Copyeditor Consultant

Candidate must be on-site 5 days per week in Newark, NJ

Our Client a Tech Giant in the publishing space is looking to hire an Indexer / Copy Editor.
The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor works as part of a team that accurately creates, enters, edits, and maintains product information elements (metadata) for all Client products. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor focuses on ensuring completeness, accuracy, and suitability of all metadata. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor is also an energetic and creative troubleshooter who works with a wide variety of people regarding all issues related to content. The ideal candidate should be an avid consumer of media, including books/periodicals (audio and digital reader), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources. He/she is also a self-starter with impeccable organizational and analytical skills, a confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills, highly organized and detail oriented, and able to thrive in a high-energy entrepreneurial environment. Previous proofreading and/or copy editing experience is required.
Key Accountabilities:
PRODUCT METADATA INDEXING AND COPY EDITING : The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor proofreads and fact checks all product descriptions and supporting information prior to releasing a product to be published to Client marketplaces (Client stores, Amazon.com, iTunes). Key elements such as a product's price, on-sale date, territory rights, availability, provider, royalty earner, associated Amazon ASIN code, and all taxonomy elements are top priority areas of review. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor also provides QA for Client style in product descriptions, data consistency, and related product linking for all product metadata. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor needs to meet daily copy editing quotas and complete prioritized processing requests.
EDITORIAL : Indexer/Copyeditor may need to research, edit, rewrite, or occasionally create descriptions for products. The Indexer/Copy Editor may need to research and assemble positive product review "blurbs to be added to product descriptions
Skills/Experience Requirements:

• B.A/B.S. or equivalent degree, preferably in Humanities
• Editorial experience preparing online content
• Proofreading experience; copy editing experience a plus
• Working knowledge of database concepts (including Excel skills) and best practices
• Demonstrated multi-tasking and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment
• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of people
• Demonstrated focused attention to detail
• Highly organized
• Technical proficiency in Windows operating environment
• An avid consumer of online media, including books (audio and print), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources.
• A confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills.

• Minimum one year professional proofreading, copyediting, and fact-checking experience in publishing
• Minimum one year experience in Web-based publishing environment
• Familiarity with social media and Web-based research tools (e.g., Google, Goodreads)
• Basic familiarity with SEO concepts