Junior Content Editor

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled editor with an interest in creative education and excellent digital production skills to further their editorial career within a world-leading institution.

As a Junior Content Editor, you will play a key role in the creation of high-quality, consistent and accessible learning experiences available on UAL Online.

UAL Online is an exciting new division which has been established to enable access to the University’s world leading creative arts education to audiences around the globe. We plan to launch with a suite of postgraduate degree courses in the 2025-26 academic year.

You will join our expanding UAL Online Production team, where you will undertake a range of editorial tasks to support the development of learning content. This will involve copyediting and proofreading learning materials, ensuring the consistent layout of content and carrying out quality assurance and EDI tasks to make learning content accessible.

You will ensure that learning materials are produced in accordance with agreed UAL style guides, policy and regulations, as well as carry out a range of copyright permissions tasks, investigating and clearing rights and permissions for third-party content and checking licences.

About you

Educated to degree level, you will need strong general digital production skills with the ability to generate documentation and resources to an agreed style, as well as possess experience of maintaining and supporting quality processes in Higher Education.

You will be proficient in the use of the MS Office 365 suite and will demonstrate a good understanding of accessibility guidelines and legislation and of copyright processes and licenses.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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Candidates are advised to submit applications early.

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