Language Editor

Role Summary

The Language Editor role is focused on copyediting and proofreading astronomy and astrophysics content, with the opportunity to assist in managing a partner style guide, a pool of freelancer editors, and other editorial projects.

Role Overview/Description

Reporting into the Language Team Leader and working with a team of Language Editors, as part of a larger team of Production Editors across different regions, you will be responsible for providing high-quality copyediting and proofreading services in a timely and efficient manner. You will be working on a group of prestigious products published on behalf of a high-profile society partner. As a Language Editor, you will ensure that articles are appropriately styled for publication, following the conventions and preferences of the partner’s house style. You will take part in keeping the partner style guide updated. You also will be responsible for assisting in management of the freelance editor pool by tracking productivity, providing feedback as needed, and onboarding and training new hires.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Provide effective language editing and proofreading services to meet agreed standards;
• Manage supplier and freelance quality in terms of style and language editing;
• Provide editorial support to production editors and partners, and ad hoc editorial support to the wider department as required;
• Maintain and update the partner style guide as needed;
• Aid in managing a pool of freelance editors, including tracking productivity and processing invoices;
• Take part in training new in-house and freelance editors on language editing and partner style.

About You

Successful applicants should demonstrate:

• Previous experience with editing and/or production roles in STM publishing;
• Excellent editorial skills with experience working with style guides and copyediting scholarly content;
• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style;
• Ability to work on own initiative and flexibly as part of a team;
• Professional attitude with a diligent and dedicated approach;
• Exceptional attention to detail;
• Developed time management and prioritization skills.

What We Offer

• In the UK, a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, discretionary annual bonus scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, and generous annual leave, along with a range of flexible benefits such as cycle to work and gym membership;
• In the US, a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance, plus a generous 401(k) matching plan and 4 weeks paid vacation in your first year of employment.

About Us

IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of eBooks, magazines, and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia, and the US. Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer

Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.