University of Cambridge Online

Learning Content Editor

University of Cambridge Online

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cambridge • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £33,361 - £41,474 per year

About the role

  • Edit and proofread learning content to ensure clarity, flow, consistency, and accuracy, applying a high standard of grammar, sentence structure, and tone throughout.
  • Ensure all content aligns with our in-house style guidelines, including consistent application of British English spelling, punctuation, formatting, and terminology.
  • Review content across modules and programme series to ensure narrative continuity, consistent learner experience, and alignment of key concepts and messaging.
  • Apply a learning-design-aware lens to content structure, recommending refinements that improve pacing, readability, and progression through the module.
  • Identify unnecessary repetition across content and recommend consolidation or refinement to strengthen impact and improve learner engagement.
  • Flag ambiguous phrasing, weak transitions, or unclear explanations that could undermine learner understanding, proposing precise improvements where required.
  • Apply an editorial lens to interactive and reflective learning elements to ensure they are clear, purposeful, appropriately proportioned, and aligned with the intended learning journey.
  • Run predefined AI quality agents as part of the editorial workflow, applying human editorial judgement to determine what should be amended, refined, or retained.
  • Maintain formatting and layout consistency when applying edits, ensuring content remains aligned with established templates and presentation standards across modules.
  • Suggest optional imagery, diagrams, or simple visual devices where these would meaningfully support comprehension, recall, or learner engagement.
  • Produce polished final deliverables that require no further editorial intervention, ensuring content is fully consistent, quality assured, and ready for upload within agreed timelines.
  • Contribute effectively to JBSEEL values and team activities and participate in and contribute to special projects where relevant.

Requirements

  • Graduate level qualification in English, Communications, Education, Publishing, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Formal training or demonstrable experience in editing, proofreading, publishing, or content quality assurance.
  • Demonstratable experience in an editorial, content, publishing, or quality assurance role, ideally within online education, higher education, or professional learning environments.
  • Exceptional written English and editorial judgement, with strong knowledge of grammar, tone, structure, and British English conventions.
  • Proven ability to edit learning material for clarity, coherence, and accessibility without diluting intellectual rigour.
  • Experience applying style guides consistently and maintaining content integrity across multiple documents or series.
  • Strong structural editing skills, with the ability to identify repetition, weak transitions, conceptual gaps, and inconsistencies across longer-form content.
  • High level of attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple modules or workstreams while meeting deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (particularly Word), collaborative platforms (e.g. Teams or Zoom), and digital content workflows.
  • A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a strong commitment to maintaining high editorial standards.
  • Experience reviewing learning or instructional content with an understanding of learner journey, pacing, and engagement principles. (Desirable)
  • Confidence working with AI-supported editorial tools or generative AI systems, applying critical judgement to evaluate and refine outputs. (Desirable)
Benefits
  • 33 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Flexible working hours
  • Training & development
  • Monetary incentives
  • Regular social & team events
  • On-site catering facilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
editingproofreadingcontent quality assurancestructural editingstyle guide applicationlearner engagement principlesclarity and coherence editingBritish English conventionscontent integrity maintenanceAI-supported editorial tools
Soft Skills
attention to detailproactive mindsetsolution-orientededitorial judgementtime managementcommunicationcollaborationcritical thinkingadaptabilityteam contribution