Copy Editor

Job Description:
? working with IT-based publishing systems and databases, but also from paper manuscripts or via the internet;

? liaising regularly with writers and publishers

? checking that writers have provided all the required materials and paperwork;

? resolving queries directly with the author, e.g. style and text inconsistencies;

? correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors;

? coding manuscripts for design features, such as hierarchy of headings, to instruct the production team;

? ensuring that illustrations are correctly captioned and correctly referred to in the text;

? producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalization formatting of references, etc.;

? sub-editing text written by a number of writers

? maintaining awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a view to ensuring they are appropriate for the readership;

? discussing and resolving any potentially libelous sections with the commissioning editor and author;

? preparing preliminary pages for the title, contents and preface of a publication;

? ensuring that publications are prepared on schedule;

? uploading of small news pieces as and when required;

? contributing to story/feature ideas

Experience Required: 0 - 2 Years

Education Required: UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization