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Role Summary
The Language Editor role is focused on copyediting and proofreading astronomy and astrophysics content, with the opportunity to assist in managing a partner style guide, a pool of freelancer editors, and other editorial projects.
Role Overview/Description
Reporting into the Language Team Leader and working with a team of Language Editors, as part of a larger team of Production Editors across different regions, you will be responsible for providing high-quality copyediting and proofreading services in a timely and efficient manner. You will be working on a group of prestigious products published on behalf of a high-profile society partner. As a Language Editor, you will ensure that articles are appropriately styled for publication, following the conventions and preferences of the partner’s house style. You will take part in keeping the partner style guide updated. You also will be responsible for assisting in management of the freelance editor pool by tracking productivity, providing feedback as needed, and onboarding and training new hires.
What Will You Be Doing?
Key job accountabilities include:
- Provide effective language editing and proofreading services to meet agreed standards;
- Manage supplier and freelance quality in terms of style and language editing;
- Provide editorial support to production editors and partners, and ad hoc editorial support to the wider department as required;
- Maintain and update the partner style guide as needed;
- Assist in managing a pool of freelance editors, including tracking productivity and processing invoices;
- Take part in training new in-house and freelance editors on language editing and partner style.
About You
Successful applicants should demonstrate:
- Previous experience with editing and/or production roles in STM publishing;
- Excellent editorial skills with experience working with style guides and copyediting scholarly content;
- Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style;
- Ability to work on own initiative and flexibly as part of a team;
- Professional attitude with a diligent and dedicated approach;
- Exceptional attention to detail;
- Developed time management and prioritization skills.
We know it is unusual for someone to tick every box so, if you don’t meet all the criteria, but demonstrate most of the skills and experience we are looking for, and have the enthusiasm to work with us, please go ahead and apply.
What we offer:
For UK-based candidates: In addition to a competitive salary starting from £25,000, we offer employees an excellent pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution), discretionary annual bonus scheme, 25+ days holiday (not including bank holidays), standard 35-hour working week, volunteering days, and a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance, and a range of flexible benefits such as cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, healthcare cash plan, and childcare vouchers.
For US-based candidates: We offer a competitive salary starting from $55,000 and a comprehensive benefits package that includes 100% company paid medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance. We also offer a generous 401(k) matching plan and 4 weeks paid vacation in your first year of employment.
Flexible working:
This role is open to candidates on a remote basis anywhere in the UK or US. Applicants in the UK can also work from our Bristol office on a hybrid or permanent basis.
To apply, please submit your CV and cover note through our careers site.
We aim to review applications soon after they are received, and will arrange interviews when there’s someone we’re keen to meet, so please don’t hold off applying until the closing date is approaching - we don’t want you, or us, to miss out!
About us:
IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of eBooks, magazines and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia and the US. Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.
IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to supporting science through the activities of the Institute. With a continuing focus on growth, we recognise that every single person has a real part to play if we’re to achieve our aim of becoming the world’s leading publisher in our field.
IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
