Creative Solutions Services, LLC
Creative Solutions Services, LLC is hiring: Technical Editor of Marine Sciences
Creative Solutions Services, LLC, Woods Hole, MA, United States, 02543
Job Title: Technical Editor of Marine Sciences
Location: Remote
Clearance Required: Public Trust Eligible
Salary Range: $70,000-$78,000
Application Deadline:March 31, 2025
To apply, please follow these steps:
Job Description/ Scope of Work
IBSS is seeking a full-time Technical Editor of Marine Sciences to support NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). The Editor will manage and execute the process by which staff members publish and document scientific research, including publishing in formal scientific literature as well as in informal series maintained by the agency.
The Editor will also work closely with authors to develop all manuscripts, deal with publishing and distribution for the agency's informal series, and ensure that published reports and papers conform to agency policies and requirements, as well as style and usage guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
Location: Remote
Clearance Required: Public Trust Eligible
Salary Range: $70,000-$78,000
Application Deadline:March 31, 2025
To apply, please follow these steps:
- Visit https://ibsscorp.com/careers/.
- Select the position you are interested in.
- Review the job details, then click Apply Now.
- Complete and submit your application.
Job Description/ Scope of Work
IBSS is seeking a full-time Technical Editor of Marine Sciences to support NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). The Editor will manage and execute the process by which staff members publish and document scientific research, including publishing in formal scientific literature as well as in informal series maintained by the agency.
The Editor will also work closely with authors to develop all manuscripts, deal with publishing and distribution for the agency's informal series, and ensure that published reports and papers conform to agency policies and requirements, as well as style and usage guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the local administrator for the NEFSC's Research Publication Tracking System (RPTS)
- Work effectively with authors to develop manuscripts, deal with publishing issues, and interpret journal submissions and copyright policies
- Make periodic required reports to NOAA Fisheries
- Copyedit scientific manuscripts
- Maintain and circulate a current style sheet and author guidelines for agency-published serials and papers
- Ensure that final agency-published serials and papers conform to the Council for Science Editors style and other agency standards, and meet Section 508 standards prior to electronic distribution
- Maintain the in-house publication database
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience related to communications, marketing, new media, public relations, or a similar field
- At least 2 years of experience working with manuscripts in a natural science field
- Full-performance level knowledge of the theories, principles, and methods of technical editing and writing
- Skills and experience in managing in-house standards for publication production including style, usage, distribution, documentation, and 508 compliance
- Knowledge, skill and ability to assist with planning and designing social media campaigns and content to support the overall editorial calendar
- Ability to use Adobe Creative Cloud photo, video, and audio production software to produce visual and audio support products for use on digital platforms
- Ability to learn and conform to agency web and visualization policies, styles, guidelines, and its content management system