Bloo Books, Ltd ,Copy Editor Jobs in Rwanda

 Position responsibilities:
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Supporting the editorial team in meeting the targets in content creation.
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Creating artwork briefs to detail the content of illustrations;
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Flexible to include any additional story as workload demands
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Able to work

ffectively with both originating editors and writers to resolve
basic issues in copy

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Correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors;
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Works under general supervision to ensure that copy is clean (zero mistakes) and
has a strong lead and clear focus.
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Ensuring that illustrations are correctly captioned and referred to in the
text;
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Producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation,
capitalization, formatting of references, etc.;
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Sub-editing text written by a number of authors to ensure consistent house
style;
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Maintaining awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a
view to ensuring they’re appropriate for the readership;
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Discussing and resolving any potentially libelous sections or copyright
violations with the commissioning editor and author;
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Preparing preliminary pages for the title, contents and preface of a
publication;
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Ideally able to perform above responsibilities in English, French, Swahili and
Kinyarwanda book projects.
Other
skills / experience / qualifications: 
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Team work spirit
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Creative mind
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Attention to detail
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Bachelor’s degree in Publishing, Literature, Journalism, Communication or other
affiliated languages discipline.
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Minimum of A2 diploma in languages with one to three years experience in
copy-editing
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Good speaking, writing and listening skills in English, French, Swahili and
Kinyarwanda.
 Minimum
experience:
Entry
level of one to three years experience of copy-editing in publishing house or a
media house.
To
apply, please email the following documents no later than February 17, 2015 to
hr@bloobooks.com:
  • CV
  • Cover letter detailing proofreading
    experience and salary requirements
  • Copy of diploma
  • 2 Letters of reference from clients
    and/or previous employers
Short
listed candidates will be notified by email. Salary is commensurate with
experience. 
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