Content Lead

Content Lead (Editorial)

Salary: £35,200 - £ 45,700 per annum

Location: Cambridge, UK (Hybrid)

Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment, Maternity cover (12 months from start date)

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Are you passionate about creating high-quality educational content that helps learners and teachers succeed worldwide?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

We are seeking a Content Lead to play a pivotal role in the development of engaging, accessible and pedagogically robust educational resources for International and UK schools. This is an exciting opportunity to influence products that support learners globally while collaborating with talented colleagues, authors and subject experts.

About the role

As a Content Lead, you will take ownership of the writing and development phase of educational publishing projects, ensuring content is delivered to agreed quality, cost and timeline targets. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, authors, freelance editors and reviewers to create high-quality educational resources across print, digital and blended formats.

You will use your editorial expertise and strong understanding of educational content development to shape learning experiences that meet curriculum requirements, support effective teaching and learning, and align with Cambridge's quality standards.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

* Leading the writing and development phase of assigned publishing projects.

* Managing relationships with authors, freelance development editors and reviewers.

* Making editorial decisions regarding pedagogy, syllabus coverage, usability and content quality.

* Collaborating with Product, Delivery, Design and other specialist teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

* Monitoring project risks and proactively identifying solutions to maintain delivery schedules.

* Ensuring content meets accessibility, cultural sensitivity and EDIB requirements.

* Supporting endorsement activities and responding to critical content queries.

* Contributing to content planning and representing the Content team in project discussions and approvals.

* Maintaining and developing a high-quality pool of freelance editorial suppliers.

* Providing constructive feedback and guidance to authors and freelance contributors to achieve the best outcomes for learners and teachers

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You
You will have proven experience within educational publishing and a strong understanding of how to develop effective, engaging and pedagogically sound educational resources. You will be comfortable managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and experienced in making informed editorial judgements that balance quality, commercial and customer needs.

Essential criteria

* Proven experience working within an educational publishing environment.

* Strong understanding of educational content development and current pedagogical approaches.

* Experience managing authors, freelance editors or other external suppliers.

* Experience delivering complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, priorities and dependencies.

* Excellent communication skills, including providing clear, constructive and sometimes challenging feedback.

* Strong editorial judgement and experience maintaining high-quality standards across educational content.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

* Teaching experience or direct experience working within education.

* Knowledge of curriculum, syllabus and assessment design.

* Familiarity with editorial standards, style guides and publishing best practice.

* Professional publishing qualifications such as CIEP accreditation

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable and/or appropriate, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

* Discretionary annual bonus

* Group personal pension scheme

* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

* Green travel schemes

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 9th August 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 17th August 2026.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

* One stage virtual interview via MS Teams. You will be provided with a brief to complete a role related task which will need to be returned by email in advance of your interview.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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