Associate - International Curriculum - Intern

Title: Associate - International Curriculum - Intern

Department: PSQ Global Product

Location: London or Oxford

Duration: 12 weeks

About the role

Our International School Qualifications business supports schools, teachers, learners, and their parents around the world throughout their entire school journey, from 3 to 19. Our vision is to be the partner of choice - helping every learner to achieve their full potential. This role in the International Teaching and Learning Resources Team offers a chance to be part of a fast-growing area of education in a successful and motivated team.

Responsibilities

• Development of educational content to support teaching and learning for international markets
• Editorial tasks, including briefing and managing freelancers, and checking the quality of work
• Use of content creation tools to make corrections, changes, and manage any discrepancies as they arise
• Ensuring quality is maintained at various steps through content production
• General service management responsibilities such as making changes, answering customer queries, gathering feedback, and gathering evidence from our customers
• Building marketing knowledge and insights
• Author management, commissioning, and feedback

You will develop expertise in supporting the International portfolio and projects, including task tracking, budget management, risk and issue management, resource management, reporting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. You will gain exposure to working with a wide spectrum of teams and tools to help Pearson deliver products or services that align with our strategic objectives and roadmap.

You will also work with Product Management to support research and development of new projects, and will have ownership of specific research tasks and insights.

Key Requirements

• Will consider students pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree, but also happy to consider individuals who have not attended university, who have relevant interests or experience
• We are looking for a range of students, including those from non-traditional backgrounds, who have an interest in educational publishing or relevant work experience.
• An interest in editorial process and content development
• Experience or strong interest in working across print and digital formats
• Flexibility and enthusiasm, as you will be joining a cross-functional and fast-moving team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated abilities as a habitual learner and the ability to influence others
• Demonstrated ability to function in a team setting, including contributing to a positive team environment
• Able to attend the designated Pearson worksite/office (London or Oxford) 2x a week for this particular role, and the ability to work from home for the remaining approx. 60% of the time.

Benefits

• Gain practical experience in working with a successful publishing team in a growing area for schools
• Exposure to cross-functional collaboration, across multiple teams
• Opportunity to work with experienced professionals and learn from industry experts.
• Mentorship and guidance to support professional and personal development.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.

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