Production Editor, Packaged Services

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Editor to join their Oxford team. This role involves supporting suppliers in adhering to standard processes, ensuring the quality and efficiency of educational products. You will manage projects, budgets, and foster collaboration among cross-functional teams. With a hybrid working policy and a strong emphasis on work/life balance, this opportunity offers a generous holiday allowance, pension contributions, and a discretionary annual bonus. If you have a passion for educational publishing and are ready to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contribution up to 12%

Loans and savings schemes

Travel to work schemes

Access to local discounts

Discretionary annual bonus

Employee networks and societies

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and budget management is essential.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Support suppliers in utilizing standard processes for product quality.
• Manage projects ensuring timely delivery of content.

Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Team Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Negotiation Skills

Training and Mentoring

Editorial Experience

Education

Publishing Experience

Background in ELT

Job description

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Production Editor, Packaged Services, Oxford

Client: Oxford University Press

Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 28a84fd6fe51

Job Views: 67

Posted: 11.04.2025

Expiry Date: 26.05.2025

Job Description:

About the Role

With support of senior editorial colleagues, you will be responsible for supporting suppliers to utilise OUP’s standard processes, systems and workflows to ensure the efficiency and quality of ELT products from handover of developed content to final print or digital output. You will also be empowering suppliers to take ownership of the production process, to ensure content is delivered to agreed publishing date and specifications and is consistent with the Divisions’ Strategic Objectives and Mission Success Factors.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RELATIONSHIPS:

• Project Management
• Budget management
• Communication and cross-functional team working
• Issue prevention and resolution

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

About You

• Flexibility, creativity, and initiative in problem solving.
• Ability to empathise, support, and collaborate with others on problem resolution.
• Some publishing experience.
• Experience of commissioning and managing the work of external suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Well-developed organisational skills, including an ability to prioritise.
• Ability to build relationships, influence, and negotiate with key stakeholders.
• Experience of training and mentoring on workflows, processes and tools.
• Editorial experience in educational publishing.
• Experience of budget management.
• A background or interest in ELT.

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 a discretionary annual bonus.

Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.