Job Description
Jr Copy Editor (Remote) Remote (Must work EST)$25hr (Weekly pay)12-month contract (Excellent potential for extension/long term) Requires flexibility: Part-time/Freelance work: 15hrs a week based on needs and must work Saturdays 9am EST-1p m EST
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Please note: This role requires 2-10yrs Hands on Copy Editing experience; not copywriting, podcast, TV production, or marketing. Specific to copy editing as your job title**
Our client was launched in 2008, and they are a website, podcast network, and scripted and non-scripted video production house creating an innovative blend of sports, pop culture, politics, and tech content. The Podcast Network includes more than 30 popular podcasts, featuring chart-topping shows. Today, they are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 271 million users. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting!
They are seeking a Jr Sports Copy Editor. This position will be responsible for performing multiple deep copy edits on a daily basis, coordinating copy flow with editors and fact checkers, and helping to manage daily and next-day production of written pieces, social content, and multimedia text. The job will entail regular day and weekend work.
Requirements
Requirements.
- 2-10 yrs hands on work experience as a Copy Editor for a daily publication
- Must have flexible schedule / comfortable with Freelance work. Able to work Sat 9am-1pm EST, 15hrs a week, depending on needs.
- Requires work experience with copy editing as your main job duty; which requires not just editing your own writing but working as a copywriter.
- Comfortable with vetting pop-culture copy
- Experience in digital media production
- Knowledge of Chicago and AP styles
- Bonus: Experience with sports copy editing
- Requires previous experience needing to meet daily copy edit deadlines
- Experience in digital media production and working knowledge of web-based production tools
- Demonstrated ability to edit for structure, taste, grammar, punctuation, and style under deadline pressure
- Proficiency working with multiple editors in a continuous deadline environment
- The ability to go beyond a surface level of editing, and experience vetting stories with an eye toward taste, legal issues, elegant sentence construction, and journalistic values
- The versatility to both quickly edit a news-oriented post and deeply edit a reported feature
- Experience in digital media production and working knowledge of web-based production tools
"TCWGlobal is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, religious belief, or sexual orientation TCWGlobal
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