Content Manager, Academic Books

Salary: £29,700 - £35,600

Location: Cambridge, UK - Hybrid

Contract: Fixed-term (12-month maternity cover)

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Academic Content Operations team. As a Content Manager, your role will be to manage the entire production process of books across a range of subject areas, working with authors from submission of manuscripts to the delivery of final print and digital files.

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

Content Managers sit within Content Operations, the team responsible for the publication processes and quality assurance for our Academic books, Elements and journals. There are therefore opportunities to learn more about other content types and subjects and we encourage learning and flexibility.

About the role

You will liaise with external contacts (editors and authors, including high-profile academics) and internal colleagues (Editorial, Design, Content Services, Marketing, Publicity, and Sales), as well as external suppliers, to achieve the best results for Cambridge and the academic community.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Liaising with authors
• Evaluating manuscripts and preparing titles for production
• Writing cover briefs
• Checking proofs and revised proofs
• Monitoring schedules and troubleshooting issues, involving freelancers and typesetters as needed

This role is ideal for a person who can be both organised and innovative; we have a high volume of content to handle alongside our improvement initiatives. Excellent communication skills, efficiency, and a willingness to trial new workflows are key for this role. You will be provided with ongoing training and development opportunities to support our products and your own career goals.

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

It is expected that following experience would have been attained in the workplace:

• Experience in, or at least awareness of, the publishing industry
• Understanding of publishing and/or production/operations processes
• The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing A high standard of computer literacy: full Microsoft package, Photoshop, Acrobat
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in your work
• The ability to work quickly to tight deadlines
• Confident managing multiple priorities and projects
• Excellent time management

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:

• Awareness of XML, HTML, ePub and accessibility requirements
• Experience in an editorial or production role in publishing
• Experience working with external suppliers
• Experience supporting continuous improvement projects

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

While this role is advertised at Content Manager level, we're also open to considering candidates with less experience for an Associate level role.

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 14 June. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from the week commencing 22 June.

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

• Virtual interview via MS Teams. You will be provided with a brief to complete a role related task.

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