Associate Editor

Quezon City, National Capital Region
Posted more than 30 days ago
Logo The Library Publishing House Inc.
Company:
The Library Publishing House Inc.
Company Description:
The Library Publishing House, Inc. publishes educational materials (textbooks with teacher’s manuals, workbooks and journals) to private schools that offer basic education. We provide educational materials that achieves a significant degree of excellence in the different subject areas in basic education.
Contract Type:
Full Time
Experience Required:
1 year
Education Level:
Bachelor’s Degree
Gender:
Any
Number of vacancies:
1

Job Description

Responsible for editing and revising content of manuscripts in preparation for final publication

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication or Journalism
• Has proven research and fact-checking skills
• With a firm grasp of spelling, grammar, and punctuation rules, both in English and Filipino
• Excellent time management and planning skills
• Ability to work in tight deadlines and under pressure
• Extremely organized and detail-oriented
• Has knowledge in editing guidelines
• Proficient knowledge in word processing and Adobe Acrobat softwares
• With good interpersonal skills and can work well with a team or independently

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Evaluates the alignment of the manuscripts with the Curriculum Guide of the Department of Education
• Ensures that the manuscript meets in-house style standards and corrects grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Ensures that submitted manuscripts have complete and consistent elements
• Prepares the publishing brief for assigned projects
• Organizes the manuscript for greatest impact, clarity, and readability
• Verifies facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources
• Collaborates with authors, book development manager, illustrator, and layout artist
• Meets and confers with authors and coordinators to discuss the progress of the projects
• Provides suggestions to the authors and/or coordinators about any changes needed to be made before the manuscript gets published