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Job Order:

3600

Staff Representative:

Tim Jadwin

Position:

Proofreader/Senior Editor

Location:

New York

Company Summary:

An accredited, full-service medical education company with an excellent work environment and top-notch client roster. They are involved in the research, design, and implementation of educational programs for health care professionals.

Description:

Job Function:
Edit rough or "finished" copy in manuscript form; proofread all agency promotional material at all stages of production, form concepts to mechanicals; work closely with traffic coordinators (and writers/art directors) to complete jobs accurately but expediently to meet designated deadlines. Act as a primary reader with Director of Editorial Services.

Job Responsibilities:

• As copy editor
  • Prepare manuscripts for final typing
  • Verify references
  • Check direct quotations and paraphrased statements against the original proof source
  • Make sure references are cited according to AMA style
  • Correct grammatical, syntactical, spelling and typographical errors
  • Question ambiguities and inconsistencies in copy style
  • Add registered/trademarks, logos generics, copyrights, code numbers, dates, fair balance and warning statements required by individual clients and/or the FDA
  • Review all corrections and suggested editorial changes with copywriter
• As proofreader
  • Correct all typographical, spelling, grammatical and syntactical errors
  • Check that all typeset copy corresponds exactly with final client-approved copy
  • Check type style(s) for consistency and sense (correct size and boldness to correspond to emphasis in copy), use of upper and lower case, use of italics, placement of generics
  • Be sure characters in type proofs are clean and properly aligned
  • Proofread each job at every stage of development (initial concept copy and layout, full typed copy, reader’s proofs, graphics [including charts, tables and graphs] and copy placement in comps and mechanicals, engravings and blueprints)

Qualifications:

• BA degree or equivalent experience
• Good communications skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills

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