Advanced Associate, Editorial Developer

Job Title: Advanced Associate Ediorial Developer
Business Unit: UK Assessment & Qualifications
Location: London / Hellaby
Reports to: Typesetting Manager
Work Setting: Remote Mon-Fri 37.5 Hours per week

Business Information

Pearson is a global education company with over 150 years of publishing expertise and leading digital technology supporting learning anywhere and in any form. We are accelerating growth in digital learning education services and emerging markets to address major global education challenges.

Our strengths include exceptional people strong educational partnerships technological innovation and global reach. We believe education empowers individuals unlocks potential and builds connected communities.

Assessment & Qualifications is our largest business by revenue and reach. We deliver assessments that enable learners to demonstrate their knowledge and skills from school through to professional careers.

Job Purpose

To typeset high-stakes assessment materials for our examinations transforming content into high-quality accessible print and digital deliverables.

The role involves managing content throughout its lifecycle within our workflow systems and providing excellent customer service to support content teams during the production process.

We welcome applications from candidates with transferable skills. Full training on our tools and workflows will be provided. If you have a keen eye for detail an interest in technology and a desire to help shape the future of content production at Pearson we would love to hear from you.

Training and Development

We are committed to developing our team. The successful candidate will receive comprehensive training on:

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Structured content workflows and modern production tooling

You will also receive ongoing support and mentorship from experienced colleagues.

Our Expanding Capabilities

The Design Services team is growing and investing in new tools skills and ways of working to deliver high-quality assessment materials faster and more effectively.

We are combining design expertise with modern technology to improve efficiency accessibility and consistency across all outputs. The successful candidate will play a key role in this growth helping to shape new approaches support innovation and ensure our content meets the highest standards for learners and educators.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Delivery of GQ and VQ High-Stakes Assessment Materials
• Process and typeset assessment materials from structured content sources (XML AsciiDoc) and traditional formats.
• Use Adobe InDesign for complex typesetting ensuring accurate application of both automated and manual styling.
• Produce final accessible deliverables in PDF and HTML formats adhering to strict quality and security standards.
• Manage workflows and tasks efficiently within Jira.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with Assessment and Product team colleagues.

Asset Creation and Management

• Create digital assets (e.g. illustrations and graphics) using Adobe Illustrator ensuring adherence to house style and company guidelines for future reuse.
• Champion and implement accessibility best practices in the creation of all assets.

Additional Responsibilities

• Contribute to cross-department initiatives as required.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes workflows and tooling.
• Identify and support opportunities for automation.

Key Requirements (Skills and Experience)

Core Competencies

• Willingness to take ownership of projects and see tasks through to completion.
• Excellent communication skills with a high standard of written and spoken English.
• Meticulous attention to detail accuracy and thoroughness.
• Strategic thinking and the ability to build strong working relationships.

Design and Accessibility

• A strong eye for layout typography and visual consistency developed through design software desktop publishing or advanced document formatting.
• An interest in accessibility and inclusive design. Experience with accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG) is desirable; however training will be provided.
• Desirable: Awareness of or interest in Modified Large Print and/or interactive modifications for print and digital content.

Technical Skills

We provide comprehensive training on our tools and workflows. The following experience is valuable but not essential. We are primarily looking for aptitude and willingness to learn:

• Experience with professional layout or design software (e.g. Adobe InDesign Affinity Publisher QuarkXPress Canva Figma) or advanced document formatting in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite is advantageous; experience with any Adobe application (e.g. Photoshop Illustrator Acrobat Premiere) demonstrates transferable skills.
• Experience using workflow or project management tools (e.g. Jira Trello Asana or similar).
• Familiarity with or curiosity about structured content formats (e.g. XML Markdown AsciiDoc) and text editors or IDEs (e.g. VS Code Notepad).
• Willingness to learn command-line tools for content processing and transformation.
• A basic understanding of HTML and CSS is beneficial; support will be provided to develop these skills if needed.

Transferable Backgrounds We Value

• Editorial or proofreading experience in publishing journalism or education.
• Print production prepress or reprographics experience.
• Technical writing or documentation roles.
• Marketing design or brand asset production.
• Experience in exam administration educational content or assessment.

Customer Service Skills

• Ability to take on delegated duties outside day-to-day responsibilities.
• Provide exceptional support and guidance to content teams during submission and return of work.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with Content Production Managers and other stakeholders.

Your benefits and rewards

At Pearson we offer a range of benefits which include:

• 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading /- 5 days Annual Bonus
• Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute up to 16% depending on your age
• Private medical and dental care insurance options plus free eye tests
• Stock/share purchase options
• Maternity paternity and family care leave as well as flexible working policies
• An employee wellbeing assistance programme
• Cycle to work program volunteering days gym membership concessions in selected office locations along with retail and leisure discounts

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