Senior Editor - English Remote Position

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Editor - English Remote to join our dynamic team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of high-quality educational content that supports learners of English worldwide. As a Senior Editor, you will play a pivotal role in managing editorial projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget, and maintaining the highest standards of quality.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development of allocated course components or levels, managing schedules, budgets, and editorial resources.
• Ensure that content under development is engaging, motivating, and pedagogically sound.
• Collaborate with the Commissioning Editor and/or Product Owner to meet wider project goals and milestones.
• Define detailed editorial scope and requirements, setting and monitoring project timelines and deliverables.
• Coordinate the work of authors/writers and editorial staff, anticipating workflow obstacles and identifying corrective actions.
• Adhere to project budgets, identifying and mitigating budget-related risks in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of content.

Requirements

• A degree in a relevant field or proven comparable experience.
• Knowledge of ELT pedagogy theory and practice, including a CELTA/TESOL qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong editorial project planning and management skills with experience in a wide range of ELT products and workflows.
• Experience in briefing and managing freelancers, and supervising in-house editorial work.
• Hands-on content and copy-editing experience of both print and digital products.
• Ability to work to tight timescales and deliver to specification and budget.

Nice to Have

• Strong communication skills, particularly in managing the work of authors/writers and freelancers.
• Personable and flexible, comfortable working independently and collaboratively.
• Responsive and analytical thinker with creative problem-solving abilities.

What We Offer

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

This Senior Editor - English remote position is a unique opportunity to join a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organization. We are committed to equality and inclusion, ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. Apply now to be part of a collaborative team that is dedicated to serving students, teachers, and researchers across the globe.