Commissioning Editor

3 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford University Press Full time

**ABOUT US**

We are the world’s largest university press. We have both a worldwide reach and a personal understanding of local needs, partnering on the ground to adapt publications and resources to meet the individual needs of communities, societies, and countries. We partner with researchers, educators, and technology partners to stay ahead of the changing ways people around the world are accessing and sharing knowledge. With a presence in more than 50 countries and millions of customers around the world, an idea launched at OUP can have global impact.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

This is an excellent opportunity for a Commissioning Editor to join the UK Primary Literacy team. The role will be working on major UK primary literacy brands such as Oxford Reading Tree, Read Write Inc. and Project X—content that helps improve children’s life chances. Reporting to the Senior Publisher, the Commissioning Editor will help build our publishing to provide teachers and learners with quality print and digital resources. The Commissioning Editor will have a role on brand strategy.

The Commissioning Editor will engage with a wide group of stakeholders, including editorial team members and other colleagues across the division. The Commissioning Editor will also have external interactions with teachers and learners, consultants and experts linked to brands, as well as freelance publishers and editors.

The Commissioning Editor will draw on their editorial experience and market knowledge to shape and develop products, ensuring that high quality, market-appropriate print and digital products are published to schedule.

We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.

**ABOUT YOU**

If you’re a Commissioning Editor with a passion for literacy, education (in particular UK Primary) and publishing looking for a new challenge in a supportive, creative and innovative team, then this opportunity will interest you.

You will have:

- Commissioning experience
- Excellent editorial skills
- Experience of print and digital publishing
- Experience of school publishing, ideally for the primary market
- Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Good understanding of teachers’ and learners’ needs
- Excellent awareness of the importance of inclusivity in content
- A track record of successful project management
- Excellent organization and time management skills

Desirable:

- A track record of publishing successful primary brands
- Good knowledge of the primary market and an understanding of trends
- Teaching experience

**BENEFITS**

We 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.

**QUERIES**
- Division:ED-UK- Department:OEUK English Primary Literacy- Closing Date:16 August 2023- Salary:Up to £40,000 dependent on skills and experience- Location:OUP UK - Oxford- Postcode:OX2 6DP- Full Time / Part Time:Full Time- Ref:3859



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