Head of Publishing & Educational Resources

White Rose Education; Leeds; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension

Generous annual leave

Funded professional development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

White Rose Education is building a Head of Publishing to lead a new in-house department, based across Halifax (HX2) and Leeds (LS11). You will own editorial, design and production for print and digital, and set standards and schedules to deliver top-quality resources.

This full-time, on-site role offers ownership of the publishing calendar, team development, and a pathway to shape curriculum content used by teachers and learners nationwide.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership of a publishing, editorial or content function.
• Proven track record of recruiting, managing and developing people.
• Experience owning a publishing or production schedule at volume.
• Strong editorial judgement and a disciplined approach to quality and accuracy.
• Commercial sense around suppliers, freelancers and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the publishing department across editorial, design and production, for print and digital.
• Recruit, build and develop your team, starting with a Lead Creative Designer and a Senior Curriculum Editor.
• Set house style, editorial and visual standards, and a quality process that holds up at volume.
• Own the publishing calendar, capacity plan and release dates, and deliver against them.
• Manage the move from external suppliers to an in-house team without dropping a publication date.
• Manage freelancers, suppliers and spend against budget.
• Work with subject specialists, who keep the final word on curriculum accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Publishing management

Editorial judgement

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Job description

White Rose Education is building a Head of Publishing to lead a new in-house department, based across Halifax (HX2) and Leeds (LS11). You will own editorial, design and production for print and digital, and set standards and schedules to deliver top-quality resources.

This full-time, on-site role offers ownership of the publishing calendar, team development, and a pathway to shape curriculum content used by teachers and learners nationwide.