Senior Copyeditor

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Copyeditor located in Puducherry. The Senior Copyeditor will be responsible for checking and improving the quality of content through text editing, proofreading, and ensuring grammatical accuracy. The individual will collaborate with writers and editors to refine and polish content, ensuring it meets the highest editorial standards. Daily tasks include reviewing drafts, making corrections, and suggesting improvements to enhance readability and consistency.

Qualifications

• Grammar and Text Editing skills
• Proofreading and Editorial skills
• Strong Writing abilities
• Excellent attention to detail and a keen eye for quality
• Ability to work efficiently in a team environment
• Experience in the publishing industry
• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or related field

Roles & Responsibilities

• Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
• Structure, edit and link references (if necessary) as per the provided guidelines.
• Maintain and develop editorial style sheet to govern the content.
• Ensure all elements are present as per the instructions and/or brief.
• Check content against a style guide (e.g., CMS, AMA, APA, Bluebook, OSCOLA).
• Check and edit mathematical enunciations, equations, figures and tables as per the guidelines.
• Flag any unclear sentences or missing elements to the author.
• Communicate with the author and internal stakeholders.
• Resolve production and project management queries.
• Run spell-check
• Perform proofreading of the edited manuscripts before final dispatch.