14 February 2023
Introduction
A career in an EdTech company is a common route for graduates in practice, although this route is not as explored and investigated by university students. It is a popular career choice because companies in this sphere tend to place a great focus on diversity and inclusion, as well as welcoming applicants with a 2:2 in their degrees. Additionally, educational and publishing companies now place a great emphasis on technology, which invites applicants from all degree backgrounds.
To further explore a career in education and publishing, here are some of the top companies in this industry.
Pearson
Pearson is currently the biggest EdTech company. It is a public company, founded in 1998 with its headquarters in London, focusing on k-12 (from kindergarten to 12th grade), adult education, publishing, media, e-learning, and learning management. It is a worldwide company with offices in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. It currently has 20,744 employees. Pearson is the only company out of the four discussed in this article that offers internships for current students. The currently offered internships include marketing, data analysis for examiners marking GSCEs and A-levels (Subject Coordinator), technology, engineering, and more. Pearson’s key focus remains to provide education, which includes members of the public and its own employees. This company helps its employees develop and master skills with ease and pursue a career at Pearson in a branch of their preference.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt also focuses on education and technology. It is a private company, founded in 1832, focusing on enterprise software, content curriculum, learning management, and professional education, with its headquarters in Boston. Its offices are in the US, Canada, and Ireland with a total of 2,300 employees. HMH is very popular in the US, with over 90% of k-12 schools using its programmes. HMH’s strong values, such as trust, justice, learning, innovation, courage, and ownership allow employees to thrive within the company’s environment. HMH’s currently available positions are all full-time, and they offer a great diversity of roles. Those include roles in software development, sales, UX design, engineering, financial analysis, and more.
Cengage Group
Cengage Group is a private education company, founded in 2007, with its headquarters in Boston. It primarily specialises in education, with its focus on e-learning, EdTech, higher education, k-12, and professional education. It currently has 4,500 employees worldwide in its offices in the US, Australia, Brazil, China, and India. Cengage’s aim is to provide students with practical knowledge for their future positions, making them job-ready. The company’s educational content and its digital accessibility make it suitable for learners across the globe. Cengage offers a range of full-time and part-time positions in North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Their roles include marketing, development editing, content engineering, data management, and more.
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers is a subsidiary media and entertainment company, founded in 1843 with its headquarters in New York. It focuses on e-commerce, distribution, magazines, and books. It currently has 2,253 employees with offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. Overall, the company has three key focuses: the publication of books, e-learning, and education. Currently, the company offers a range of full-time positions, specialising in editorial assistance, marketing, human resources, sales, publishing and more. Macmillan Publishing places a great emphasis on diversity and inclusion, having won multiple awards in relation to this area.
Conclusion
Publishing and EdTech companies offer a wide range of career paths, from editing books and articles to developing sales strategies to specialising in cyber security. These types of companies offer career paths for everyone regardless of their previous education subjects. This allows current and new employees to develop their skill sets. Therefore, working for these types of companies allows employees to contribute to educating members of the worldwide community, as well as gain new knowledge along the way.
