Job Description

??? Content Editor, Education Marketing IRIS Software Group

?? Location:

United Kingdom / Remote

?? Type:

Full-time Permanent


We're looking for a

confident, creative, and collaborative Content Editor

to join our Education Marketing team at IRIS Software Group. You'll help shape how we communicate with schools, trusts, and education leaders across UK State, Independent, and International education markets. ????


You'll play a major role in writing, editing, and optimising high-impact content that drives

demand, retention, and growth

across our education portfolio--including MIS, HR, finance, parental engagement, and analytics solutions.


This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we elevate how IRIS Education delivers content across products, teams, and regions. ??

?? What You'll Do

?? Content Development & Delivery

Write, edit, and optimise long-form and high-value content:

whitepapers, customer stories, blogs, newsletters, thought leadership, and product pages

. Shape tone of voice, messaging frameworks, and campaign goals with the Director of Marketing. Localise content for key segments (MATs, Independent schools, International). Repurpose long-form content into multi-channel assets. Explore the smart use of AI tools for workflow, ideation, and optimisation. ???

?? Content Operations & Workflow

Own and maintain the editorial calendar aligned to campaign plans. Upload, edit, and format content across CMS platforms (HubSpot, WordPress). Collaborate with product, sales, design, and marketing to deliver content on time. Lead content QA, ensuring consistency across all customer touchpoints. ??

?? SEO, AEO & Performance

Conduct keyword + topic research (SEMrush). Optimise content for search visibility and engagement across emerging discovery platforms (AEO). Track, analyse, and report on performance metrics. ??

?? Customer & Campaign Support

Develop customer-facing content (onboarding guides, newsletters, how-to articles). Coordinate with partners and associations for features and advertorials. Write case studies, working closely with account managers and customers.

?? What You Bring

Must-Have

Proven experience in content writing/editing (B2B or SaaS preferred). Strong understanding of SEO and content optimisation. Hands-on CMS experience (HubSpot, WordPress). Exceptional written English + superb attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently. Comfortable collaborating with multiple stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have

Experience in the education sector or public/regulated markets. Familiarity with marketing automation (Marketo, Campaign Monitor). Understanding of design briefing, video scripting, and content repurposing. Knowledge of accessibility and content governance best practices.

??? Tools You'll Use

HubSpot o WordPress o SEMrush o Asana o MS Planner o SharePoint o Campaign Monitor o Marketo o Vimeo o YouTube o Google Analytics ????



INDLOW


As one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.


IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.


Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child's school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.


Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers' businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.


It's vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.


That's why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time - so they can focus on productivity and growth.


IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.


They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.


We're delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women.


These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.


IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.


This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.

Email:

IRIS.HR@iris.co.uk

Phone:

0344 815 5500