Digital Product Developer, Collins

Location Hybrid Glasgow City, UK 3+ days office based

Seniority Mid-level

• Closing:This role has no specific closing date.

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Mentoring/coaching

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

8.66 (30694)

Job Description Introduction to the role

Reporting to the Head of Languages Content, Collins, you are responsible for product support and digital content development aligned to our digital publishing strategy and to ensure Collins remains at forefront of Language, Reference, and Educational Publishing.

Key tasks and accountabilities: Computantional Support:

Provide necessary technical and computational support to suit our digital publishing and other-income needs, including data manipulation and extraction as required

Manage and coordinate technical requirements with freelancers and digital partners.

Data and product management:

Help conceive and support delivery of our digital content, as well as new features to drive user engagement

Implement workflows and processes to ensure quality of data delivery is robust and accurate

Problem-solve to effectively address product and content challenges

Best practices:

Use agile working principles and PM tools, such as JIRA

Apply best project management practices to deliver content releases

Implement industry practices to ensure effective documentation and procedures are used at all times

Keep abreast of best practices and evolve our approach on a rolling basis

External relationships:

Establish effective relationships with external suppliers and partners to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Market knowedge and Technology:

Keep abreast of latest developments & make recommendations which can benefit product support aligned to our business needs.

Keep abreast of developments in the AI market, i.e. important new products from competitors as well as general trends in language learning publishing that could impact on Collins' publishing strategy.

Skills required:

Excellent programming skills

A strong understanding of digital product development

The ability to establish effective relationships between internal and external stakeholders, as well as excellent communication skills

Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to learn new skills.

Preferred:

Knowledge of the digital workflows and technologies used in publishing work streams

Experience of leveraging AI to enable delivery and efficiency at scale

Experience in the management of language corpora

Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

Private healthcare cover and life assurance

Summer Hours

Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal

Relocation Rent Support Loan

Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal

Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers

Onsite physiotherapy (London only)

Charitable donation matching and2 volunteering days

Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books

Subsidised canteen and retail discounts

Onsite prayer room

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to with subject heading 'Vacancy Query' plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

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