We are looking to appoint a CLIL Science Editor to carry out the editing of projects, both printed and digital materials, ensuring sure that these materials follow our editorial standards and are produced within the established calendar and budgetary framework.
This role is based in Madrid. We work on a Hybrid model (2 days per week in the office).
Key accountabilities:
- Prepare the content brief, based on the current legislation and market needs.
- Carry- out a thorough content check on the author’s original work, and then create the necessary pre-layout with the appropriate tools, following the style guide (bold, italics, highlights, enumerations …) and managing the proofreading and style correction.
- Review and correct the drafts of the printed and digital materials, ensuring the overall accuracy of the material and efficiency of the process.
- Select photographs to illustrate the printed or digital product, always looking for the best possible relationship between didactic quality and cost, as well as selecting any other resources already available that meet the conditions of quality and appropriate cost.
- Review the digitization of activities and the digital product.
- Comply with predefined dates and deadlines to ensure the completion of the project according to the schedule.
- Anticipate risks and propose solutions to problems proactively to their superiors in the editorial organization of the department.
- Stay within the established budgetary framework, as well as anticipate and solve problems to minimize costs.
- Acquire thorough knowledge of educational legislation and competition publications, as well as familiarizing with the needs of teachers and students through market research conducted by Oxford Education and by the visits to educational centres, reporting the results to the organization and the department.
About you
The successful candidate will be/have:
- a native speaker of English and B2 in Spanish
- a university degree in Science
- previous experience as a primary teacher in Spain
- previous experience as an editor (internal or external) is desirable
- Good knowledge of ICT and MS Office
- Knowledge of layout software (InCopy) image processing (Photoshop, Photofiltre, Paint), and of Adobe Pro desirable
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.