Part Time Senior Copyeditor
LHH Recruitment Solutions is currently seeking a copyeditor with 5 or more years of experience for a contract opportunity for our organization. This is a 100% remote EST ONLY, 20+ hours a week. This is a great role that offers the opportunity to work with a results-oriented and dedicated team.
Responsibilities:
• Review, edit, and ensure consistency across social science chapters in a multi-author edited volume.
• Apply the publisher’s style guide to ensure accuracy, consistency, and a unified tone across all published content.
• Ensure compliance with the Chicago Manual of Style (18th Edition) and established citation standards across all editorial materials.
• Work cross-functionally with researchers, legal professionals, historians, and communications personnel to implement revisions and ensure adherence to publisher guidelines.
• Ensure all content meets rigorous editorial standards for accuracy, language mechanics, formatting, and organization.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Law, Public Policy, History, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in copyediting and editorial review, with a focus on social science research and academic publications.
• Proficiency in Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with strong time management and project coordination skills.
• Exceptional grammar, writing, and editorial judgment.
Experience:
• 5+ years professional copyediting experience, preferably with legal, policy, or academic content.
Employment Type: 2 month contract, 20+ hours per week
Compensation: $40.00-50.00 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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