Senior Editor - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Senior Editor

Salary:
£33,300 - £43,400

Location:
Cambridge, Hybrid

Contract:
Permanent, Full time (35 hours per week)

Are you an effective, well organised, and proactive professional with a keen eye for detail? Do you aspire being part of a highly collaborative, talented, and supportive international team who shares your commitment to excellence? As a Senior Editor in Cambridge University Press & Assessment you will help us deliver our ambitious Schools publishing plan and enhance our customers' experience.

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

You will work with an experienced and global team on the development of key products that build on our trusted reputation as a quality University Publisher that helps millions of people worldwide unlock their potential.

As a pivotal member of the team, you will help to deliver exciting and innovative course materials for learners of English including a broad range of both print and digital content.

Working with the Commissioning Editor and/or Product Owner, alongside the wider cross-functional team, you will be responsible for ensuring that both print and digital products are delivered on time and within budget.

About you

You are an experienced editorial professional, looking for a new challenge, with the ability to be flexible and personable, whilst working both independently and collaboratively as part of an international and cross-functional team.

Alongside your strong editorial project planning and management skills, you will bring to the team your analytical thinking, and the ability to plan long-term whilst adapting to changing circumstances and being responsive to setbacks through creative problem-solving.

You will have a proven track record of working to tight deadlines and delivering to specification and budget, as well as experience in a wide range of ELT products and workflows.

To be successful you will demonstrate:

Experience of working effectively with authors, in-house teams and external freelancers and suppliers.
Knowledge of ELT pedagogy theory and practice, including a CELTA/TESOL qualification and/or equivalent experience.
Experience of Cambridge English Qualifications, preferably in an editorial capacity.
Proficient use of English with strong writing and speaking skills, as well as active listening skills.
Knowledge of learning and assessment methodologies.
A degree in a relevant field or proven comparable experience.

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.

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 including:

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Discretionary annual bonus
Group personal pension scheme
Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
Green travel schemes

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location.

We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's 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._

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