Job Description

Job Title: Indexer/Copyeditor

Location: Newark, NJ

Duration: 9 months + Contract

Rate: $31.50 Hourly

Key Accountabilities:

PRODUCT METADATA INDEXING AND COPYEDITING: 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, iTunes). Key elements such as a product's price, on-sale date, territory rights, availability, provider, royalty earner, associated client 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 copyediting quotas and complete prioritized processing requests.



EDITORIAL: The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor may need to research, edit, rewrite, or occasionally create descriptions for products. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor may need to research and assemble positive product review "blurbs" to be added to product descriptions.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• BA/BS or equivalent degree, preferably in Humanities
• Editorial experience preparing online content
• Proofreading experience; copyediting 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

Work Location: Candidate must be onsite 5 days per week in Newark, NJ

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