04 Sep
|
Microsave Consulting
|
New Delhi
04 Sep
Microsave Consulting
New Delhi
The Executive (Copy Editor) will support the team lead at the Editorial to fix
errors and align with our house style. The editor will work closely with the
larger in-house communications team on documents related to the development
sector at large. Documents the candidate can expect to work on include blogs,
pitch decks, research reports, communication campaigns, and social media
deliverables.
The role also
requires familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered tools.
The ideal candidate should know how to use these tools responsibly to support
research, summarize complex information, improve editorial efficiency, and
refine content, while applying solid editorial judgment to verify facts,
maintain context, preserve tone, and ensure compliance with MSC's editorial
standards.
The edits will span
proofing, sense check, checks for consistency, alignment with the MSC in-house
style, and reader focus. Most edits involve preserving meaning while sharpening
text into crisp plain language. Most changes include making sentences active,
fixing Indianisms, doing a sense check,
fixing logical inconsistencies, and
hacking away non-sequiturs and danglers. The Assistant Editor should track
their tasks and work in a self-managed way.
- Editorial experience
of 2-5 years, preferably in print or online news media, nonfiction or general
publishing, business editing, or technical editing.
- Work
experience/internship with a media organization, publishing house, or other
editorial functions are a must.
- Attention to detail,
ability to pick out Indianisms, a strong sense of style and grammar, ability to
work well under tight deadlines, ability to edit and rewrite content while
preserving meaning.
- Quick to adapt to
and apply the in-house editorial and brand guidelines, as well as client
guidelines.
- Exposure to
generative AI and large language models (LLMs).
- Ability to solve
problems, stay organized, and track and prioritize tasks.
- Ability to multitask
independent
📌 Executive (New Delhi)
🏢 Microsave Consulting
📍 New Delhi