Managing Editor, Caribbean Curriculum

Location: London, United Kingdom — hybrid working

Company

hirify.global, through Macmillan Education, publishes educational content in print and digital formats for students, teachers, and institutions.

What you will do

• Manage assigned print and digital curriculum projects from final manuscript handover through publication, ensuring quality, market relevance, schedule, and budget adherence.
• Plan project components with the Publisher, Development Editors, and wider project team; identify and escalate issues.
• Create publishing schedules, monitor project costs, and coordinate editorial, typesetting, media, permissions, digital freelance, and packager resources.
• Prepare manuscripts, designs, media, and digital assets; participate in copy-editing, proofreading, artwork and photo brief finalisation, and photo selection.
• Maintain publishing workflows, provide current files to Marketing, coordinate reprint corrections and CXC Store updates, and complete archiving and advance-copy administration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience managing multiple components in a publishing environment and knowledge of print and digital publishing processes.
• Practical experience project-managing educational resources from manuscript through production.
• Strong organisational, editorial, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload.
• Experience managing schedules and budgets, working with company systems and data, and willingness to learn and fully use those systems.
• Experience working with a range of media.
• Positive attitude and commitment to the department’s aims.

Nice to have

• Demonstrable education publishing experience, preferably in curriculum publishing.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment with hybrid working in London.
• Inclusive environment supporting diverse perspectives and access accommodations related to disability, neurodivergence, or chronic conditions.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and a cover letter outlining key ambitions for the role and the current notice period.
• Applications close on 18 November 2026; the job posting end date is 19 November 2026.