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Job Title: GMAT Product & Curriculum Manager - New York
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-19

Company Name: Kaplan
Contact: HR
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Fax: email only please

Description: Job Title GMAT Product & Curriculum Manager - New York Kaplan Division Kaplan Test Prep City New York State/Province New York FT/PT Full Time Job Level Some Experience Required Working Hours Days Job Description GMAT Product & Curriculum Manager - Overall subject matter expert and product champion Product Development Responsibilities:

* Product evaluation, ideation, innovation * Overall responsibility for product development from ensuring quality (eliminate errata), meeting deadlines, and issues management * Develop most critical curriculum and assign resources to other projects, as needed * Manage and professionally develop Product Developer (as appropriate) * Recruit, hire, train, and manage freelancer pool and budget * Develop strong working relationships with other departments involved in product developing including Technology, Academics, and Operations * Take the lead on internal marketing projects including Product Training and other internal resources. * Review product accuracy in external marketing materials. * Manage external relationships related to the product Research Responsibilities:

* Evaluate teacher, student, and field needs. Closely track research including Bluebooks, Benchmark, and Bellwether reports. * Competitor research, evaluation, tracking * Compile test trends and monitor test changes * Research admission trends and monitor changes in admission requirements Field Response and Support:

* Support and train the Sales, Service, Academic, and Field teams * Respond to incoming feedback from the field and teachers * Provide scheduling guidance as well as support for running successful events * Monitor current inventory related to the course material Training, Teaching, and Presenting: