Copy Editor (Contractor) Jobs

Description

Higher Education/Online Course Editor

• This is an annual contract and is eligible for renewal annually.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

Editing

Edit higher education online courses at various editing levels, applying standards and style specified by the university. Editing levels include:

• Style
• Functionality
• Logic and factual accuracy
• Clarity and tone
• Formatting
• Accessibility
• Alignment and consistency across all course documents
• Grammar and usage
• Originality

Work Management

Complete the editing task assigned in a thoughtful, thorough, and professional manner.

• Communication: Editors will communicate with the client editing partner, the instructional designers, and the lead instructional designer. Concerns will be escalated to the appropriate person early in the process.
• Deadlines: Course editing takes place on a pre-determined schedule. Once a project is accepted, editors are expected to complete the work during the specified timeframe and meet all deadlines.
• Time commitment for projects is 10-20 hours per course which must be completed according to the schedule provided.

Required Qualifications

This job requires an editing test that covers all levels of editing specified above and the completion of a practice course. You need to pass the EASE editing test to be considered for any Ease editing projects.

• Particular clients have their own tests and sample courses that must be passed in order to be an approved editor for their projects.

Necessary Qualifications Include

• APA citation style
• Rules of grammar, usage, punctuation, sentence structure, and mechanics
• 2–3 years of editing experience covering all editing levels
• Close attention to detail
• Mastery of:
• Chicago Manual of Style
• Microsoft Word

Preferred Qualifications

• Online learning design experience
• Online course editing experience