Copy-Editor (English native speaker) Applied Linguistics / Geosciences PublicationsWe are currently recruiting permanent, fluent English speakers for professional language copy-editing lite for a partnership with a publisher of well-established international journals, with a focus on geosciences. This part-time (30-35 hours/week) or full-time (40 hours/week) permanent position is available immediately and open until filled. You studied English language or Geosciences? Applied Linguistics is your thing? You prefer mechanical over creative copy-editing? Then this might be the job for you!Your tasks in this new position:Mechanical copy-editing/Copy-editing light with focus on deep proofreading (not creative copy-editing);Reading papers from both English native speakers and non-native speakers from all over the world, well-written and less well-written, to enforce inviolable grammar, spelling and punctuation while respecting the author's personal stylistic preferences;Using a comprehensive check-list to comb through the text for typical errors and inconsistencies;Applying our client's policy of copy-editing to manuscripts: spelling, grammar, articles/prepositions, punctuation, and word-choice corrections according to certain house rules and standards;Copy-editing English language pre-prints in LaTeX, working via our client's online platform;Supporting authors from around the world by improving their manuscripts, thereby achieving higher credibility in the scientific community.Type of copy-editing:What this position is not about: Language Editing as in the creative copy-editing, working with the language, improving readability by changing phrasing, adding or deleting words, no content editing, no reorganizing or restructuring of the document, no type-coding, no developmental editing.
What this position is about: Light copy-editing of dense copy, on-screen with LaTeX and PDF, as in more heavy proofreading: a structured analytical combing through the text, closely reading for consistency, in accordance with the publisher's comprehensive house style guide.
Grammar and usage Read papers from both English native speakers and non-native speakers from all over the world, read well-written and less well-written papers (the authors are scientists, not linguists)Enforce inviolable grammar and punctuation and house rules while respecting the author's personal stylistic preferencesRun-on sentences and subject-verb agreementMechanical editing Use a comprehensive check-list to comb through the text for typical errors and inconsistenciesPunctuationCorrect use of English, depending on the dialect of the paper (e.g. English GB, English US)QuotationsNumbers and numeralsAbbreviations and acronymsAdditional elements, such as descriptions for charts, tables, and graphsInitialismsPage numbers, headers, and footersWork with QC and type-setting teamsLeave comments for the authors or the type-setting team regarding any issues for content editing or type-codingReceive feedback from QC and implement feedback and requests for correctionsHave regular meetings with your allocated manuscripts-team from the publishing houseYour profile:You speak and write English at a native speaker level and have a passion for language.You have a university degree in linguistics, English or the natural sciences.You have some work experience and are familiar with academic texts.You have a keen eye for detail and an excellent command of English mechanics, punctuation, and grammar.You prefer mechanical copy-editing over creative copy-editing.You are motivated and possess good organizational and time-management skills.You are open-minded to learning new technologies for copy-editing.You can adhere to strict style guides and house rules and quality expectations.Knowledge of and experience with a markup-language such as LaTeX or html is a plus.Important aspects we'd prefer you to be knowledgeable of:Be technically savvy, adaptive to learning new software;Understanding of VPN, TeamViewer, and Online-Meeting (screen sharing) usage;Overall a good grasp on general IT operations;Be very responsive and proactive with troubleshooting, and be communicative within a team;Have a professional and level-headed approach to challenges.We offer:a starting monthly salary of between 15'000 – 25'000 ZAR (ctc FTE) depending on qualifications, experience and performancetraining and mentoring in LaTeX software and expected quality standards;a friendly working environment with open-minded colleaguesa challenging and rewarding job with opportunities to contribute your unique talentsa secure working position with performance-related allowances, and a family-friendly policygreat colleagues from Germany and South Africa, as well as a dynamic, competent, agile teamremote work with the possibility of in-office work if preferredreasonably flexible working hours within a time framePlease send your application with your CV and respective experiences as well as your asking salary to the application email below.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
We look forward to hearing from you!
Email Address for Applications:
info(at)msskapstadt.de or marlen.boehm(at)msskapstadt.de
Contact Information:
MSS Cape Town – The Language Agency
Roeland Square, Roeland Street, 8001, Cape Town
Fon DTL: +49 531 224593040 | Fon SA: +27 21 4617452
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