What are the responsibilities and job description for the Editorial Specialist - Part-Time position at GW, Inc.?
Please Note: This is a part-time position - we are interested in candidates available for ~20 hours per week during standard business hours.
EdiPro is looking to add an Editorial Specialist to our Books team! This position manages editorial and proofreading projects for educational and reference publishers nationwide, largely in the fields of health science, science, technology, and medicine.
What You'll Do:
- Assigning and managing freelance copyeditors and proofreaders for your assigned projects
- Performing quality checks on all material returned by freelancers and correcting (or returning) files as needed
- Managing the schedule, keeping the client up to date on the status of projects, and delivering final files on schedule
- Managing the editing budgets, including tracking billing data and initiating final invoicing
- Copyediting or proofreading the occasional small project
As an Editorial Specialist, you will also rely heavily on Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
Who You Are:
Our ideal teammate is someone who has prior copyediting experience and is passionate about adding value to educational content—someone who wants to make a difference every day.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in English or related subject
- 1-2 years' editing experience
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong grammar and spelling skills
- Detail-oriented and able to quickly identify and correct inconsistencies
- Experience working with style manuals
- Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail
- Focus on efficiency
Why We’re the Right Fit:
- Flexible scheduling
- Casual and energizing work environment with a great team!
- Do you have a passion project? A new process you’re excited to implement? We’re right there with you! We support our staff’s development and growth through forward-thinking innovation and learning.
- You will be valued for your individual achievements as well as what your team accomplishes together.
Who We Are:
EdiPro is a premier supplier of copy-editing and proofreading services. As a brand under the GW umbrella, we focus mainly on educational, reference, and trade products and are guided by two main principles in all we do: (1) provide the best service possible to make our customers’ lives easier and (2) produce superior products that foster personal learning and improvement and contribute to society as a whole.
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