Commissioning Editor (Fixed Term Contract)

Oxford University Press

  • Oxford
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 17 days ago
About the RoleNB This is a fixed term contract for a minimum period of 6 months.As a commissioning editor in the International Secondary Team, you will devise and manage a variety of teaching and learning resources, including educational coursebooks, supplementary resources and digital services to fit identified market needs. Working across a variety of lists (IB, OxfordAQA, Cambridge, Caribbean), you will oversee the smooth development of new print and digital resources.In addition, you will:
  • Build compelling proposals for new products
  • Develop product concepts through market research
  • Identify and nurture new author talent
  • Guide authors on delivery and work with partners and advisers to ensure that content is appropriate, accurate and accessible for the target markets
  • Create and oversee project schedules and manage projects through to delivery, efficiently and on time
  • Lead on project costings, outlining business models and maximising financial viability
  • Communicate effectively with other departments to ensure a shared understanding of the drivers of success for all projects
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.About YouThis exciting position will give you the opportunity to develop and deepen your commissioning experience. Passionate about education, you must demonstrate an understanding of the international education publishing market. You will have:
  • Editorial or educational publishing experience, ideally in a similar field
  • Awareness of international schools’ market needs
  • Familiarity with writing project briefs and quality checking author submissions
  • Financial literacy and confidence setting and managing budgets
  • Project management experience
  • Experience and enthusiasm for developing digital content, in line with user needs
  • Ability to analyse data to make decisions
BenefitsWe 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.Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.QueriesPlease contact with any queries relating to this role.Please note this advert may be removed before the advertised end date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.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.

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