Experienced Copyeditor/Style Editor/Mechanical Editor

Tnqtech; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

TNQTech in Chennai, India, is seeking an experienced copy editor to join our scholarly publishing team. You will edit manuscripts to meet journal and publisher style guides, work independently and with colleagues, and mentor trainee editors while ensuring consistently high-quality work.

The ideal candidate has 4–10 years of copy editing experience in books or journals for STM publishers, superb English skills, proficiency in MS Office, and a willingness to train others and work in rotational

Qualifications

• 4–10 years of copy editing experience in books/journals for STM publishers
• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• MS Office expertise
• Ability to train junior editors on TNQTech’s work
• Willingness to work in rotational shifts
• Bonus: experience editing chemistry-related articles

Responsibilities

• Copy edit articles as per journal/publisher expectations and deliver error-free work
• Check and correct punctuation, spelling, and subject-verb agreement

Skills

Copy editing

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Mentoring junior editors

Rotational shifts

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

About the role

TNQTech is looking for a copy editor to join our growing team of people working to redefine content and technology in the scholarly publishing landscape. As a copy editor, youll work both independently and with a team of copy editors to deliver manuscripts that are edited as per journal/publisher style guides. You will work with the team to maintain a high standard of work, while monitoring the work of trainee editors and giving them constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Copy edit articles as per the journal’s and/or publisher’s expectations and deliver error-free work
• Check and correct punctuation, spelling, and subject-verb agreement

The ideal candidate

• A graduate with 4 - 10 years of experience in copy editing books/journals for any reputed STM publisher
• Someone with a keen eye for detail, who possesses excellent verbal and written English skills
• An MS Office expert
• An enthusiastic learner with a passion for reading and editing
• Someone who can train junior editors on a variety of topics relevant to TNQTech’s work
• Someone who is available to work in rotational shifts
• Bonus: a copy editor with experience in editing chemistry-related articles