Learning Content Editor - 7517

Cambridge University Press & Assessment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in Cape Town is seeking a Learning Content Editor to shape educational resources for learners and teachers across Sub-Saharan Africa. The role is hands-on, involves editing, content development and collaboration with authors and subject experts to turn ideas into high-quality materials.

You will work across digital, print, online course and teacher-support formats, ensuring alignment to Cambridge standards, accessibility and effective learning outcomes,

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience creating, developing, editing and quality assuring educational content or learning materials.
• Experience working with authors, reviewers and subject matter experts or similar content contributors.
• Strong editorial and content development skills.
• Experience applying curriculum, learning or pedagogical principles within educational resources.
• Experience managing content through review cycles and incorporating feedback effectively.
• Strong written communication, planning and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Confidence using digital content development tools and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Creating and developing educational content across multiple formats and channels.
• Editing and quality assuring content to ensure clarity, accuracy and learning effectiveness.
• Working with authors, reviewers and subject matter experts to develop high-quality resources.
• Supporting content planning, commissioning activities and publishing schedules.
• Contributing to localisation and curriculum adaptation projects.
• Applying editorial, pedagogical and accessibility standards across assigned content.
• Identifying and escalating content, rights, accessibility or quality risks where appropriate.
• Capturing and sharing good practice that strengthens future content development.

Skills

Editorial judgement

Content development

Stakeholder coordination

Digital publishing tools

AI-enabled workflows

Job description

Job Title: Learning Content Editor

Salary: Competitive

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Contract: Full time, permanent

Behind every successful learning resource is someone asking the right questions: Does this support learning? Will it work for teachers? Is it clear, engaging and accessible?

We're looking for a Learning Content Editor to help create and develop high-quality educational resources for learners and teachers across Sub-Saharan Africa. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys shaping content, working with authors and subject experts, and seeing ideas develop into learning materials that make a genuine difference in the classroom.

As we continue to evolve how learning content is created and delivered, this role offers the opportunity to combine editorial expertise, learning development and digital publishing capability in a highly practical way.

You’ll work on a diverse range of learning resources, contributing to both new content and the improvement of existing materials while helping us build more efficient, scalable and digitally enabled approaches to educational publishing.

About The Role

You’ll create, develop, edit and quality assure learning materials across digital, print, online course and teacher-support formats, ensuring content is educationally effective, accurate, accessible and aligned to Cambridge standards.

Working closely with authors, reviewers, subject experts and colleagues across Product, Production, Platform and Design teams, you’ll translate curriculum requirements and learning objectives into engaging educational resources that meet the needs of teachers and learners across the region.

Alongside content development, you’ll contribute to editorial planning, commissioning activities, localisation projects and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen the quality and consistency of our learning materials. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with modern digital publishing tools and AI-enabled workflows that support content development, review and adaptation.

Additional responsibilities include

• Creating and developing educational content across multiple formats and channels.
• Editing and quality assuring content to ensure clarity, accuracy and learning effectiveness.
• Working with authors, reviewers and subject matter experts to develop high-quality resources.
• Supporting content planning, commissioning activities and publishing schedules.
• Contributing to localisation and curriculum adaptation projects.
• Applying editorial, pedagogical and accessibility standards across assigned content.
• Identifying and escalating content, rights, accessibility or quality risks where appropriate.
• Capturing and sharing good practice that strengthens future content development.

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

You’ll bring demonstrable experience creating, developing, editing and quality assuring educational content or learning materials. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with contributors and subject experts, using strong editorial judgement to create resources that support effective teaching and learning.

You’ll be confident managing your own workload, balancing quality with deadlines, and incorporating feedback to strengthen content and learning outcomes.

You will also be able to demonstrate

• Demonstrable experience creating, developing, editing and quality assuring educational content or learning materials.
• Experience working with authors, reviewers, subject matter experts or similar content contributors.
• Strong editorial and content development skills.
• Experience applying curriculum, learning or pedagogical principles within educational resources.
• Experience managing content through review cycles and incorporating feedback effectively.
• Strong written communication, planning and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Confidence using digital content development tools and workflows.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 30th September. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place w/c 5th October.

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.

We are committed to an equitablerecruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment supports the principles of Employment Equity and is committed to the goals of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) in South Africa. In line with our B-BBEE and Employment Equity objectives, preference may be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups as defined by the Employment Equity Act. Candidates may also be asked to provide demographic information during the application process, such as citizenship, race, gender and disability status. For more information about B-BBEE, please visit: About Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment – B-BBEE Commission | Department of Trade & Industry

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential.You willbelong to a collaborative teamthat isexploring new and better ways to serve students,teachersand researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals,societyand the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth,developmentand 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, whereit issafe 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, genderidentityand sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

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