Job Title: Managing Editor
Fixed Term, Full-time (6 months contract)
Organisation: Macmillan Polska
Location: Warsaw, Poland – Hybrid Working model
Application Deadline: 8th April 2026
About Springer
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About the Brand
Macmillan Education provides world-class content in the most relevant, engaging and flexible formats to support students, teachers and institutions in lifelong learning.
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About the Role
As part of the Publishing Operations function, the Delivery team is responsible for ensuring the high-quality, on-time and within budget delivery of print and digital components and materials for our ELT courses, working from final/developed content to handover of final files and go live. Working in close collaboration with cross-functional teams, they implement Delivery best practices, workflows, tools and templates to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the publishing process. The team is also involved in product development and post-publication maintenance and is critical to the success of our projects.
You will be responsible for the delivery of high quality, on-time and within-budget print and digital components for our ELT courses. You will manage components and assets from final/developed content to handover of final files and go live, working across both internally resourced and fully outsourced (packaged) projects. You may also be required to provide some editorial support during product/content development and post-publication maintenance and updates.
You will work closely with colleagues in Publishing Operations and across other functions as part of a project team to ensure that titles are delivered on time, to brief and within budget.
Role Responsibilities:
- Manage the editorial workflow across assigned components or products.
- Coordinate with authors, suppliers, Project Managers, and internal stakeholders.
- Ensure editorial quality, consistency, and adherence to brand, pedagogical, and accessibility guidelines.
- Review and edit materials at various stages of development.
- Identify risks or issues early and propose practical solutions.
- Brief and manage external suppliers, ensuring their work meets expectations.
- Maintain accurate documentation and support smooth communication across teams.
- Contribute to process improvements and support best editorial practices.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience of working on large-scale print and digital publishing projects, and simultaneously managing multiple components and assets through delivery
- Strong organisational and editorial skills – an eye for detail and commitment to accuracy
- Competent with widely-used office applications (InCopy and/or InDesign an advantage, as well as experience of content management systems (CMS))
- Ability to manage a varied and demanding workload
- Ability to deal with and resolve ambiguity
- Clear communicator with strong organisational skills.
- Able to work independently and make informed editorial decisions.
- Experience of working with company systems and data and willingness to learn and fully engage with all such systems
- Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams and external vendors.
- A positive attitude and commitment to the aims of the department
Desirable
- A genuine interest in ELT/language learning (a recognised ELT/EFL qualification and/or teaching experience would be an advantage)
To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter outlining your key ambitions in the role, including your notice period.
Springer Nature Skills associated with this job profile include:
SN-Action-Oriented SN-Action-Oriented, SN-Balances Stakeholder, SN-Builds Trust, SN-Communicates Effectively, SN-Data analytics / Quantitative Skills, SN-Directs Work, SN-Operational Excellence, SN-Project Management, SN-Publishing Workflows & Systems, SN-Quality Management.
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Job Posting End Date:
9-04-2026Top Skills
What We Do
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