Content Operations Executive

DC Thomson; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (1 day onsite per week)

Learning & development support

Growth platform access

Job summary

DC Thomson’s Social History Archive is seeking a Content Operations Executive to help researchers, educators and students access high-quality digital content. You will support from concept to publication, curate historical collections and ensure metadata quality, collaborating with licensing, marketing and product teams.

You’ll work on editorial content, blog posts and pages, while maintaining rigorous standards.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in history, heritage, humanities or academic research
• Experience in copywriting, copyediting or content production
• Experience with academic or editorial content workflows
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with metadata standards, digital archives or academic publishing workflows
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines
• Experience working with academics, licensing partners and product/marketing teams
• Fluent in English
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Postgraduate qualification in History or related field is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of content projects from concept through to publication
• Research and curate thematic historical collections
• Create, edit and upload content using our CMS
• Review and improve metadata for accuracy and discoverability
• Perform quality assurance to maintain editorial standards
• Write and edit blog posts, landing pages and supporting content
• Monitor and report content performance trends
• Maintain content workflows and documentation
• Collaborate with product, licensing and marketing teams
• Support editorial partnerships, internships and academic engagement activities

Skills

Copywriting

Copyediting

Content production

Metadata quality

Education

Postgraduate qualification in History or related field

Tools

CMS

Dublin Core

MARC

Taxonomy

Job description

Help bring history to life for researchers, educators and students around the world At The Social History Archive, we're passionate about preserving, curating and sharing the stories that have shaped society. Our collections support academic research, teaching and learning across the globe, helping users explore the people, events and cultural movements that define our shared history. We're looking for a Content Operations Executive to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong interest in history and a passion for creating high-quality digital content. Working closely with our Senior Content Curator, you'll play a key role in developing thematic collections, maintaining metadata quality, producing engaging editorial content, and ensuring projects are delivered accurately and on time. Whether your background is in academic research, publishing, digital humanities, archives, editorial work or content operations, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

You'll support the delivery of content projects from concept through to publication, including:

• Researching and helping curate thematic historical collections
• Creating, editing and uploading content using our content management systems
• Reviewing and improving metadata to ensure accuracy and discoverability
• Carrying out quality assurance checks to maintain academic and editorial standards
• Writing and editing blog posts, landing pages and supporting content
• Monitoring and reporting on content performance trends
• Maintaining content workflows and operational documentation
• Collaborating with product, licensing and marketing colleagues on content projects
• Supporting editorial partnerships, internships and wider academic engagement activities

Why join us?

At DC Thomson, we're proud to create products and services that inform, educate and inspire millions of people. Through The Social History Archive, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to an important academic resource that supports learning and research internationally.

What we're looking for

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• A strong interest in history, heritage, humanities or academic research
• Experience in copywriting, copyediting or content production
• Experience with academic or editorial content workflows
• Confidence using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with Dublin Core, MARC, controlled vocabularies, taxonomy work, and digital archive cataloguing
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across different disciplines
• Experience working with academics or researchers, licensing partners, and marketing or product teams
• Fluent in English
• Eligible to work in the UK

It would be great if you also have

• A postgraduate qualification in History, Humanities or a related field
• Experience using digital humanities resources for teaching or research
• Experience working with content management systems (CMS)
• Experience coordinating content from multiple contributors
• Knowledge of metadata standards, digital archives or academic publishing workflows
• Familiarity with digital content performance analysis and reporting

In return, you'll enjoy:

• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities (1 day per week onsite)
• Ongoing learning and development support
• Access to Grow, our internal learning and career development platform
• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• The opportunity to work on meaningful content with real academic impact

Closing date for applications: 12th November 2026 at 4pm