The Independent Institute of Education (IIE) serves as the overarching academic body for the following educational brands, Varsity College, Vega The Brand Communications School, College Campus and Rosebank College.
The position is not office based and not on full time basis. The off-site editor will assist the current editing team with overflow work as and when required.
Minimum Requirements
Qualification: A National Diploma or Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Communication Science (English, Applied English, Journalism, Technical writing or other: writing/communication) or equivalent qualification Experience: § 2 to 4 years of independent writing, editing and publishing experience. Editing experience- preferably experience in editing educational material.§ Editing/ proofreading course/ certificate advantageous.
Job Specification Key areas of responsibilities include, but not limited to:
* Prepare, rewrite and edit academic documents to improve readability and to ensure that they meet required academic standards.
* Edit manuals and other material for consistency, clarity and correctness.
* Read documents to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation and syntax.
* Provide support to the Faculty/ Faculties and / or the IIE with regards to correct language and grammar usage.
* Implement current style guides and formats.
* Edit and reformat both new and existing content.
* Allocate print space for document text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
* Plan the contents of documents according to the publication’s style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements including adherence to correct academic standards and referencing techniques.
* Verify facts, dates, and statistics using standard reference sources – and insert such references accurately.
* Read material to determine index items and create contents page/ pages.
* Assist in setting guidelines for the editorial tone, style and voice.
* Develop innovative solutions for content presentation.
* Foster effective working relationships and work cooperatively with IIE staff.
* Maximise productivity and deliver quality material “on-time” as per scheduled deadlines.
* Contribute to overall team success by identifying problems and proactively identifying opportunities to develop and improve editing processes.
* Stand in for other administrative staff as may be required from time to time
* Work outside of normal hours may be required.
* Other tasks as are appropriate and as delegated.
Location: Gauteng
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Website: http://www.iie.ac.za/