Editors perform a variety of editorial duties, including formatting, fact checking and editing/developmental editing reports, research content, conference presentations and time-sensitive deliverables for grammar, punctuation, clarity, concision and adherence to style and established methodologies.
What you will do:
- Prepare, rewrite and edit assigned documents or other deliverables every day to improve readability.
- Read documents closely to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar syntax and style.
- Use a content management system to capture editorial changes, reviews and communications.
- Discuss and resolve any issues with author(s).
- Verify facts, dates and statistics, using standard reference sources.
- Edit with the reader or audience in mind. Developmental editing will be needed in some of your work to ensure the utility and consumability of all documents for our clients; guiding authors with clear advice and examples of what good looks like.
- Help shape the development of policies,
standards and procedures within the editorial team and in relation to improving the client experience.
- Help establish and implement quality controls throughout the workflow process.
- Work cross-functionally with all other teams/departments to improve the overall workflow process, procedures and systems.
- Be agile. Embrace and advocate for change; do not resist change.
- Be versatile. Edit in service of clarity and understanding rather than in strict adherence to rules.
- Prioritize relentlessly. Seek to understand what the most important tasks are and do those first.
- Contribute to an environment that fosters insight and development. Build relationships so colleagues feel comfortable sharing ideas and talking through their ideas and processes. Provide feedback openly and honestly in the spirit of radical candor.
- Assist authors on publishing process requirements and editorial style.
- Take part in departmental projects.
- Undertake con
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