Copyediting Specialist

Frontiers Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra wellbeing days

Up to 3 paid volunteering days

24/7 confidential Employee Assistance

Learning & development support

Job summary

Frontiers, a leading open-access publisher, seeks a Copyediting Specialist to advance copyediting expertise within our journals. You will copyedit STM/HSS articles for clarity, accuracy, and structure while preserving the author’s voice, following the Frontiers Copyediting House Style Guide.

Requirements include at least 3 years of STM/HSS journal copyediting, excellent written and spoken English, and a meticulous eye for detail.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience copyediting STM/HSS academic journals.
• Excellent written and spoken English with a sharp editorial eye.
• Strong attention to detail and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Copyedit STM/HSS journal articles for clarity, accuracy and structure, addressing spelling, punctuation, grammar and style.
• Ensure articles maintain a professional, academic tone while preserving the author’s voice.
• Check text for readability and adherence to the Frontiers Copyediting House Style Guide.
• Perform quality control for articles copyedited by Frontiers’ external suppliers.
• Liaise with Copyediting Team to resolve editing and workflow issues.
• Collaborate with Production team to ensure timely publication of high-quality articles.

Skills

Copyediting

Academic writing

Editorial accuracy

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

AI tools

Job description

Who we are

At Frontiers, we are on a mission to make science open. Most research today sits behind paywalls, meaning only people at well-funded universities or those who can pay get to read it.Open accessflips that: every article we publish is peer-reviewed and made available online to anyone, anywhere at no cost. As one of the world’s largest and most influential open-access publishers,we’veseenFrontiersresearch cited 16 million times, and viewed and downloaded more than 5.3 billion times, proof of what science without barriers can do.

Whatyou'lldo

We are seekingqualifiedapplicants for the position of Copyediting Specialist. This roleoffers an excellent opportunity todevelopyour copyediting expertise at a rapidly growing open access publisher, working at the heart of academic journal publishing operations.The rolerequiresa professional, self-motivated approachand the abilitytocopyedit quickly andaccuratelyto the highest quality standards.

• Copyedit STM/HSS journal articles for clarity, accuracy and structure, addressing spelling, punctuation, grammar and style

• Ensure all articles maintain a professional, academic tone,while preserving the author’s voice

• Check text for readability and adherence to the FrontiersCopyediting House Style Guide

• Perform quality control for articles copyedited byFrontiers’external suppliers

• Liaise with other members of the Copyediting Team to resolve editing and workflow issues

• Collaborate withand provide support forthelargerProduction team to ensurethat all articles requiring copyediting (at any language-quality level) arepublishedon time to the highest quality standards

• Troubleshoot publishing platform issues in collaboration with IT

• Contribute toCopyediting Team, Productionand interdepartmental initiatives and special projects

• Develop and implementindividual copyediting-relatedspecialprojects

• Report to the Copyediting Manager

• At least 3 years of experience copyediting STM/HSSacademicjournals
• Excellent written and spoken English, with a sharp editorial eye
• Highly focused and detail-oriented, with an instinct for consistency andprecision
• Strong digital skills, including proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat and web-based platforms,as well asfamiliarity with AI tools
• Self-motivated and autonomous, abletoexercise soundeditorialjudgement with minimal supervision
• Composed under pressure, with a proven ability to meet tight deadlines and balance high volume with meticulous quality
• A collaborative mindset, comfortable working within an immediate team as well as across wider cross-functional and matrix structures

• We prioritise office presence and emphasise in-person collaboration, but also offer appropriate adjustments where needed, in line with company policy

• Extra wellbeing days on top of your annual leave allowance

• Up to 3 paid volunteering days each year

• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, legal & financial support)

• Learning & development support via the Frontiers Learning Hub

Equal opportunity statement

Frontiers actively embraces diversity and is a safe and welcoming workplace. Recruitment is free from discrimination – including based on race, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation. With employees from more than 50 different nations, our diversity creates vibrant teams and constantly challenges us to appreciate multiple perspectives.