CHIEF COPY EDITOR

ABSOLUTE SERVICE INC.

* CHIEF COPY EDITOR *

NOTE: EXCELLENT COMPENSATION PACKAGE DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AWAITS THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT.

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:
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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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 11, 2008