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Senior Development Editor
Springer
Madrid, , Spain
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Macmillan Education provides world class content in the most relevant, engaging and flexible formats to support students, teachers and institutions through a lifetime of learning. Macmillan Education produces content for English Language Teaching (ELT) and for Schools curricula around the world. Whilst Palgrave Higher Education develops and distributes textbooks, e-books and interactive e-learning resources primarily for University-level students.
The role of the Senior Development Editor works within a publishing project team and has day-to-day responsibility for content development from initial writing brief to publication, ensuring that all material is of an appropriate quality and fully aligned to the publishing vision of the Commissioning Editor and Publisher. The role involves some commissioning of key ancillary items, extensive liaison with overseas markets, content production and content delivery teams to create material which meets the needs of the key audience and is published on schedule and within budget. Collaboration with the Commissioning Editor, as well as Product, Operations, Sales and Marketing, and Production stakeholders is vital in ensuring the publishing meets the needs of the key audience and is aligned with pre-press investment.
The ideal candidate will possess:
• Knowledge of ELT markets and Primary and Pre-Primary segments
• Appreciation for a wide international range of teaching and learning situations
• Awareness of publishing processes and how they impact manuscript development, and time and cost implications
• Attention to detail, quality control and an ability to engage with content at the highest level
• Experience of working with a range of new media and digital projects
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent team-working and organisational skills
• A positive attitude and commitment to aims of the company
• Demonstrable ELT/EFL teaching experience, preferably in a primary setting
• Excellent written English
• Educated to a degree level or equivalent
• Formal ELT/TEFL qualification
• Knowledge of a second language is desirable
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and results focused individual to be part of our publishing team. We value character as well as skills – people with a passion to be the best they can be and the desire to make our company bigger, better and more exciting. It’s the people who make Macmillan Education so successful, so why not join us?
We offer 22 days holiday a year, career development and training, a competitive salary, meal vouchers, private healthcare and a range of other benefits.
Applicants must have an existing right to live and work in the European Union. This role is based in our Spain office in Madrid. However we welcome applicants for our London offices. Please specify your preferred location when sending your application.