IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

- Read content and correct for errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar
- Review edited work and ensure all corrections/comments marked by the author or editor are incorporated
- Rewrite when needed to make it easier for readers to understand a manuscript
- Suggest titles and subtitles based on an author's request
- If needed, communicate with authors regarding editing queries via comments in manuscripts, notes to authors, calls or emails
- Work independently and report back to the editor on specific tasks as assigned
- Ensure all manuscripts meet or exceed editorial quality standards
- Language edit and/or quality check assigned books as per quality standards with minimum intervention from the reporting editor
- Attention to detail and a passion for editorial excellence
- Troubleshoot and display the ability to deal with fast track/difficult manuscripts

Requirements

- 1-2 years of editing experience
- Excellent grammar and spelling skills




- Solid writing/editing/proofreading skills
- Hands on experience with MS Office and Adobe and other publishing tools like PerfectIT or Grammarly
- An eye for detail and be very accurate in their work along with critical thinking
- Imagination and good visual sense
- The ability to be diplomatic with feedback to first-time authors
- To be able to give clear, accurate instructions to authors
- To understand their target audience
- To be able to make decisions independently
- To be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Awareness of best practices in editing and industry trends in self-publishing

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📌 Copy Editor (Chennai)
🏢 Notion Press Media
📍 Chennai