Content Development Editor
Salary: Circa £32,500 – £35,500 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, 37.5 hours, Permanent
Location: IB (International Baccalaureate®) Global Centre, Cardiff
Hybrid working opportunity
About the job
The Content Development Editor role sits within the Multilingual Editorial Production department and provides editorial services to the whole of the organization. The role is balanced between managing multiple external copy editors and personally conducting development/substantive edits in collaboration with in-house content creators. Most of the content published by the IB is translated into French and Spanish, and some content is translated into additional languages. The Content Development Editor ensures that the English source text is as clear, succinct and accessible as possible for IB teachers and schools located all over the world.
Key Responsibilities
Editorial Input:
- Collaborate closely with content authoring departments to enhance readability and value of English content.
- Provide developmental editing guidance, shaping language usage and optimizing content organization.
- Contribute to copy editing efforts, refining writing, structure, grammar, consistency and terminology.
- Execute in-house editorial tasks, including content development editing, copy editing, and final proofing.
- Prepare the final English manuscript for production and translation within agreed-upon constraints.
Editorial Management:
- Serve as a key editorial contact for English queries within assigned project teams.
- Monitor and communicate progress of editorial tasks, ensuring alignment with content plans.
- Support recruitment and development of freelance English language editorial resources.
- Collaborate with Lead Content Development Editor to identify suitable freelance resources and commission tasks.
- Review quality of freelance editorial work, offer constructive feedback, and contribute to information distribution.
Editorial Governance:
- Contribute to maintaining and updating the English house style guide and writing guidelines.
- Provide guidance, advice, and training on English house style to colleagues.
- Advise content authoring departments on content organization and consistency, including through the development of templates.
Job Requirements:
About You
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or possess equivalent publishing experience.
- Proven content development and/or editorial experience in a content delivery environment (minimum four years), preferably in an educational context. This should include personally carrying out content development work, dealing with external suppliers and working on a variety of print and digital publications. An understanding of UX design is an advantage.
- Possess an excellent, native (or equivalent) command of the English language.
- Working knowledge of at least one other IB language (French, Spanish, etc.) is an advantage.
- Showcase exceptional time management, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Demonstrate ability to simplify complex ideas for a diverse audience.
- Experience delivering presentations and/or training is preferred.
- Familiarity with plain English writing/editing and managing content for translation.
- Approach problems with a focus on practical outcomes and problem solving.
- Exhibit negotiation skills and experience managing large, long-term projects.
- Be agile and focused when facing changes in deadlines, scope or authorship.
- Display meticulous attention to detail and consistent accuracy.
- Familiarity with publishing technology and authoring tools. An understanding of the uses of AI for content creation and editorial processes is an advantage.
- Experience with IB programmes, international education standards or educational materials is advantageous.
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
- 10% employer pension contribution from first day of employment (minimum contribution required from yourself is 3%)
- 25 Days annual leave, plus public holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave
- Flexi Hours with our core hours as 10am-12pm and 2pm-3pm. You can flex your 37.5 hours per week around this
- Enhanced family friendly benefits
- Life assurance 4x annual salary
- Paid volunteering leave (one day per calendar year)
- Flexible benefits allowance at 1.5% of your annual salary
- Excellent continuous professional development
- Health and wellness schemes
- Disability Confident Employer
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounts on a range of products, including days out and Gym Memberships
- Cash back opportunities available from a wide range of retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site car parking
* Please note that in September 2025 our Cardiff Office will relocate to Fusion Point One, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5BF. The building is a 5-minute walk from Cardiff Central Station and a 10-minute walk to the city centre. Our new offices will have 60 parking spaces available which will be reservable online.
Applications will be accepted until 11.55 pm, 15 July 2025
We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants.
