Manuscript Editor I

• →Copy edit academic journal articles in science and economics following tight production schedules and deadlines.
• →Copy edit all parts of a manuscript, including not only the main text, literature cited, and any appendixes but also figure captions, complex tables, and extensive math expressions and equations.
• →Guide manuscripts through all publication stages and ensure high-level quality control.
• →Review author proofs, enter and check corrections, and approve final files for publication.
• →Identify and tactfully solve unique editorial situations with authors, journal office staff, and/or supervisors.
• →Communicate extensively with authors, managing editors, and colleagues, including editorial supervisors and production staff.
• →At manager’s discretion, fulfill lead editor responsibilities for journal oversight, including editing manuscripts for assigned journal(s) and others, following production schedules, maintaining style notes, training editors, communicating with production controllers and journal offices as needed, and checking paginated issues before final publication.
• →Edits books, journals, or other written materials with guidance from others. Establishes editing schedules.
• →Collaborates with authors to resolve routine problems using existing procedures and to clarify meaning. Assists with quality control by proofreading edited manuscripts.
• →Performs other related work as needed.

• Bachelor's degree, graduate coursework.

• Two years of prior publishing experience in copy editing or proofreading, preferably in scholarly journals or books rather than newspapers or magazines.

• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style, XML-based editing, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Background in science, economics, or math helpful.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Work independently and interact confidently but flexibly with authors.
• Work cordially with colleagues at all levels.
• Tactfulness and diplomacy in dealing with authors, editors, and people in other departments.
• Concentrate and attend to highly detail-oriented tasks.
• Focus, despite distractions in environment.
• Work on multiple jobs simultaneously, involving manuscripts in various stages of the publication process, for multiple journals with different styles and procedures.
• Take direction and ask questions.
• Take responsibility for meeting deadlines and managing time.
• Background in a foreign language.

• Hybrid in-person/remote work, at manager’s discretion.  

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

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Pay Range

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