Remote Copy Editor

Company: Confidential
Location: Long Beach
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

We are currently looking for a Copy Editor/Proofreader with working knowledge of journalistic standards and best practices, grammar, sourcing, fact-checking, as well as recent experience using (and maintaining) a voice & style guide. First and foremost you have a meticulous attention to detail, and an eagle eye when it comes to grammar, spelling, and consistency of style. Secondly, you understand best practices when it comes to image-sourcing and attribution, as well as fact-checking references and spot-checking for plagiarism. As part of our Standards Department, the copy editor report to the Copy Director and will be the final stop for our content before publishing and will ensure style standards and best practices are completely implemented on every piece of content that we publish. Cleanup project: Heavy line editing, rewriting, source checking, fact checking, plagiarism checking, rewriting, tone, voice, style, bias, etc. Its all older content, so no bounces. Many Google Docs to reference and lots of documentation. Frequent use of Slack for Q&A. Prefer someone with at least five years with process-heavy work. Its best suited to people who are buttoned up, not really creative types.

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