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Employment Type
Part time
Industry
News, Media
Job Location
Remote work possible
Base Salary
$USD 200 - $USD 500
Date posted
September 8, 2019
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Position: Part time editor

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Position title
Part time editor
Description

We seeks a Part Time Editor to weed to work variable hours (must have availability weeknights and weekends) supporting our website news editing.

This is a remote, on-call position and may be worked from home. Ability to work with a variety of staff as part of a virtual team.

Responsibilities
  • Edit documents for consistency in style, voice, word usage, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Check the format of various documents, including text, headings, reference citations, charts/tables, graphics, and figures.
  • Provide excellent customer service, communicate effectively with internal clients, and meet project deadlines.
  • Adhere closely to our house style and client style guidelines.
Qualifications
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, psychology, or another writing-intensive major.
  • Academic or other experience (such as writing or editing a student publication) will also be considered.
  • Proficient using Adobe PDF and MS Office applications: Word (including the Track Changes and comments functions), PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
  • Demonstrated, strong editing skills required, including proofreading, editing, spelling, grammar, and format checking. An editing test will be administered.