Description
Copyeditor, Professional Learning Design
(12 Month Remote Contract Position)
Position Summary:
The Copyeditor for the Professional Learning Design team is responsible for both copyediting and proofreading materials in Adobe® Acrobat® Pro, Microsoft® Word® and PowerPoint®, or other formats as needed.
This individual is responsible for reviewing assets for grammar, style, and formatting; ensuring proper attribution of external sources cited; and adhering to brand and trademark guidelines. This 20-hour contract position will be an employee of a temporary staffing agency and will report to the Professional Learning Design Manager, Asset Management Team, with supervision by the Professional Learning Design Sr. Copyeditor.
Responsibilities:

• Review Professional Learning Design content at each stage in the design process
• Copyedit content for grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax; enhance readability to produce cohesive, coherent, inclusive, and engaging text for an audience of K-12 educators
• Copyedit a mixture of content in publication types such as workbooks, slide presentations, video scripts, and technical documentation
• Proofread multiple versions of layout proofs for graphic designers
• Ensure that all content adheres to organizational and departmental style guides
• Use consistent terminology, style, and formatting across products
• Ensure that materials contain proper attribution of sources cited
• Perform work in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and in Adobe Acrobat Pro

Skills and Abilities...

• Exceptional writing, copyediting, proofreading, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle several projects simultaneously
• Ability to organize time effectively, determine priorities, meet deadlines, and move work along while working in a rapid-response environment
• Experience researching and verifying information from multiple sources
• Acting as a collaborative and contributing team member to ensure that a high level of service is always offered to team, organization, and partners
• Understanding of universal conditions for plagiarism and best preventive practices
• Ability to identify and consider potential intellectual property liabilities
• Ability to work with complex data
• Strong attention to and affinity for detail and quality
• Documenting processes and procedures as needed
• Suggesting process improvements to ensure the quality and efficiency of work
• Ability to communicate effectively in a timely manner using a variety of methods
• Strong understanding and/or ability to quickly learn processes, tools, applications, software, and systems for Professional Learning Design
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of professionals

Education and Experience...

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Minimum three years' experience copyediting nonfiction materials is required; experience copyediting in a fast-paced environment managing multiple deadlines is required; experience in assessment or educational publishing is a plus
• Education or training in copyediting is preferred, but not required
• Proficiency using The Chicago Manual of Style is required; experience using a variety of styles (e.g., in-house styles) is preferred
• Experience using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for copyediting and Adobe Acrobat Pro for proofreading is required

About Us....
NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency-and provide timely data to help tailor instruction. For more than 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K-12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; and our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. More than 11 million students in 146 countries use our solutions to support their learning and growth each year.