Job Title: Editorial Assistant (Humanities)

Salary: £26,600 - £32,600

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)

Are you ready to make a real impact in academic publishing?

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

As an Editorial Assistant in our Academic and Professional Books editorial department (Humanities team), you'll work closely with Executive Publishers and Commissioning Editors to provide essential editorial and administrative support—including list management, development, and organising key content workflows. Join us and pursue your potential in a collaborative environment where your contributions help shape the future of learning and research.

About the role 

In this role, your primary purpose is to facilitate the smooth coordination and delivery of editorial projects within the Academic and Professional Books editorial department (Humanities team), supporting Cambridge University Press & Assessment's mission to deliver high-quality academic content and pursue potential.

You will be responsible for:

• Communicating daily with external contacts (academic authors, contributors, volume/series editors) and internal colleagues across departments such as Finance, Legal Services, Content Operations, and Marketing & Sales to ensure efficient collaboration and project progress.
• Coordinating closely with Indian Operations Coordinators (IOC) on administrative tasks, including contracts, review copies, payments, fees, and third-party permissions, to guarantee timely and accurate arrangements.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating flexibility and initiative to adapt to changing priorities and deliver results.
• Updating missing or incorrect data in internal databases and overseeing all aspects of the editorial process to maintain accurate delivery dates and metadata.
• Evaluating content before handover to achieve the best outcomes for Cambridge and the academic community.
• Carrying out any other duties as reasonably assigned by your manager or senior director.
  

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all communications and project coordination.
• Maintaining high standards of data integrity and editorial quality.
• Supporting a collaborative and innovative environment that values continuous learning and professional development.
• Participating in ongoing training to support both product excellence and your own career growth.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring strong organisational skills, effective communication, and a keen interest in publishing, alongside the following essential skills and experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management abilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Proficient IT skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and email; knowledge of SAP is an asset.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Ideally, some office or administrative experience; a good bachelor's or first degree is an advantage but not essential.
• Initiative in tackling editorial operational challenges and collaborating effectively with colleagues across departments.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for publishing and commitment to upholding compliance procedures as required.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. 

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 9 February 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 16 February 2026. We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• First-stage in-person interview at our Cambridge offices.
• An additional second-stage interview may take place if needed to further assess candidates.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.