Position Title

Editor

Experience

Total Experience: 2-4 years

Relevant Experience: 2-4 years (Creative writing, script writing, academic writing, research, content migration, editing, proofreading)

Bonus Experience: Writing assessments, teaching

Responsibilities

Editors are allocated to several different types of projects involving one or more of the following responsibilities:

Reviewing Original Writing

• Understand learning objectives and course competencies for required writing

• Research complex and unfamiliar topics using quick, advanced, and Boolean search techniques

• Understand content and rewrite it to create new and original material

• Modify writing style to be able to write academic/creative/script writing

Reviewing Assessment Writing

• Research content on subjects as per the requirement of the project

• Create assessments (formative and summative) on a variety of subjects and for lower levels of Bloom (Remember, Understand, and Apply)

Reviewing Content Migration or Basic Course Reviews

• Perform content migration activities between platforms

• Conduct course reviews of online courses for an online university following extensive client guidelines

Reviewing Scripts

Skills

Content Research

  • Ability to curate content
  • Ability to conduct multi-disciplinary research
  • Ability to effectively use different web-search techniques, including Boolean search
  • Ability to differentiate between credible and non-credible sources of information
  • Ability to conduct focused research as per client briefs
  • Ability to conduct exploratory research to discover details and create high-level structures

Reading Comprehension

  • Ability to recall and summarize content
  • Ability to determine the idea of given content
  • Ability to interpret and apply content to scenarios accurately
  • Ability to critically analyze content
  • Ability to draw inferences from unfamiliar content

Content Review

  • Ability to spot patterns in content and reorganize in logical manner
  • Ability to identify gaps in logic and correct them
  • Ability to catch small and big grammatical issues in writing and correct them
  • Ensure that project guidelines and standards are met in all deliverables
  • Identify errors in comprehension and interpretation of source content

• Write clear and concise walkthrough scripts for technical/computer-related subjects and topics such as C++, Java etc.

• Create scripts for F&A subjects so that they can be converted into guided examples

Reviewing Videos

Communicate and coordinate with the following teams and provide them relevant inputs:

• Leads: Provide deliverables, incorporate review feedback and reach out for clarifications and guidance

• Project Managers: Provide task time estimates and task status; communicate need for resources/infrastructure

• Peers: Assist in content review and storyboarding tasks, provide peer reviews for language and quality checks

• Client Stakeholders: Ask questions to clarify content gaps and doubts, assist in walkthroughs of deliverables

- Identify mismatches between produced content and specified objectives

 

Verbal Communication

  • Ability to communicate with peers effectively
  • Ability to communicate with clients effectively

Technical English

  • Fluency with English language and grammar at the intermediate or advanced level
Education and Certification
  • BA in subjects such as Mass Communication / English Literature /Journalism / Psychology/ Education/ F&A/Computer Science
  • Any formal training in writing or design would be a bonus
  • Knowledge of or experience with content authoring and/or web media creation tools is a bonus
Equal opportunity statement

ansrsource provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, caste, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We respect and support diverse cultures, backgrounds, talents, and perspectives. We believe embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment will help us grow and succeed as an organization and better serve learners, who are the ultimate audience for all we create.

Employment Type
Contract
Duration
3 Months
Job Location
Remote
Date posted
August 29, 2024
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