Associate Editor — San Francisco, CA

Posted by John Hewitt on December 10, 2007 under Editing | Be the First to Comment

Specific duties include assisting Senior Reviews Editor in scheduling reviews for timeliness and requesting products through vendor contacts; assigning reviews to writers; editing reviews and communicating with writers to ensure fairness and accuracy; seeing reviews through the online publication process; editing and posting short, blog-style hardware reviews; becoming an expert in one or two Mac product areas, and occasionally meeting with vendors in that product area.

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Communications Coordinator — Sacramento, CA

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Write and disseminate press releases for travel media, film commission and events. Write and edit Bureau Chat and other internal/stakeholder publications. Write/edit copy for Sacramento Visitor Guide and other SCVB publications, as needed. Proactively work with Tourism and Travel Media departments for story placement.

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Assistant Managing Editor — Boston, MA

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The Assistant Managing Editor assists in the coordination of all editorial and production aspects of the adult trade publishing program. Responsibilities include setup and maintenance of title-related data in various HM systems including SAP, online catalogs, and divisional databases, review and routing of author contract requests, setting and tracking of manuscript and jacket deadlines, creation of SAP purchase orders and processing of invoices, assistance with permissions tasks including those for the Best American series, assistance with manuscript legal review process, scheduling of production meetings, administrative assistance to the editorial and editorial operations groups, creating reports for the publisher,

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Corporate Writer — Scottsdale, AZ

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Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Communications, Writing/Journalism or Marketing). Excellent editing and copywriting skills. Strong attention to detail. Outstanding interpersonal skills paired with professional demeanor, so as to represent our company. and executives to clients and strategic partners with the utmost professionalism. Experience in a corporate environment preferred.

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Proofreader — New York, NY

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Bernstein Global Wealth Management, a unit of AllianceBernstein, is seeking an experienced proofreader who loves language, has a passion for perfection, and can work on both conceptual and tactical levels. The ideal candidate possesses not only the patience to home in on exacting detail but a knowledge base broad enough to assess factual accuracy and make informed critical judgments.

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Technical Writer/ Web Developer — Portland, OR

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Write content & develop online help websites to support printers and multifunction devices (MFPs). Create content in XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, etc within allotted timeframe collaborating with Customer Support, Engineering, and other geographically dispersed colleagues. Simultaneously work on multiple projects with multiple priorities and deadlines. Track projects independently and raise issues as appropriate to ensure on-time delivery of assignments. Scope workload, help develop schedules, track and report status to ensure on-time delivery of final files. Ensure that milestones and deliverables sync up with other development team dependencies and deadlines for items such as user guides, control panel strings, instructional movies, etc.

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Medical Research Writer — York, PA

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Under the general supervision of the Director-Research, researches, writes, and edits clinical/statistical reports and study protocols. Summarizes data from clinical studies for submission to various Medical Journals or grants to funding organizations. Works cross-functionally to support/manage various documents and writing projects. Analyzes complex medical data and effectively communicates its significance. Demonstrates excellent project management skills. Functions independently with minimal guidance and/or collaboratively within a team setting.

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Technical Writer — Jersey City, NJ

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client requires an experienced technical writer to create and manage the delivery of technical documentation as a member of the server engineering team. The technical writer will work closely with multiple groups such as IT, QA, Client support, Business development, and Developers. Primary Responsibilities ‘ Work with the team in developing a standardized IT documentation process. ‘ Develop documentation related to systems and/or applications, including design, run books, configuration guidelines, and disaster recovery plans systems.

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Copyeditor — Philadelphia, PA

Posted by John Hewitt on December 6, 2007 under Copy Editing | Be the First to Comment

Excellent spelling and grammar skills are essential. Candidates should have: 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience; at least one year prior experience copyediting and proofreading; knowledge of AP style; and strong research skills, including knowledge of reference works and Internet search engines.

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Proofreader — King of Prussia, PA

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Responsible for the compilation of the layout, formatting, and printing of yellow page, index and coupon sections. Prepare and maintain all digital files for shipment of yellow page, index and coupon sections to the printer. Two year college degree preferred. 2-3 years job experience in the pre-press industry preferred.

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Technical Writer — Scottsdale, AZ

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Produce a variety of technical articles, help systems, multimedia walkthroughs, marketing materials, and/or manuals for documentation for a wide range of uses • Identify areas of improvement in existing documentation and spearhead efforts make those improvements • Edit and proofread documentation written by subject matter experts and engineers as well as other technical writers • May be responsible for the design, formatting, and production of documents or deliverables

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Contract Technical Writer — Huntington Beach, CA

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ProEdit has an immediate need for a Technical Writer for a full-time, on-site, 1-3 month, contract position in Huntington Beach, CA (92647). This position will be responsible for creating and updating user guides, online help, and reference notes for Web-based software applications for digital printing products. The successful candidate will have a strong technical aptitude and be able to self-train on the applications in order to develop the documentation.

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Parenting Writer

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Skilled writer needed for online publication dealing with parenting and relationships. Articles of about 600-800 words each are needed along with optimized and other web content as assigned. Duties may also include contributing to and monitoring active discussion boards and blogs, all related to PARENTING.

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Copy Editor — Marblehead, MA

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Reporting to the Editorial Services Manager, the Copyeditor will be a key member of the Editorial Services team at HCPro. In this position, you will be responsible for copyediting and proofreading a variety of HCPro publications, including newsletters, magazines, seminar materials, videos, and books. You will also perform quality assurance checks, assist with composition, and handle reprint permissions. You will work as part of a team of copyeditors and serve as liaison with the Editorial and Production departments.

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Editorial Assistant — Watertown, MA

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Assist editorial director with all aspects of acquisition and development * Create and maintain strong relationships with authors and illustrators * Manage freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, indexers, expert readers, and fact checkers * Manage internship program * Evaluate and respond to unsolicited submissions * Maintain contracts database and contract payment schedule

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