Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), is one of the world's leading providers of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses.

Kaplan has four main areas of focus:

• Kaplan Kids and Schools, which serves schools districts through Kaplan K12 Learning Services and provides after-school tutoring to children through Kaplan Tutoring.
• Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, which offers test prep and admissions services worldwide.
• Kaplan Higher Education, which offers postsecondary certificate and degree programs online and through more than 70 campuses in the US and abroad.
• Kaplan Professional, which offers training and continuing education for the financial services and real estate-related industries.

Kaplan's mission is to help individuals achieve their educational and career goals. With 2008 revenues of more than $2.3 billion, Kaplan has locations all over the globe and our corporate office is located right in the heart of New York City.

Content Taxonomy Manager - New York

Description:
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions is looking for an experienced Content Taxonomy Manager to guide the development of a comprehensive educational taxonomy. We're looking for someone who can recruit content experts, create work process flows, set and manage schedules, evaluate the impact of the taxonomy creation teams decisions, keeping all its content at an effective and consistent standard of granularity, spotting overlap and gaps.

We're looking for someone willing to take ownership of key areas, turn ambiguous goals into clear directions, mentor others, and have demonstrated success in their previous positions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Deep immersion into the taxonomy design project, which has already begun. Partner with the taxonomy content creators to identify any overlap or gaps between domains and to ensure that the taxonomy is consistent and developed in a manner that will allow it to serve multiple functions over the years.
  
• Partner with technology, business, and other key groups on the project to ensure that the taxonomy will serve their various needs.
  
• Develop workflows and processes to ensure the efficient development of the remaining content needed for the taxonomy.
  
• Provide methods and training for new and existing taxonomy content development staff.
  
• Recruit experts to align content to the taxonomy and review alignments to ensure that they are consistent, thorough, and serve the project's needs.
  

Required:

• 3+ years experience designing or overseeing the design of product and state standard neutral taxonomies
  
• 5+ years experience in the educational publishing field, preferably in the test prep or assessment industries
  
• 3+ years experience in technology related projects
  
• 3+ years experience in working with print, online and multi-media content
  
• 2+ years experience working with content management systems and technology based workflows
  
• Experienced leader and role model comfortable working as an individual contributor and as a member of a team, across diverse organizations
  
• Excellent conceptualization, analytical, and logic skills enabling comprehension and development of complex creative, technical and business issues, topics, and plans
  
• Ability to manage short-, medium-, and long-term planning horizons concurrently
  
• Ability to understand and relate content development, product technology, strategy and direction with business needs
  
• Excellent communications skills, with the ability to work with business users as well as technical staff and content development staff.
  
• Ability to mentor content specialists in development of taxonomies
  

Additional:

• Fluent in MS Excel, MS Word and relational database terminology
  
• Ability to create polished written materials
  
• Detail-oriented thinker
  
• Minimum Masters Degree or Bachelors Degree and 5+ years relevant professional experience
  

Qualifications:
please see job description

Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
Full time employees enjoy these outstanding benefits:
*401(k) plan
*Comprehensive health, dental and short term disability & long
term disability plans
*Business casual dress code
*Sick days, personal days, holidays, and vacation days
*A friendly, team oriented environment

Job Location: New York, NY

Job Number: 10603BR

Company URL: http://www.kaplan.com

Company Profile:
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (www.kaptest.com), a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions is the world leader in the test prep industry and has served millions of students in nearly 70 years. With 3,000 classroom locations worldwide, a comprehensive menu of online offerings and a complete array of books and software, and private tutoring options, Kaplan offers preparation for more than 60 standardized tests in the U.S. and the U.K., including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate school, as well as English language and professional licensing exams. Kaplan also provides college and graduate admissions consulting services, as well as after-school learning programs for K-10 students through its SCORE! centers. Additionally, the division's K12 Learning Services unit is a leading nationwide provider of a broad range of academic intervention and support programs for school districts seeking to meet the demands of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).