Editor - English (Job Vacancy)

About the Role:

The Editor is responsible for ensuring language correctness in accordance with specified guidelines and style guide. We are looking for someone who feels excited about working with a tightly-knit team of passionate people to deliver the best quality of educational content within limited timelines impacting lakhs of students and thousands of teachers across the country.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Editorial development of content and supplemental learning materials in print and digital form
  • (Editorial development includes generating content ideas; researching and coordinating editorial ideas; developing style guide for projects; developmental editing, copyediting and proofreading content; coordinating writing and editing assignments, reviewing acquired content, and ensuring compliance to local and global editorial standards and curriculum frameworks)
• Performing deadline-driven quality assurance checks and reviews of manuscripts edited by SMEs and freelancers to ensure that poorly worded sentences have been edited for better readability and clarity and user requirements are adhered to and subject-specific conventions are followed
• Interacting with talented freelance SMEs and editors from around the country and proactively providing feedback on their editing assignments
• Preparation of QA/QC guidelines and checklists for various products
• Periodical training and development of editorial and content teams
• Managing pipeline of projects through planning, resource allocation, scheduling and tracking of work progress
• Understanding user and industry requirements and adapting the approach accordingly

Qualifications Required:

• Graduate/Post Graduate in English.
• Coursework in Editing would be a plus

Experience Required:

3-5 years’ experience as a copyeditor; experience in teaching and/or experience creating content would be an advantage

Skills Needed:

• Knowledge of computers, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, good typing and formatting skills
• Fluency in English – flawless written and communication skills
• Accuracy, tidiness and unparalleled attention to detail
• Willingness to interact proactively with in-house and virtual colleagues
• Openness to feedback
• Ability to resolve issues proactively; critique of self and others with kindness and compassion and a preference for healthy striving as opposed to a perfectionist attitude
• Familiarity with pedagogy and school curriculum
• Initiative-taker with the ability to work in an entrepreneurial environment without supervision, i.e., self accountability
• Adherence to planning and processes