Editorial Assistant

As an Editorial Assistant at Pearson, you will play a crucial role in supporting Pearson editors who manage various IT professional disciplines. Your responsibilities will involve collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on administrative and editorial tasks, ensuring data integrity, and contributing to editorial efforts. Your key responsibilities will include assisting with purchase orders and invoicing. This will involve managing purchase orders by creating, reviewing, and processing them accurately and in compliance with contracted work. You will also be responsible for processing invoices, verifying and matching them, and resolving any discrepancies. Additionally, you will coordinate with vendors for timely invoice receipt and issue resolution, utilize company systems to track transactions and ensure policy compliance, maintain records, generate reports, and collaborate with finance and procurement teams. You will also support projects and lists by learning and navigating Pearson Business Systems, gaining proficiency with AI tools to support editorial initiatives, assisting in creating quizzes to enhance digital products, and collaborating with teams to streamline workflows and improve content quality. Furthermore, you will support editorial tasks as assigned by your manager and actively participate in additional editorial responsibilities. To excel in this role, you should hold a Bachelor's degree or above and possess strong communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external team members. Your organizational and prioritization skills will be essential to track tasks and prioritize requests based on urgency. Being cooperative and maintaining a positive, team-oriented outlook is crucial as part of a larger team. You should also demonstrate sensitivity to working in a culturally diverse environment, the ability to build strong networks, work proactively in a team, and show a willingness to learn new processes and adapt to new work styles. As Pearson operates in a dynamic environment, you should be flexible, self-motivated, take initiative, lead change, and be self-disciplined. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to engage collaboratively as part of high-performing teams are key attributes for success in this role. This position is currently offered in a hybrid work model, requiring you to work from both the office and home. Working with Pearson comes with benefits such as flexible work policies, confidential support for stress, health, and personal needs, paid time off, as well as maternity, paternity, and family care leave. If you are looking to be part of a team that is dedicated to enabling effective teaching and personalized learning at scale, and if you possess the required qualifications and skills, we invite you to apply for this Editorial Assistant position at Pearson.,