Careers Administrator, Digital Assessment

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic publisher seeks an Administrator for Digital Assessment in Coventry. Your role will involve typesetting content and managing it on the Surpass platform while ensuring high standards of clarity and accuracy. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate closely with assessment specialists. A robust benefits package includes competitive salary, private medical insurance, and generous annual leave.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group personal pension scheme

Life assurance up to 4 × annual salary

Green travel schemes

Qualifications

• Proactive administrator with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while ensuring quality.
• Skills in typesetting and formatting for clarity and structure.

Responsibilities

• Typeset assessment content to a high standard.
• Input items into Surpass with precision.
• Collaborate with assessment specialists on content accuracy.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Familiarity with digital tools

Team collaboration

Creative layout skills

Tools

Surpass

Job description

As Administrator (Digital Assessment), you'll play a key role in the efficient and accurate production of assessment materials. You'll be responsible for typesetting content and authoring it into our digital assessment platform, Surpass, ensuring clarity, consistency and adherence to house style. Working within the Cambridge OCR Assessment Materials and Logistics team, your responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

• Typesetting assessment content to a high standard
• Inputting items into Surpass with precision and formatting integrity
• Sourcing additional materials such as images and diagrams
• Collaborating with assessment specialists to resolve queries
• Conducting quality checks and maintaining version control
• Supporting continuous improvement of processes and systems

Candidate Profile

• Detail‑oriented and proactive administrator who takes pride in precision and enjoys making a real impact behind the scenes
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment where attention to detail and problem‑solving skills help ensure smooth delivery of high‑quality assessment materials
• Enjoys working with structure and clarity, typesetting and formatting content that reaches thousands of learners
• Enjoys digital tools and platforms, familiar with Surpass or keen to learn
• Is a natural organiser, juggling deadlines, managing versions and keeping everything on track
• Thrives on collaboration — works closely with assessment specialists and other teams to resolve queries and ensure content is accurate and approved for publication
• Has a creative eye for layout and presentation, with the ability to suggest and provide alternatives to format and design

Requirements

Successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks, including DBS, due to working in a regulated industry. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Why Join Us

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world‑leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. You'll belong to a collaborative team exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission inspires your growth, development and progress in an environment that embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together.

EEO Statement

We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity, cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

Benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world‑class, flexible rewards package, featuring family‑friendly and planet‑friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 × annual salary
• Green travel schemes