ELT Editor, Educational Publishing — Hybrid, Warsaw

1253 Macmillan Polska Sp. z o.o.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Polska Sp. z o.o. is seeking an Editor on a fixed-term contract to manage educational publishing projects from manuscript to publication.

The role involves coordinating with external contractors, ensuring quality, and aligning with curriculum needs. Warsaw-based with hybrid work options. The candidate will oversee briefs, supervise production, and liaise with authors and internal teams to deliver high-quality ELT resources.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal English with strong attention to detail.
• Strong editorial, copy-editing and proofreading abilities.
• Understanding of ELT methodology and pedagogy for content assessment.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and collaboration with authors, freelancers and teams.
• Editorial judgement and problem-solving with commitment to quality.
• Proficiency with digital tools and adapting to publishing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage educational publishing projects from concept to publication on time and within budget.
• Monitor Polish education system and ELT market to inform plans and content development.
• Collaborate with authors, consultants, and internal stakeholders throughout the editorial and production process.
• Edit, review and refine content for accuracy, consistency and high editorial standards.
• Coordinate external contributors including editors, designers and reviewers with project management.
• Prepare clear editorial briefs and oversee visual development of publications.
• Manage copyright permissions and contributor agreements and maintain project documentation.
• Support market research, piloting activities and product evaluation to meet customer needs.
• Work with Sales, Marketing and Production to support product launches.
• Present project updates and recommendations to stakeholders and contribute to program development.

Skills

English proficiency

Editorial skills

ELT pedagogy

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Editorial judgement

Digital tools

Education

Degree in English / linguistics / education / ELT

Job description

Macmillan Polska Sp. z o.o. is seeking an Editor on a fixed-term contract to manage educational publishing projects from manuscript to publication.

The role involves coordinating with external contractors, ensuring quality, and aligning with curriculum needs. Warsaw-based with hybrid work options. The candidate will oversee briefs, supervise production, and liaise with authors and internal teams to deliver high-quality ELT resources.