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A leading podcast and audiobook company is seeking a Indexer/Copyeditor. The right candidate will focus on ensuring completeness, accuracy, and suitability of all metadata as well as is an energetic and creative troubleshooter who works with a wide variety of people regarding all issues related to content. The ideal candidate should be an avid consumer of media, including books/periodicals (audio and digital reader), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources. He/she is also a self-starter with impeccable organizational and analytical skills, a confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills, highly organized and detail oriented, and able to thrive in a high-energy entrepreneurial environment. Previous proofreading and/or copyediting experience is required. The company offers a great work environment!
Indexer/Copyeditor Pay And Benefits
A leading podcast and audiobook company is seeking a Indexer/Copyeditor. The right candidate will focus on ensuring completeness, accuracy, and suitability of all metadata as well as is an energetic and creative troubleshooter who works with a wide variety of people regarding all issues related to content. The ideal candidate should be an avid consumer of media, including books/periodicals (audio and digital reader), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources. He/she is also a self-starter with impeccable organizational and analytical skills, a confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills, highly organized and detail oriented, and able to thrive in a high-energy entrepreneurial environment. Previous proofreading and/or copyediting experience is required. The company offers a great work environment!
Indexer/Copyeditor Pay And Benefits
- Hourly pay: $30/hr
- Worksite: Leading podcast and audiobook company (Newark, NJ 07102 - Hybrid)
- W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
- 40 hours/week, 7 Month Assignment
- Proofread and fact check all product descriptions and supporting information prior to releasing a product to be published to our marketplaces. Key elements such as a product's price, on-sale date, territory rights, availability, provider, royalty earner, associated our code, and all taxonomy elements are top priority areas of review.
- Provide QA for the company's style in product descriptions, data consistency, and related product linking for all product metadata.
- Need to meet daily copyediting quotas and complete prioritized processing requests.
- May need to research, edit, rewrite, or occasionally create descriptions for products.
- May need to research and assemble positive product review “blurbs” to be added to product descriptions.
- 1+ year professional proofreading, copyediting, and fact-checking experience in publishing.
- 1+ experience in Web-based publishing environment.
- BA/BS or equivalent degree, preferably in Humanities.
- Editorial experience preparing online content.
- Proofreading experience; copyediting experience a plus.
- Working knowledge of database concepts (including Excel skills) and best practices.
- Demonstrated multi-tasking and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of people.
- Demonstrated focused attention to detail.
- Highly organized.
- Technical proficiency in Windows operating environment.
- An avid consumer of online media, including books (audio and print), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources.
- A confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills.
- Familiarity with social media and Web-based research tools (e.g., Google, Goodreads).
- Basic familiarity with SEO concepts.
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