ABSOLUTE SERVICE INC.
* CHIEF COPY EDITOR *
WORKS AS LIAISON BETWEEN AN EDITORIAL MANAGER
IN THE US AND AN EDITORIAL STAFF IN THE PHILIPPINES;
ASSISTS IN THE CREATION AND TRAINING OF AN
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT AT ABSOLUTE SERVICE,INC.
EDITS AND PROOFREADS MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS FOR ERRORS
IN SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR;
REWRITES AND REFRAMES CONTENT SO THAT IT READS WELL AND GETS THE MESSAGE ACROSS;
ADHERES TO STYLE GUIDELINES AND ENSURES THAT ALL MATERIALS MATCH THESE GUIDELINES;
RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS IN ALL EDITORIAL MATERIALS AND ENSURES THAT THEY ARE CORRECT;
CHECKS MEDICAL MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER ITEMS FOR READABILITY, STYLE AND AGREEMENT WITH EDITORIAL POLICY; INFORMS SUPERVISOR OF PROBLEMS, ANTICIPATED DELAYS, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING ATTENTION;
FOLLOWS COMPANY POLICIES, OBSERVES SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES GOOD HOUSEKEEPING; PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.
A GRADUATE IN ENGLISH / JOURNALISM WITH AN EXCELLENT VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND PROOFREADING SKILLS;
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND
AN EXPERIENCE IN COPY EDITING; ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND RESEARCH EXPERTISE;
DEMONSTRATES COMPUTER LITERACY ESPECIALLY PROFICIENCY
IN MICROSOFT WORD FOR EDITING TEXTS; ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK,
SELF-MOTIVATED AND CAN WORK WELL UNDER TIGHT DEADLINES;
ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CORRECT STYLE ERRORS;
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN SOME COPY EDITOR’S MAJOR
DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS PREFERRED;
EXPERIENCE IN THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND
CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE IS A PLUS.
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 04, 2008