Media Delivery Manager

We are looking for an experienced and highly organised individual for the role of Media Delivery Manager, to manage the commissioning and oversee the production of a wide range of media assets for global English Learning publishing projects. Working as part of a friendly, collaborative global team, training will be available for the right candidate.

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

About the role

As a Media Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for the management of all creative media for Cambridge English products, working to ensure the quality and technical specifications for audio, video, illustration and animation assets are adhered to.

Key Responsibilities:

• Budget Management: Manage project pre-press spend in line with approved budgets, playing a key role in Quarterly Budget Reviews.
• Schedule Management: Manage project schedules for our English courses in collaboration with internal project teams and external suppliers.
• Collaboration: Work with our global internal teams and a wide variety of external media suppliers, to ensure commissioned and third-party assets are delivered in line with defined budgets and schedules.

About you

You will have strong project management skills with an eye for detail. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills are essential.

Understanding of technical specifications, generative AI tools, content management systems and contractual requirements would be beneficial, but training can be provided where necessary.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

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

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.  

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 15 April 2025 although we may close it earlier if suitable candidates are identified. Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 6 and 12 May 2025.  

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

Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

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.