Apprentice

• Role: Apprentice - Digital Content Specialist
• Location: London or Oxford (Hybrid-working at least 2x a week in the office)
• Salary: 
  • £27,007.50 for London
  • £24,570.00 for Oxford
• Target Start Date: Immediately/ASAP 

About Pearson

At Pearson, we enhance lifelong learning, helping everyone achieve their goals through impactful experiences. Founded in 1844, Pearson is a leader in creating high-quality, digital-first, and accessible resources, with over 20,000 employees dedicated to lifelong learning. We foster an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Committed to flexibility, Pearson embraces hybrid and remote working to support a balanced work-life environment.

Pearson’s Apprenticeships

At Pearson, we empower employees and managers with our top-notch Apprenticeship Programme, offering Level 3 to master's and various intakes year-round. Proudly providing apprenticeships in Business Administration, Customer Service, Management, Digital Industries, IT, and Financial Services, we believe in the transformative power of learning for fulfilling careers and improved lives. Explore opportunities at http://pearson.jobs.

About the team 

The Digital and Assessment Team is a dynamic, creative and friendly team whose focus is on developing innovative services for primary and secondary schools. We work in a matrix structure across many teams and job functions to create resources that really work in classrooms. Our meetings can be with suppliers, customers and colleagues across many locations globally. 

About the role 

This role involves managing content through the production process, including building and updating content, tagging metadata, and publishing to live. The role requires knowledge of systems, software, and data management, as well as product development processes. The successful candidate will need to understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), and accessibility when designing and developing products. 

Please note: We do not expect you to be able to deliver on all key responsibilities immediately. As part of your development, and if appropriate for you, Pearson will fund the completion of a Level 4 Publishing Professional apprenticeship, which will help build your skills and knowledge, and will take 15 months to complete.

Key responsibilities 

• Manage content through the production process, including building and updating content, tagging metadata, and publishing to live. 
• Track and maintain up-to-date versions of product files on systems. 
• Follow product development guidelines relevant to the role, contributing to products that meet budgets and are on schedule. 
• Ensure appropriate level of changes are highlighted and agreed with stakeholders. 
• Embed key principles (e.g. accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion) into all stages of product development. 
• Exercise effective judgement on when to seek support, escalating issues and concerns when appropriate.
• Identify stakeholders, build relationships and manage expectations. 
• Comply with rights and permissions policies, evaluating and escalating risks as appropriate. 

Who we are looking for 

• Candidates who can think laterally and provide sensible solutions to everyday problems. 
• Candidates who demonstrate a strong ability to work as part of a team, taking on tasks confidently and resourcefully, and working cooperatively with others. 
• Candidates who have good time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple demands and deadlines. 
• Candidates who are resilient, determined to overcome obstacles, receptive to new ideas, and show a willingness to learn and develop. 
• Candidates who demonstrate enthusiasm in their activities and take accountability for their areas of responsibility. 

Job Location and Hours

This role is aligned to either London Or Oxford located at:

• Pearson UK, 2600 John Smith Drive, Oxford OX4 2JY
• Pearson UK, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL

We work a 37.5-hour week, with all our team free to flex their day around our core hours, which are Monday to Friday, 10 to 4 GMT/BST. School runs, etc can be accommodated. Other flexible working patterns can be considered, including part-time working and non-traditional hours. As we regularly work with global teams, particularly in India and the US, there may be the occasional need to accommodate meetings outside of core hours.

For this role there is a requirement to provide occasional out of hours support during business-critical periods.

Your benefits and rewards 

At Pearson, we offer a range of benefits, which include:

• 25 Days annual leave (increasing by 1 day with every year of continuous service up to 30 days); annual leave trading, +/- 5 days Annual Bonus 
• Private Pension plan scheme where we pay in double what you contribute, up to 16% depending on your age
• Private medical and dental care insurance options, plus free eye tests 
• Stock/share purchase options 
• Maternity, paternity, and family care leave as well as flexible working policies 
• An employee wellbeing assistance programme 
• Cycle to work program, volunteering days, gym membership concessions in selected office locations, along with retail and leisure discounts 

Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson 

Pearson is committed to the Race Charter, pledging to ACT ON for a more inclusive workplace. Recognized by Stonewall in the Top 100 LGBTQ+ Employers, we achieved 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s CEI Index in 2020. Additionally, we're on the Disability Equality Index and Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, hold Investors in People Gold, and are recognized as a Working Mums Top Employer and Age Positive employer.

This job posting will remain open until we receive the required number of applications. We encourage you to submit your application promptly.

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