Education Content Manager

Contract Full time, permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid working, with around 2 days per week in the office.

You'll make a difference in this role by supporting AQA's purpose to help students, teachers, and education providers succeed by shaping and delivering high‑quality resources that are trusted in the classroom.

What the role involves:

• Manage the development of educational content from early planning through to delivery, review, continuous improvement, and retirement.
• Work across teams and with external contributors to ensure resources meet user needs and align to AQA's wider strategy.
• Take a hands‑on role in developing content, working with subject experts and contributors to create, refine and deliver resources.
• Report into a Head of Product, with matrix management from a Subject Resource Manager to provide subject expertise and alignment across the wider portfolio.

About these opportunities:

We are recruiting six Education Content Managers (internally known as Subject Resource Managers) to build a balanced team, combining subject expertise with the ability to lead content across multiple subjects:

• 1 x Maths specialist
• 1 x Science specialist
• 1 x English specialist
• 3 x Portfolio roles, working across a broad mix of subjects (approximately 35)

Specialist roles (Maths, Science, English):

• Bring strong subject knowledge and use it to develop high‑quality, relevant resources.
• Come from teaching, subject leadership, or subject‑specific publishing, and be confident translating subject complexity into clear, accessible content.

Portfolio roles (multi‑subject):

• Work across a large number of subjects, managing content at scale.
• Collaborate with contributors to deliver resources for different audiences, adapting content to suit different subjects, levels and needs.
• Suit candidates with strong commissioning, editorial or project management experience who are comfortable working across multiple areas at pace.

You'll be part of a team focused on creating content that genuinely supports teachers and learners. We value collaboration, continuous improvement and new ideas. You'll have the opportunity to influence how content is commissioned, developed and delivered, shape future formats, and work with a wide network of colleagues and partners. We believe different perspectives strengthen our work and focus on culture add and the value you bring.

And what's in it for you:

• The chance to make a meaningful impact on education while growing your career.
• Opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Being part of AQA's inclusive and values‑led culture.
• A benefits package including up to 11.5 percent employer pension contribution, BUPA healthcare support, wellbeing programmes and volunteering opportunities.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, along with discretionary Christmas closure days.

What you'll do:

• Manage the full lifecycle of content from commissioning through to delivery and ongoing improvement.
• Plan, commission and develop resources aligned to user needs and product priorities.
• Write clear briefs and work with internal teams and external contributors.
• Collaborate across product, web and marketing teams to deliver high‑quality content.
• Work with external authors, partners and subject associations.
• Manage multiple projects, ensuring delivery to time and quality expectations.
• Support development of content across formats, including PDFs and emerging digital approaches.
• Use feedback and insight to improve content.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of content templates and approaches.
• Support delivery of content across subjects and audiences.

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience creating, commissioning or managing content in education, publishing or a related environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Experience working with a range of stakeholders, including external contributors.
• Experience writing briefs or working with others to develop content.
• A focus on clarity, usability and quality.
• Experience with content or design tools (for example Canva or similar).
• The ability to balance ideas with delivery.

You may also bring:

• Subject expertise in Maths, Science or English.
• Experience working across multiple subjects or managing content at scale.
• Experience commissioning or working with authors, freelancers or external partners.

Diversity and inclusion statement:

At AQA, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. We believe that a diverse team brings richer perspectives and drives better outcomes. Our ED and I strategy ensures that everyone, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background, is valued, respected and empowered to thrive. We actively promote inclusive language, avoid stereotypes, and strive for representation across all dimensions of diversity. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences.