Join Bloomsbury’s dynamic and friendly Product Innovation team and contribute to the ongoing development of our globally respected academic digital resources. This fixed-term role offers a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of Bloomsbury Digital Resources, supporting the delivery and improvement of our Performing & Visual Arts digital products.
You’ll play a crucial part in ensuring our platforms continue to meet the needs of academic users worldwide—coordinating content releases, supporting platform enhancements, and working cross‑functionally to deliver high‑quality digital experiences. This role is perfect for someone with strong attention to detail, excellent organisation skills, and an eagerness to grow within digital product management.
In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:
* Support the management of a suite of Performing & Visual Arts digital platforms and collections.
* Coordinate content updates, testing, and product improvements.
* Work closely with a collaborative Editorial, UX, Discovery, Sales and Marketing team.
* Deliver meaningful products and resources to academic markets around the world.
The role
Coordinate delivery:
Manage and track schedules for content releases, enhancements, and platform updates. Work with internal colleagues and external suppliers to ensure smooth workflows and timely delivery.
Support platform development:
Help champion specific products and platforms across the business, responding to queries, tracking bugs, and supporting copy, design, and navigation updates.
Deliver quality digital content:
Upload, test, and maintain high-quality content across our platforms. Oversee metadata collection, indexing, and refinement, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
Contribute to innovation:
Support discussions around new features, content types, taxonomies, and accessibility improvements. Work with UX and Discovery colleagues to ensure our platforms meet user expectations and industry standards.
Improve processes:
Identify inefficiencies, suggest refinements, and explore AI‑driven workflow enhancements to support continuous improvement across the team.
Knowledge, skills and experience
* Experience of leading projects and working independently.
* Comfortable working with digital systems and content (XML, CMS; knowledge of HTML a plus, but not essential).
* Quick to learn new processes and tools.
* Excellent communication and time‑management skills.
* Strong attention to detail and a problem‑solving mindset.
* Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external suppliers.
* Proactive approach, with enthusiasm for developing within product management.
* Experience of analysing producing usage reports and analysing usage data is desirable, but not essential.
Additional information
The role is a full-time position, fixed term contract for 6-9 months, to start as soon as possible.
Salary range:
Salary: £32,000 to £34,000 per annum, depending on experience
The role can be based either at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP or at our Oxford office, Kemp House, Chawley Park, Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9PH on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred). Allocated office days for this role are: Wednesday and Thursday.
This position is eligible for Bloomsbury’s Rental Deposit Loan Scheme. To assist candidates who want to start and to establish a career in publishing, Bloomsbury offers an interest-free rental deposit to support securing somewhere to live. The rental deposit loan can be up to £3,000 and will be paid back over 2 years.
Please apply by answering the questions on our application form and uploading your CV (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button by 23:59, 24th March 2026.
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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications
Bloomsbury Benefits
As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:
Working Pattern
* Hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)
Holidays
* 25 days holiday
* 3.5 days Christmas company holiday
Other Benefits
* Two paid Personal Wellness Days
* Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
* Work Anywhere Fortnight - For two weeks of any calendar year. The minimum period for Working Anywhere is one week, the maximum period is two weeks.
* Season Ticket Loan
* Learning & Development - Free access to LinkedIn Learning, BookMachine Campus, InRehearsal & IPG Skills Hub
* Share Save Scheme
* AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
* Ride to Work Scheme
* Peppy Health App
* In-house Doctor
* Eye Care Voucher Scheme
* EAP Advice and Counselling
Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom, Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources
Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.