We seek an organized and diligent Assistant Copy Editor with 0-3 years of experience in our communications team at MicroSave Consulting.

An ideal candidate should transform Indianized and Africanized English text from our technical experts into quality global content to pitch to our international audience.

The Assistant Copy Editor will support the team lead at the Copy Desk to fix errors and align with our house style. The editor will work closely with the larger in-house communications team on documents related to the development sector at large. Documents the candidate can expect to work on include blogs, pitch decks, research reports, communication campaigns, and social media deliverables.

The edits will span proofing, sense checking, checking for consistency, alignment with the MSC in-house style, and reader focus. Most edits involve preserving meaning while sharpening text into crisp plain language. Most changes include making sentences active, fixing Indianisms, doing a sense check, fixing logical inconsistencies, and hacking away non-sequiturs and danglers. The Assistant Editor should track their tasks and work in a self-managed way.

Essential skills: MS Word (especially tracking, reviewing, and merging edits), MS PowerPoint, cutting jargon, individual task management, time management, interpersonal communication, editorial diligence.

• Editorial experience of 0-3 years, preferably in print or online news media, nonfiction or general publishing, business editing, or technical editing
  
• Internship(s) with a media organization, publishing house, or other editorial functions is a must
  
• Attention to detail, ability to pick out Indianisms, a strong sense of style and grammar, ability to work well under tight deadlines, ability to edit and rewrite content while preserving meaning
  
• Quick to adapt to and apply the in-house editorial and brand guidelines, as well as client guidelines
  
• Ability to solve problems, stay organized, and track and prioritize tasks
  
• Ability to multitask independently
  
• A self-starter who takes onus and can adapt to a steep learning curve
  
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and team-playing capabilities
  
• Should be interested in areas like development, poverty alleviation, environmental or gender issues
  
• Preferably a degree in English, Mass Communication, Social Sciences, or Media Studies
  Knowledge of Microsoft Word (including tracking changes) and PowerPoint.