Editor - Foundational Courses

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/KEY RESULT AREAS • To ensure timely, error free and cost-effective publication of books by handling projects from manuscript stage to the final books. • To ensure completion of assigned editorial tasks within agreed schedules. • To assist in planning and managing copy-editing schedules of assigned tasks. • To ensure publication of error-free high-quality books. • To ensure efficient and professional communication with authors. • To identify and develop suitable freelance editor/s. • To ensure harmonious and professional relations with suppliers. • To ensure timely preparation of required costing, sales briefs. • To extend full cooperation while handling unbudgeted additional editorial tasks. • To ensure timely, error free development, review, and sign off of the digital content. Scope/Nature of Work 1) Editing manuscripts ✓ Language editing ensuring error-free quality in grammar, spellings and meanings. ✓ Content editing ensuring error-free quality in content in terms of level and factual accuracy. ✓ Development of manuscripts (for Editors) – cross-checking with the curriculum, providing the missing features/elements, checking the gradation of a topic across the levels plus competition analysis and inference. ✓ Visualization of the page/chapter and providing art work briefs related to the content. ✓ Cross-checking the manuscript with the curriculum and flagging the missing elements. ✓ Preparing the author query form for missing content and/or any content related query. 2) Proofreading ✓ Careful proofreading ensuring error-free quality by ✓ Cross-checking the proofs with the edited manuscripts. ✓ Checking illustrations with the art work briefs. ✓ Checking the proofs for all the features and design elements with the style-sheet. 3) Editing and checking digital resources • Audio ✓ Scripting audio transcripts from the text. ✓ Cross-checking the recorded audio files with the transcripts for voice and content accuracy. • Animations ✓ Scripting storyboards for animations from the text. ✓ Cross-checking the animations for quality in content and visuals. • Interactive exercises, games and slide shows ✓ Providing briefs for interactive exercises, games and slide shows from the text. ✓ Cross-checking these with the briefs provided to ensure error-free quality in terms of content and functionalities. • Also mapping of available digital resources (audio/animations/games/slide shows/interactive exercises) for any new e-book. • Dynamic Question Banks ✓ Detailed review and analysis of existing DQBs. ✓ Creation of new DQBs based on the different assessment patterns as required. SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE • A post graduate in English/Mathematics/Science/Humanities. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Conversant with basics of editing and technology. • Experience in working on Tech platforms will be an advantage. • Effective organizational skills. • Performing under strict deadlines. KEY INTERFACES Internal • Interface with representatives from product, marketing, sales and operations teams within the organization. External • 3rd Party Vendors – non-commercial supplier relationships focused on operational / project activities