Book Editor

10 hours ago

Waterloo, Canada Via Lactea Ltd. Full time

**Asset languages**:

- Mandarin

**Work setting**:

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Business and/or industry

**Tasks**:

- Confer with authors, staff writers, reporters and others regarding revisions to copy
- Plan and co-ordinate activities of staff and assure production deadlines are met
- Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text

**Target audience**:

- General public

**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- MS Excel
- MS Word

**Technical or specialized editing**:

- Novels, poetry, theatrical plays

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Large workload
- Large caseload

**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized

**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?

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