Learning changes lives – and we’re here to drive that change.
We support people wherever and however they want to learn, so they can achieve their learning goals and uncover new possibilities.
Today, we reach more learners than ever, in more ways than ever.
And we’re just getting started.
About the Role
This role provides you with the opportunity to project manage and gain hands-on experience with our print and digital primary resources for our international markets. This role sits within a growing, supportive team who work on a broad range of subjects. Key responsibilities include:
Shape print and digital manuscripts and briefs so that they are right for their intended users to include animations and audio
Develop good core curriculum, teacher/learner, and competitor knowledge through market research
Develop and maintain effective author and advisor relationships
Project manage; create and monitor schedules, organise meetings and contribute to process improvements
Ensure digital and print lists are kept up to date
Work closely with freelance suppliers
Assist in creating first costs and monitor spend
Liaise effectively with other departments and customers to ensure projects are worked on efficiently
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
About You
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, organized individual with the desire to develop existing editorial skills further. The successful candidate will have:
Essential:
The ability to project manage effectively with experience of managing schedules and budgets
Previous editorial experience
Understanding and/or experience of digital products
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a range of stakeholders
Desirable:
International schools market experience/interest in
Experience with audio, animation, interactive content
Knowledge of an XML-workflow
Spanish
Benefits
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 the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment.
Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.
