Development Editor: Oxford University Press

Oxfordshire Business Club; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Pension up to 12%

Private medical insurance

Travel-to-work schemes

Car allowance

Job summary

Oxford University Press in Oxford is hiring a Development Editor for the Education UK Division. The role leads secondary-subject manuscripts from manuscript through production, ensuring accuracy, accessibility and timely delivery across print and digital resources.

The successful candidate will collaborate with authors, freelancers and internal teams, manage budgets and schedules, and contribute to XML publishing workflows. Hybrid working with two days in the Oxford office is required.

Qualifications

• Educational publishing experience is essential.
• Familiarity with at least one secondary subject and revision guides.
• Strong literacy, numeracy and data literacy for handling content, schedules and budgets.
• Experience managing authors, freelancers and suppliers is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take secondary-subject manuscripts through production to finished print and digital products.
• Check content against the brief and maintain production schedules and budgets.
• Collaborate with authors, freelancers and internal teams; adapt to XML publishing workflows.

Skills

Educational publishing

Secondary subject knowledge

Data literacy

Project management

Digital-content production

Communication

Job description

Oxford University Press is hiring a Development Editor in Oxford for its Education UK Division. The full‑time role pays up to £33,000 and runs for 35 hours a week. The Oxford role uses hybrid working, with at least two days each week in the Oxford office. Applications close on 9 November 2026.

Role: Development Editor

The Development Editor takes print and digital secondary‑subject projects from manuscript through production. The work covers revision resources and related education products, with responsibility for accuracy, accessibility, schedule, budget and specification. The post sits within the Secondary Editorial and Delivery team. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

Employer: Oxford University Press

Education UK Division.

Location

Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6DP

Salary

Up to £33,000

Employment type

Full‑time

Working hours

35 hours per week

Working pattern

Hybrid, with at least two Oxford office days each week

Closing date

9 November 2026

Secondary Editorial And Delivery Work

The role takes secondary‑subject manuscripts through production and turns them into finished print and digital products. The editor checks content against the agreed brief, keeps work moving through each stage and resolves production problems before they affect delivery.

Editorial work includes revision resources for secondary schools. The successful editor works with authors, freelancers, suppliers and internal colleagues while adapting to XML publishing workflows. Competitor awareness and knowledge of the secondary schools market inform decisions about the education portfolio.

Skills And Experience For The Post

• Educational publishing experience is essential, along with familiarity with at least one secondary subject and revision guides.
• The role needs strong literacy, numeracy and data literacy because the editor handles detailed content, schedules, specifications and budgets.
• Project management experience in a related field is desirable.
• Digital‑content production and an understanding of digital user experience are also useful.
• The work calls for careful prioritisation, clear communication and the confidence to manage several contributors at different stages.

Educational publishing experience

• Knowledge of a secondary subject and revision guides
• Experience managing print or digital projects
• Ability to manage authors, freelancers and suppliers
• Strong organisation, time management and prioritisation
• Willingness to learn new editorial and publishing workflows

Oxford Office And Hybrid Working

The office is on Great Clarendon Street in Oxford. The hybrid arrangement requires at least two office days each week, while the remaining working pattern can be discussed within the team's arrangements.

Oxford provides the workplace base for colleagues in the Education UK Division. The editor's regular contacts include the Secondary Editorial and Delivery team, education specialists, authors, freelancers and production suppliers.

Employment Package At Oxford University Press

• 25 days of annual leave, rising with service, plus bank holidays and a three‑day Christmas closure. Oxford University Press contributes up to 12% to the pension, and employee networks and societies form part of the workplace offer.
• Salary Finance loans and savings schemes, travel‑to‑work schemes, local discounts and private medical insurance.
• The package can also include a car or allowance and a discretionary annual payment, management bonus or sales bonus, subject to the applicable arrangements.

The closing date is 9 November 2026, and the vacancy remains open on 27 October. Queries about the vacancy can be directed to [e-mail]. The Oxford office address is Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6DP.