Content Operations Executive

DC Thomson & Co Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Social History Archive is seeking a Content Operations Executive to support the delivery of high-quality content and editorial workflows for our growing digital archive. You will assist with thematic collections, metadata review, copy creation and content uploads, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to academic users.

Reporting to the Senior Content Curator, the role requires strong writing, editing, and organisational skills, plus the ability to work across product, licensing and

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of academic history and humanities, ideally with postgraduate qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support preparation and curation of thematic collections through research, metadata review and content uploads.
• Carry out quality assurance to maintain academic rigour, copy accuracy and metadata integrity.
• Write and edit content for blogs, landing pages and other digital channels.
• Compile and present basic content performance data to support editorial decisions.
• Maintain documentation and workflows to support efficient content operations.
• Work closely with product, licensing and marketing teams to provide updates on content projects.
• Provide administrative support for editorial partnerships and internships.

Skills

Academic history knowledge

Copywriting

Copy editing

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Deadline driven

Education

Postgraduate qualification in history or humanities

Tools

CMS

Job description

Content Operations Executive

The Social History Archive
Hybrid | London, Dundee or Aberdeen

The Social History Archive is looking for a Content Operations Executive to support the delivery of high-quality content and editorial workflows for our growing digital archive.

Reporting to the Senior Content Curator, you'll play a key role in the preparation and delivery of thematic collections, helping to ensure content is accurate, well-presented and delivered on schedule for academic users.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation and curation of thematic collections through historical research, metadata review and enhancement, copy creation and content uploads.


• Carry out quality assurance checks to maintain academic rigour, copy accuracy and metadata integrity.


• Write and edit content for blogs, landing pages and other digital channels.


• Compile and present basic content performance data to support future editorial decisions.


• Maintain documentation and workflows to support efficient content operations.


• Work closely with product, licensing and marketing teams to provide updates on content projects.


• Provide administrative support for editorial partnerships, internships and other content initiatives.

What we're looking for

What We're Looking For

Essential

• A working knowledge of academic history and the humanities, ideally supported by a relevant postgraduate qualification.


• Excellent written, verbal and computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


• Experience in copywriting and/or copy editing.


• Outstanding attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.


• Ability to manage tasks to agreed deadlines and work within structured processes.


• Strong organisational skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams.


• A flexible and adaptable approach within a growing organisation.

Desirable

• Experience using digital humanities resources within teaching or research environments.


• Experience contributing to research outputs, articles, theses or academic papers.


• Editorial experience, including working with multiple contributors.


• Experience using Content Management Systems (CMS).


• Experience developing online content, including blogs and SEO-driven content.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to combine your interest in history and the humanities with hands-on content and editorial work. You'll contribute to the development of digital collections used by researchers, educators and academic institutions while working as part of a collaborative and knowledgeable team.

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