Copy and Production Editor Job at Society for Scholarly Publishing in Cambridge

Copy and Production Editor # HUJP00010143

Location: Cambridge, MA 02138

Contract Duration: 03+ Months Contract with extension

Max Pay Rate: $35/hr

Note: Hours range from 15-25 per week, 1-2 days onsite a week. Candidate will work with manager on schedule.

Job Overview

Position: Copy and Production Editor, Harvard Magazine

Reports to: Editor

Responsibilities

1. Copyediting the entire print magazine, including substantive content editing, fact-checking, grammar, diction, and stylistic consistency.
2. Editing all online editorial content and special promotional materials such as ads for the magazine’s website and fundraising activities.
3. Managing print production by forwarding final pages to the outside proofreader and collating corrections from editors’ reviews and revisions.
4. Reviewing and proofing online editorial content for style and accuracy before posting.
5. Supervising and assisting contributing editors in producing copy and initial layouts for class notes and obituaries departments.
6. Verifying degree statuses of individuals for class notes, proofing and updating contributing editors’ copy, and acquiring, assigning, and occasionally writing parts of subsidiary sections.
7. Coordinating layouts with edited texts for both class notes and obituaries sections, serving as the primary contact with Harvard and Radcliffe class secretaries.