PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/KEY RESULT AREAS
• To ensure timely, error free and cost-effective publication of books by handling projects from manuscript stage to the final books.
• To ensure completion of assigned editorial tasks within agreed schedules.
• To assist in planning and managing copy-editing schedules of assigned tasks.
• To ensure publication of error-free high-quality books.
• To ensure productive and professional communication with authors.
• To identify and develop suitable freelance editor/s.
• To ensure harmonious and professional relations with suppliers.
• To ensure timely preparation of required costing, sales briefs.
• To extend full cooperation while handling unbudgeted additional editorial tasks.
• To ensure timely, error free development, review, and sign off of the digital content. Scope/Nature of Work 1) Editing manuscripts ✓ Language editing ensuring error-free quality in grammar, spellings and meanings. ✓ Content editing ensuring error-free quality in content in terms of level and factual accuracy. ✓ Development of manuscripts (for Editors) – cross-checking with the curriculum, providing the missing features/elements, checking the gradation of a topic across the levels plus competition analysis and inference. ✓ Visualization of the page/chapter and providing art work briefs related to the content. ✓ Cross-checking the manuscript with the curriculum and flagging the missing elements. ✓ Preparing the author query form for missing content and/or any content related query. 2) Proofreading ✓ Careful proofreading ensuring error-free quality by ✓ Cross-checking the proofs with the edited manuscripts.



✓ Checking illustrations with the art work briefs. ✓ Checking the proofs for all the features and design elements with the style-sheet. 3) Editing and checking digital resources
• Audio ✓ Scripting audio transcripts from the text. ✓ Cross-checking the recorded audio files with the transcripts for voice and content accuracy.
• Animations ✓ Scripting storyboards for animations from the text. ✓ Cross-checking the animations for quality in content and visuals.
• Interactive exercises, games and slide shows ✓ Providing briefs for interactive exercises, games and slide shows from the text. ✓ Cross-checking these with the briefs provided to ensure error-free quality in terms of content and functionalities.
• Also mapping of available digital resources (audio/animations/games/slide shows/interactive exercises) for any new e-book.
• Dynamic Question Banks ✓ Detailed review and analysis of existing DQBs. ✓ Creation of new DQBs based on the different assessment patterns as required. SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
• A post graduate in English/Mathematics/Science/Humanities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Conversant with basics of editing and technology.
• Experience in working on Tech platforms will be an advantage.
• Effective organizational skills.
• Performing under strict deadlines. KEY INTERFACES Internal
• Interface with representatives from product, marketing, sales and operations teams within the organization. External
• 3rd Party Vendors – non-commercial supplier relationships focused on operational / project activities

📌 Editor - Foundational Courses (India)
🏢 Oxford University Press
📍 India