Senior Editor, Children's Education

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the education division of a leading global publisher as Senior Editor working across a range of prestigious Children's Education books and resources. This role of Senior Editor is full-time, permanent and offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits and hybrid working (2 days a week - Monday & Tuesday - in the company's central London office).

This Senior Editor role reports to the Head of Education and will be working across a range of primary and early years materials that include illustrated home learning books, teacher resources and professional development titles. Responsibilities will include:

• Working with the editorial team to project manage projects across a broad range of educational titles.
• Liaising with authors, freelancer editors, designers and in-house production.
• Project managing titles from commission to print and monitoring publishing schedules, including liaising with production staff to maintain schedules and Biblio data.
• Liaising with Sales, Publicity and Marketing departments.
• Present titles at publishing meetings.
• Gatekeeper of editorial quality, embracing house style and in-house processes.
• Supporting junior members of staff on editorial processes and project management.
• Representing the company at conferences and events.

The ideal Senior Editor will have strong editorial experience within educational publishing, excellent knowledge of the English language, high standards of accuracy and a keen eye for detail. The Senior Editor will be highly organised and also have good communication and interpersonal skills and have a self-motivated approach to briefing, meeting deadlines and managing schedules and budgets.

The role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. To find out more about this pivotal role and be at the heart of children's learning and education in a renowned publishing organisation, get in touch ASAP!

Closing date for applications: 24th September (early applications may be prioritised)

For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills.

Closing Date: Early applications may be prioritised.

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