More and more people are choosing to learn English.
When they do, they become part of an international community of English language learners. We are proud to be at that community's heart.
Our learning materials are trusted by millions of teachers, educational institutions, parents, and learners worldwide. They can teach and learn on their own terms, make progress, and achieve their goals.
Together, we move English language learning forward.
About the Role
This role of Senior Editor supports the development of educational products by working flexibly across sectors to create pedagogically sound content that aligns with the Customer Value Proposition, meets market needs, and is delivered on time and within budget. Under the guidance of the Portfolio Product Manager and Managing Editor, you will contribute to defining value-added product components and assist with market research during early product lifecycle stages. You will be briefing and overseeing editors and suppliers, conducting quality checks, and managing risks and issues to ensure timely delivery. The role also includes specifying products and managing their creation in collaboration with senior colleagues.
A key responsibility is working with writers on major projects, guiding content development to ensure educational effectiveness and market relevance. The role manages project schedules and coordinates with suppliers and cross-functional teams to meet publication deadlines, while also helping monitor and manage budgets. It supports commissioning activities and collaborates with departments such as Design, Digital, and Production to ensure solutions are pedagogically appropriate. Additionally, the role identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation, helping implement new processes and systems to enhance product development efficiency and effectiveness.
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
About You
Essential:
Publishing experience
Experience developing educational products and teaching and learning content
Good knowledge of product development process, ideally within an educational publishing context
Understanding of the principles of English learning and teaching
Understanding of educational teaching and learning requirements
Ability to speak and write English to a native-speaker level of fluency
Attention to detail, accurate, able to work in a team
Excellent communication skills
Problem-solving
Desirable:
Knowledge of English language teaching
First-hand experience of teaching, ideally in an ELT environment
Recognized ELT qualification
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.
