Senior Communications Editor

Vernon Hills, IL (Hybrid)

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

Posted 1 hr ago

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.
  • In the first 3 months:
  • Review and audit Editorial Resource Library, style guides, and monday.com content development processes, recommending changes aligned with industry-leading standards.
  • Develop and edit high-quality, engaging product copy for annual catalogs and product landing pages.
  • Within 6 months:
  • Implement product content development processes and best practices across a variety of guides, cards, and digital assets for different audiences.

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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We're Learning Resources®, and we've been helping parents and teachers build generations of amazing kids since 1984. From ABCs and 123s to fine motor and STEM skills, our educational toys offer kids the building blocks they need to succeed in school and develop a lifelong love of learning. Discover countless ways to learn through play with our award-winning products, including Toy of the Year winners Tumble Trax®, Botley® the Coding Robot, and Coding CrittersTM.Come learn with us at LearningResources.com

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