Content Lead
This is an opportunity to define the editorial character of a growing graded-reading library. You will combine excellent judgement in children’s literature with a practical, systematic, and imaginative approach to creating content using AI.
You will select, create, adapt, and refine fiction and non-fiction for learners of English, building a library that is engaging, culturally accessible, and genuinely loved by its readers.
Responsibilities
- Act as the creative and editorial tastemaker for The Graded Library, establishing a distinctive, high-quality, and varied catalogue for young English-language learners.
- Source, assess, and select fiction and non-fiction titles, including public-domain works suitable for adaptation.
- Use AI extensively and responsibly throughout research, selection, writing, adaptation, grading, and editorial workflows.
- Build systematic, repeatable approaches to content production, quality assurance, and catalogue development.
- Modernise and adapt texts while retaining their literary value, clarity, and appeal.
- Develop readers across graded levels, using CEFR, readability measures, text analysis, and learner feedback to guide decisions.
- Review and improve AI-generated content, maintaining high standards for quality, coherence, accuracy, originality, and cultural sensitivity.
- Work closely with other team members to develop innovative approaches to creating content.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working with English-language learners, multilingual audiences, or educational publishing would be an advantage.
- Experience editing, writing, or curating original content for children or young people.
- Excellent literary judgement and a demonstrated ability to select content that will appeal to young readers.
- Familiarity with CEFR, graded readers, reading levels, or readability frameworks.
- Confidence using generative AI tools within editorial and creative workflows.
About You
You can recognise the potential in a story or subject quickly and know how to turn it into something that young people learning English will want to read.
You are comfortable combining creative judgement with structured ways of working. You see AI as a powerful creative partner for research, ideation, drafting, adaptation and iteration, while recognising the importance of thoughtful human editorial judgement.
You will also bring:
- A willingness to learn rapidly and experiment thoughtfully.
- A systematic mindset: able to turn good editorial judgement into clear, repeatable processes.
- A genuine passion for children’s books and the role reading can play in a child’s life.
- The ability to engage young readers through accessible, lively, and thoughtful writing.
- Strong creative, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Clear communication and collaborative relationship-building skills.
About The Graded Library
The Graded Library is building a global library of graded fiction and non-fiction for young people learning English. We believe every learner deserves books that meet them at the right level, respect their curiosity, and open up new worlds through reading.
Location and Compensation
This is a full-time, office-based position, working 35 hours per week from our Windsor, UK office. The gross annual salary is £34,000-£38,000, depending on experience, and there are 28 days of leave, exclusive of bank holidays.
