Trainee Content Specialist

Job purpose

Publishing is one of the most dynamic and evolving industries. In order to convert a manuscript page to a digital print-ready proof, the text moves through several hands, starting from data capture, coding, copyediting through to final page makeup and quality control. Over the period, most of these processes have been automated to a large extent. Aptara is looking for a solution to reduce the number of cycles through an end-to-end workflow design, technology, and resources.

Therefore, the selected candidates

• Shall be trained on technical publication rules, editorial practices (correcting grammar, punctuation, and spellings) and page makeup (including final e-file delivery to customer).
• Shall be responsible for end-to-end production from manuscript markup to print and e-file delivery.

Duties and responsibilities

• Identifying/Verifying different components of input files and preparing the manuscript
• Pre-tagging and coding different elements of a journal article for XML
• Reading the content for grammar and spelling
• Ensuring publication style
• Proofreading and final quality check of the proof
• Preparing print and digital deliveries

Qualifications

• Education: Graduates and postgraduates in social sciences (humanities), life sciences, physical sciences, or English literature from any reputed institution.
• Computers (MS Office or any programming language) with adequate typing speed
• Knowledge of English grammar rules.