Development Editor

Oxford University Press; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

35-hour working week

Hybrid work model

Discretionary annual payment

Job summary

Oxford University Press seeks a Development Editor to shepherd print and digital Secondary resources from manuscript to finished product, collaborating with authors, editors and design teams. The role ensures high-quality, on-budget outputs for the Education UK Division.

The role requires experience in educational publishing, strong organisational and communication skills, and a proactive, collaborative approach within a hybrid model with two days in the Oxford office.

Qualifications

• Experience in educational publishing.
• Background in or familiarity with secondary subjects and revision guides.
• Excellent organisational, time management and problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritise and communicate effectively.
• Creativity, enthusiasm and passion for education in schools.
• Attention to detail and drive for high standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply editorial skills, judgement and best practice to ensure products are accurate, accessible and published to specifications.
• Progress resources through the production process from manuscript to finished product (print and digital).
• Proactively solve problems to keep products on schedule and within budget.
• Build and foster relationships with colleagues, freelancers, authors and suppliers.
• Adapt to evolving editorial processes and XML-based publishing with external suppliers.
• Apply knowledge of the secondary schools market and portfolio strategy to contribute to product success.

Skills

Editorial skills

Time management

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

XML publishing

Digital production tools

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Secondary Editorial and Delivery team in the Education UK Division, creating high-quality, market-leading resources for secondary school students.

The main responsibility of the Development Editor role is to take print and digital projects, for Secondary subjects including Revision, through the production process, working with authors and other editors, and design and digital teams, to ensure that high-quality, market-appropriate products publish on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Applying editorial skills, judgement, and best practice to ensure that products are accurate, appropriate, accessible and published to specifications.
• Progressing resources through the production process, from manuscript to finished product (both print and digital resources).
• Proactive problem-solving to ensure that resources come out to schedule and within budget.
• Building and fostering good working relationships with colleagues, freelancers, authors and suppliers.
• Adapting quickly to evolving editorial processes and workflows, including XML-based publishing and collaboration with external suppliers.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of secondary schools market, competitors and portfolio strategy to contribute to success of products.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

Secondments

When applying for a secondment, you must discuss the opportunity and gain approval with your line manager/department in advance of submitting an application.

About You

• Experience in educational publishing
• Background in, or familiarity with, one or more secondary subjects and revision guides, with the ability to understand and work effectively with secondary subject matter
• Excellent organisational, time management and problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritise and communicate effectively
• Creativity, enthusiasm and passion for education in schools
• Attention to detail and drive for high standards
• High level of literacy, numeracy and data literacy
• Experience in managing complex multi-component print and digital projects to budget and schedule
• Ability to liaise with and manage a range of authors, suppliers and freelancers
• A willingness to learn new skills and processes
• Experience in project management, ideally in a similar field
• Proficiency in producing digital content with good understanding of the user experience considerations necessary for digital formats

We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.

We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.

This role comes with the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.

Up to £33,000 dependent on skills and experience