Educational Partnerships Manager (Higher Education).

🚨 Educational Partnerships Manager (Higher Education / Academic Content)
📍 UK | 💻 Hybrid (3 days flexible office) | 💰 £40,000-£45,000 base (rising to £50,000) + uncapped commission

We're hiring into a fast-growing team focused on expanding access to a leading academic content platform used by universities and higher education institutions worldwide.

This is a B2B sales and partnerships role where you'll be working directly with universities to bring philosophy, science, politics, and other big ideas into the classroom 📚✨

🎯 What you'll be doing

• Selling institutional subscriptions into universities and higher education providers
• Building relationships with librarians, heads of faculty, and procurement teams 🏫
• Running outreach campaigns and setting up subscription trials
• Converting trials into long-term academic partnerships
• Growing usage across departments and courses
• Managing and developing existing university relationships

🧠 Who this role suits

We're looking for someone with:

• 3+ years' sales experience
• Experience selling into education, publishing, or institutional clients
• Confidence working with senior academic stakeholders
• A degree (strong academic background required) 🎓
• Familiarity with university structures or education platforms
• An interest in ideas-led content (philosophy, science, politics, humanities)

Experience from organisations like educational publishers, academic platforms, or subscription-based learning providers would be especially relevant.

💼 Package & benefits

• £40,000-£45,000 base (rising to £50,000)
• Uncapped commission 💸 (typical year 1: £5k-£10k)
• Hybrid working (3 flexible office days)
• 09:30-18:30 Monday-Friday
• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare cashback scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme 🚲
• Gym discounts
• Social events + company perks 🎉

🧭 Interview process

1️⃣ Head of team interview
2️⃣ Head of team + Finance Director
3️⃣ Final in-person stage with CEO + leadership team

🌍 What you'll be selling

A subscription-based academic content platform used by universities to support teaching, learning, and critical thinking across disciplines.

If you enjoy building relationships, working with universities, and connecting education with powerful ideas - this could be a great fit.

📩 Apply now

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