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Julie Pitlock

St. Clair Shores,MI

Summary

Experienced and high-performing editor with more than twenty years experience consistently sought after throughout career to work on multiple, complex projects. Uses in-depth knowledge of content and product strategy in the K12 and academic market to help create dynamic products. Characterized as a leader who excels in cross-functional partnerships, curriculum development, market research, and customer relationships. Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to handle projects with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructional Designer/Editor (Contractor)

Gale, A Cengage Company
06.2022 - Current
  • Wrote more than 130 ELA K12 assessments based on CCSS standards
  • Edited more than 400 lesson plans for pedagogy, grammatical errors, language bias, and reading level, as well as standards alignment
  • Reviewed three Social Studies courses for alignment to standards.

Founder/President

Write Decision Curriculum And Editorial Services
08.2021 - Current
  • Worked with clients such as Dion Leadership, Kaplan, Inc. CSA Education, Concentra Education, Six Red Marbles on various projects.
  • Acted as technical producer for an average to 7-10 executive leadership workshops per month.
  • Aligned content to national and state standards for more than 20 projects.
  • Researched and wrote captions for more than 40 images for a nursing textbook.

Project Manager (Contractor)

CSA Education, LLC
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Managed movement and tracking of more than 100 math assessments from CSA to client
  • Communicated with independent contractors, internal stakeholders, and clients regarding schedules and quality issues
  • Managed schedule updates in both client Smartsheet and CSA tracking sheets
  • Attended both internal and client-facing meetings.

Project Manager/Editor (Contractor)

QBS Learning
03.2022 - 11.2022
  • Provided feedback to independent contractors on more than 600 assessments and 60 lessons for US History courses for middle school and high school
  • Reviewed content for accuracy, grammatical errors, and correct language level
  • Managed movement and tracking of content from independent contractors to production.

Instructional Designer/Product Owner

Gale, A Cengage Company
04.2017 - 08.2021
  • Conceptualized and launched Gale Case Studies, the company's first academic classroom product
  • Wrote several K12 lesson plans based on C3, CCSS, and NGSS standards for the company's In Context for Educators product
  • Performed market research to test for possible new products in the academic market
  • Worked cross-functionally with Agile developers, UX designers, marketers, and salespeople
  • Presented business cases to executive management and products to both salespeople and customers.

Senior Content Developer/Content Strategist

Gale, A Cengage Company
04.2000 - 04.2017
  • Managed the work of two interns as they created customized courses aligned to standards
  • Created several standard-aligned products and have familiarity with CCSS, NGSS, CASEL, C3, and state standards
  • Worked on an average of 7–10 projects simultaneously
  • Managed the internal and external workflow of print and digital content
  • Negotiated contracts and text rights for print and digital products.

Education

Master of Education, Instructional Design -

Western Governors University
Millcreek, UT

Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts (concentrations in English, Journalism, Psychology) -

University of Michigan, Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

Skills

  • Microsoft Suite
  • Google Suite
  • HTML
  • XML
  • Unix
  • Smartsheet
  • Monday
  • Learnosity
  • Articulate
  • Canvas
  • Adobe
  • Jira

Certification

  • Science of Reading (in progress)
  • Pragmatic Marketing Certification Level II
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Chicago Manual of Style Seminar Graduate

Timeline

Project Manager (Contractor)

CSA Education, LLC
12.2022 - 05.2023

Instructional Designer/Editor (Contractor)

Gale, A Cengage Company
06.2022 - Current

Project Manager/Editor (Contractor)

QBS Learning
03.2022 - 11.2022

Founder/President

Write Decision Curriculum And Editorial Services
08.2021 - Current

Instructional Designer/Product Owner

Gale, A Cengage Company
04.2017 - 08.2021

Senior Content Developer/Content Strategist

Gale, A Cengage Company
04.2000 - 04.2017

Master of Education, Instructional Design -

Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts (concentrations in English, Journalism, Psychology) -

University of Michigan, Dearborn

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