English Proofreader
Obour City, Cairo
English Proofreader
Obour City, CairoPosted 2 months ago24Applicants for1 open position
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Job Description
- Read and evaluate written text for grammatical and typographical errors
- Matching the STP books against the original copy from the Ministry of education to identify areas of differences.
- Evaluate the dimensions of page elements such as images, text spacing and positioning to ensure they conform to set specifications
- Ensure page numbers are in the right order and not repeated or omitted
- Liaise regularly with the Layout team to ensure using symbols which are standard and recognized by printing and publishing companies
- Rephrase written text to ensure document structure and content are consistent in case of need.
- Stay abreast with grammatical development as well as new terminologies in a language
- Matching the Question against the answers to identify the difference.
- Ensure illustrations are suitably captioned and referenced
- Contact authors directly to clarify grammatical inconsistencies related to style and text choice
- Resolve all popped-up queries by contacting the Content experts for comments and modifications after the first rehearsal
- Forward proofread materials for approval and publication
- Modify the content comments accordingly
- Contact the Layout and quality control in case there is any comments or modifications after the second rehearsal
- Final modifications according to the Layout and Quality Control comments
- Receive the Pictures from designers and the content from SME.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in same Position.
- Bachelor’s degree in Languages.
- It's preferable to have experience in proofreading the English language in English books.
- Experience in reviewing and editing books.
