Editor - Social Sciences

• *Editor \- Social Sciences**

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Location

Noida, UP, IN, 201306

Salary: Dependent on Skills and Experience

Division: Education

Department: Product\_School Education

• *About the Role**
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### **Introduction –**

This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxford University Press (OUP) as an Editor in the Social Science portfolio, contributing to the creation of high\-quality educational content across print and digital formats. The role offers the chance to work on impactful learning products that shape classroom experiences and outcomes for students.

You will be part of a collaborative and quality\-driven environment, working closely with cross\-functional teams including product, sales, marketing, and external authors. This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about content, pedagogy, and innovation in education, and are looking to build expertise in both print and digital publishing.

With exposure to evolving curriculum requirements, digital learning tools, and engaging formats like animations and interactivities, the role provides an opportunity to work at the intersection of education, content, and technology.

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### **Opportunity –**

In this role, you will be responsible for managing end\-to\-end editorial processes for assigned social science projects, ensuring they are delivered with high quality, accuracy, and within timelines.

Your key responsibilities will include

• Reviewing and developing content aligned with curriculum requirements and market trends, ensuring adherence to editorial and quality standards
• Editing and developing content across all stages to ensure it is error\-free and of the highest editorial quality
• Ensuring consistency in pedagogy, tone, style, grammar, and overall approach across products
• Estimating project costs, managing budgets, and ensuring cost\-effective publication
• Managing project timelines and ensuring timely delivery of books and digital products
• Coordinating with authors, content creators, reviewers, freelancers, and vendors to ensure quality inputs within schedules
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders including editors, designers, sales, marketing, and operations teams
• Providing detailed content inputs related to design, layout, stylesheet, and publishing plans
• Developing and reviewing digital content, including storyboards for animations, games, and interactive modules
• Supporting Sales and Marketing teams with product knowledge, presentations, and training initiatives
• Conducting detailed analysis of competing products

• *Impact:**

This role is critical in ensuring the development of high\-quality, market\-relevant educational content. Your work will directly contribute to OUP’s reputation for editorial excellence and support the success of its products in the competitive school education segment.

• *About You**
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### **Essential Criteria**

• Postgraduate degree in Social Science, preferably History or Geography
• 4–5 years of experience working on education products, across print and digital formats
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong subject knowledge and understanding of school pedagogy
• Familiarity with editing processes and digital content creation
• Ability to work effectively under strict deadlines

### **Desirable Criteria**

• Experience in developing digital learning assets such as animations and interactive content
• Exposure to curriculum design and competitive product analysis

• *Key Interfaces**
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• **Internal:** Product, Marketing, Sales, and Operations teams
• **External:** Authors, freelancers, content partners, and third\-party vendors

• *Queries**
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• Please contact **shariq.anwar@oup.com** with any queries relating to this role.

To ensure a smooth application process, please submit your CV through this link than via email.

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.

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.

Job Category: Publishing \& Content