The Sub Editor is responsible for working with the digital managers to ensure all copy for each issue is correctly prepared for publication and to help ensure deadlines are met.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
The Sub Editor works closely with the Digital Managers (and, when necessary, freelance sub editors) as well as the art team in fulfilling the following:
Roles and responsibilities
1) To sub-edit all copy, which includes:
• correcting factual and language errors
• checking style and tone
• ensuring that all copy is as 'reader-friendly' as possible - ie, easy to understand and a pleasure to read
• inputting (requested) changes accurately
• localising copy where necessary
• eliminating inconsistencies, contradictions and repetitions
• helping to maintain the editorial standard of excellence
2) To make sure each page has all the necessary elements, which includes:
• checking layouts for consistency of slugs, fonts and general design style;
• writing captions or blurbs
• checking that all necessary bylines and credits appear
3) To help meet deadlines, which includes:
• ensuring pages are subbed as early in the process as possible, to avoid delays later
• keeping the Digital Manager informed of delays and related problems
Requirements
• Experience to upload content and images on web-based CMS
• Basic HTML skills essential
• Knowledge and exposure to various multimedia formats
Personal Skills/Attributes
• be a good team worker who can handle deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• think clearly and creatively
• have an excellent knowledge of - and a love for - the English language
• be a perfectionist and a stickler for detail
• have a good general knowledge and to be able to handle copy on a wide variety of topics from fashion and beauty to finance and psychology
• be adept at using the Internet to check or expand on facts in copy
City: Cape Town
Via: bizcommunity.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: hr@tppsa.co.za
For submissions: hr@tppsa.co.za
Website: http://www.tppsa.co.za/