Shall ensure that material is clear, consistent, complete and credible, and that text is well written, grammatically correct and accessible.
Shall work on range of publications, including: books, journals, websites, other electronic resources.
Activities may include:
- correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors
- sub-editing text written by a number of authors to ensure consistent house style
- preparing preliminary pages for the title, contents, etc for publication
- use of appropriate language [kid friendly]
- producing or working to a style checklist etc
- maintaining awareness of new words or phrases coming into popular usage with a view to ensuring they're appropriate for the readership
- preparing preliminary pages for the title, contents and preface of a publication
- overseeing the work of indexers, typesetters and designers