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Title: Senior Manager - Copyediting

Key Responsibilities:

• Content Strategy & Planning:
  Collaborate with editorial and content strategy teams to help plan and execute content calendars, ensuring timely delivery of all titles for print and digital programs.

• Content Quality Assurance:
  Ensure that all content meets the highest standards for accuracy, clarity, and readability. Constantly review and update style guides, stylesheets and checklists as per the requirements.

• Project Management and Vendor Management:
  Handle multiple editing projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring deadlines are met without compromising quality. Handling vendors, tracking status and schedule and monitoring quality.

• Automation and Workflow Management: Collaborate with technology teams, resulting in continuous improvement of the process flow to optimize efficiency and productivity.

• Financial and Resource Management: Experienced in financial planning and management, with a focus on aligning revenue objectives with resource capacity.

• Training and Development: Hold quarterly refresher training on editorial processes and language-related skills. Delivering induction programs and mentoring new recruits. Providing support and regular training to team members.

• Leadership Expertise:
  Stay informed on current trends, issues, and best practices in leadership and executive communication, bringing fresh insights into content development and the copyediting process.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience:
  10+ years of experience in editorial roles, preferably with a focus on leadership, business, or communication. Experience in the publishing industry is highly desirable.

• Education:
  Bachelors degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field. Advanced degrees in leadership or business are a plus.

• Skills:
• Exceptional copy editing and proofreading skills.
• Strong command of grammar, punctuation, and style guides
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders and authors.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage complex content.

• Knowledge:
• Strategic planning, project management, and process automation
• Proficient in editing tools and software (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Acrobat Pro, editing platforms)