Senior Editor, English - 7543

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is seeking a Senior Editor to lead editorial project management for ELT publishing within the Adult/HE team. The role involves coordinating schedules, budgets and resources with an international team to deliver content on schedule and to budget.

The candidate will work with authors, freelancers and internal staff to ensure engaging, pedagogically sound content across print and digital products, meeting tight deadlines and project specifications.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field or proven comparable experience.
• Knowledge of ELT pedagogy theory and practice, including CELTA/TESOL qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong editorial project planning and management skills with experience of ELT products and workflows.
• Experience briefing and managing freelancers, and supervising in-house editorial work.
• Hands-on content and copy-editing experience of both print and digital products.
• Success in working to tight timescales and delivering to specification and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead on development of allocated course components or levels, by managing schedules, budgets, and editorial resources.
• Ensure content under development is engaging, pedagogically sound.
• Collaborate with Commissioning Editor and Product Owner to meet wider goals and milestones.
• Contribute to definition of editorial scope and requirements.
• Set, plan, and monitor timelines and deliverables with the team.

Skills

Editorial planning

Freelancer management

Content copy-editing

ELT knowledge

Timelines management

Education

Degree in relevant field

CELTA/TESOL qualification

Job description

Job Title: Senior Editor, English

Salary: £35,4500 - £44,850 (UK) Please note, salary range will differ for Madrid based applicants

Location: Madrid, Spain; Cambridge, UK – Hybrid (minimum two days a week in office)

Contract: 1x Permanent (Cambridge or Madrid-based)

Hours: Full-time – 35 hours per week (UK), 40 hours per week (Spain)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the English Propositions Team. Are you ready to join a global team dedicated to delivering innovative and high-quality educational content that helps learners of English worldwide achieve their goals?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About The Role

We have a vacancy for an experienced Senior Editor to contribute to the successful implementation of ELT publishing plans by leading the editorial project management of allocated publishing levels and/or components within the Adult/HE publishing team. In this role, you will work closely with members of a highly collaborative international team to deliver the allocated publishing on schedule, within budget and to the appropriate quality.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• To lead on the development of allocated course components or levels, by managing schedules, budgets, and editorial resources.
• To ensure that content under development is engaging, motivating and pedagogically sound.
• To work with the Commissioning Editor and/or Product Owner to ensure that wider project goals and milestones are met.
• To contribute to the definition of detailed editorial scope and requirements.
• To set, plan, schedule, and monitor project timelines, milestones and deliverables using appropriate tools, reporting routinely to the project team.
• To schedule and coordinate the work of authors / writers, and in-house or freelance editorial staff, anticipating workflow and scheduling obstacles, and identifying corrective actions to address issues and risks.
• To ensure project budget is adhered to, so that any budget-related risks are identified and mitigated in a timely way.
• To communicate with team members and other stakeholders to ensure that content is delivered in a timely manner and to project specifications.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

• A degree in a relevant field or proven comparable experience
• Knowledge of ELT pedagogy theory and practice, including a CELTA / TESOL qualification or equivalent experience
• Strong editorial project planning and management skills with experience of a wide range of ELT products and workflows
• Experience of briefing and managing freelancers, and supervising in-house editorial work
• Hands-on content and copy-editing experience of both print and digital products
• Success in working to tight timescales and delivering to specification and budget

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Strong communicator and active listener with very strong written and speaking skills, particularly in managing the work of authors / writers and freelancers
• Personable and flexible, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively as part of an international team
• Responsive and analytical thinker with the ability to both plan long-term and adapt to changing circumstances and setbacks through creative problem-solving

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

Rewards And Benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits. Please note that Reward and Benefits will vary between locations.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 20 September 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place on/from w/c 28th September.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• First-stage virtual interview via MS Teams. Some interview questions may be shared with you in advance.
• Role-related task presentation, provided to shortlisted candidates ahead of time.
• Potential second interview may be scheduled if further assessment of shortlisted candidates is needed.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.