Development Editor

CompanyOxford University Press

LocationOxford, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/28/2026

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Occupation Type

Newspaper, periodical and broadcast editors

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

Standard minimum applies

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Description

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.

The Education Division publishes teaching, learning and assessment resources across Primary, Secondary, Trade and Children's markets, both for the UK and for customers around the world. We are passionately committed to our mission to educate and inspire.

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.

This is a 6 month fixed term contract with the possibility of extension. 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.

This advert may close earlier than the stated deadline, so please apply as soon as possible.

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.