferred

  • certifications are a plus.
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hand2mind

We believe in the power of learning by doing: that hands-on learning engages children, deepens their understanding, and provides them with the confidence they need to reach their fullest potential. For more than 60 years, hand2mind has been dedicated to supporting those who champion learning, and also those they champion. With products designed to enhance learning in the classroom and the world around us, we strive to find new ways to encourage hands-on exploration and discovery. Our dynamic experiences are captivating, personalized and fun, while also proven to be developmentally appropriate at every level. At hand2mind we support teachers, engage parents, and build confidence in learners. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed and learning is a fundamental right. Because when children truly understand, there is no limit to what they can achieve.

Founded in 1965
Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA
147 employees (41 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$85K/yr – $95K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
29 (20% of company)
Median Tenure
3.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
140.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.6%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.5%
Social
1.6%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~147
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Senior Communications Editor

hand2mind · Vernon Hills, IL · On-site