Job Title: Editor III
Location: Remote
Duration: 04 months contract
Hours: 30 hours/week
Job Description:
Client is hiring Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (Mexico) language editors with technical editing experience to support the editorial efforts for the Client Summits in São Paolo and Mexico City. This role primarily involves editing session titles and abstracts and formatting and editing PowerPoint presentations.
Responsibilities:
- Copy editing and proofreading for grammar, spelling, punctuation, client style, etc., with a high degree of accuracy and without introducing errors or compromising the technical meaning.
- Basic formatting of presentations. (Correcting egregious formatting errors)
- Reviewing for legal issues (copyright and trademark violations) and client branding or messaging violations.
- Adjusting the level of edit and shifting priorities depending on project length, time allotted, deadlines, and other factors.
- Working directly with presenters on last-minute changes to content in high-pressure environments.
- Periodically participating in editorial meetings with Client’s editors and successfully completing assigned trainings.
Experience:
- 3+ years of professional copyediting experience in Portuguese or Spanish in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience editing technical content.
Skills:
- Fluency with Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Professional-level speaking fluency (Level 3 ILR or equivalent) in English and Portuguese or Spanish.
Education:
- A degree in English language, localization, technical communication, or a related field.