Science Development Editor

About Us

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford, which furthers the University’s objectives of excellence in research, scholarship and education by publishing worldwide.

The Education Division provides books and digital 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 through book, board, and screen.

The Science team at OUP publishes a wide range of successful and respected science courses for ages 11 to 18. These include print and digital student and teacher resources.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Development Editor, with excellent communication and team working skills, to join the successful schools science team. 

Responsibilities include:

• Leading resources through the production process, from manuscript to finished product

• Working with authors and commissioning editors to develop and edit manuscript

• Proactive problem-solving to ensure that resources come out to schedule and within budget

• Liaising with colleagues, freelancers, authors and suppliers

• Monitoring spend against defined budgets

• Developing expertise in print and digital resource production for the schools market.

• Developing an understanding of the science curriculum in order to improve the quality and impact of our resources. 

About You

If you are looking for a chance to be part of a creative team to help develop engaging and innovative science resources for schools in a busy and collaborative environment then this opportunity will interest you.

To be successful in this role you must:

• Have editorial project management experience working on multi-component projects

• Have previous editorial experience in the science and/or educational publishing sector • Have a good honours degree or equivalent, ideally in a scientific discipline.

Competitive depending on skills and experience. OUP offers an excellent range of benefits.

To apply please visit the OUP website on: https://eu1.advorto.com/OUP/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=20888

Closing date: 9 May 2017