Editor

NCCER; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

NCCER is seeking an entry-level editor to join the editorial team. You will perform copyediting of NCCER’s learning materials for clarity, correctness, and readability at an 8th grade level, ensuring adherence to in-house standards.

You will review page proofs and digital releases, collaborate with writers, designers, and project managers, and help refine style guides. A detail-oriented learner focused on producing intuitive, user-friendly educational content across textbooks, lesson plans, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, or a relevant field.
• Strong editorial abilities, including grammar, punctuation, and proofreading.
• Excellent communication, reading comprehension, organization, and time management.
• Ability to handle shifting departmental priorities and deadlines.
• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style preferred.
• Computer proficiency – familiarity with Mac OS preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Teams, preferred.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet preferred.
• Passion for educational publishing – a plus.
• Familiarity with the end-to-end book publishing process – a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform copyediting – review manuscripts for NCCER’s learning materials, ensuring all copy is clear and concise, meets an 8th grade reading level, and adheres to in‑house editorial standards.
• Review and approve page proofs and digital releases – evaluate materials as they move through stages of development to ensure they are ready to publish.
• Communicate and collaborate with cross‑functional teams – work closely with technical writers, designers, project managers, artists, and other editors to ensure quality and efficiency of all external‑facing materials.
• Contribute to editorial processes and decisions – collaborate with lead editors and/or the managing editor to refine editorial processes, contribute to style guide updates, and ensure consistency, efficiency, and quality across all products.
• Maintain efficient workflows and meet deadlines – track time and tasks, use Smartsheet, Outlook, Confluence, and SharePoint to guarantee each product is completed on time and delivered to the right stakeholders.

Skills

Strong editorial abilities

Excellent communication

Reading comprehension

Organization

Time management

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Smartsheet

Mac OS familiarity

Confluence

SharePoint

Chicago Manual of Style

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, or a relevant field

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Confluence

SharePoint

Mac OS

Job description

Description

As an entry‑level editor at the National Center for Education and Research (NCCER), you will be an integral part of a detail‑oriented editorial team. Your role will be essential to the quality assurance process, ensuring our content is held to the highest standards. You will act as a last line of defense, protecting our content from any sneaky typos or comma splices.

In this role you will primarily be reviewing and approving educational materials for the construction industry while working alongside talented teams of technical writers, project managers, illustrators, and designers. You will directly influence the quality and clarity of multiple products, including print textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources, and digital course materials. You will enjoy this role if you get excited at the thought of making educational products the best they can be. NCCER values detail‑oriented individuals who are motivated to standardise and elevate learning materials. The ideal candidate will be learner‑focused, helping to create curricula that is intuitive, user‑friendly, and digestible for a wide audience.

Responsibilities

• Perform copyediting – review manuscripts for NCCER’s learning materials, ensuring all copy is clear and concise, meets an 8th grade reading level, and adheres to in‑house editorial standards. Edit each line of text, checking for grammar, style, spelling, and factual errors. Ensure agreed MS Word styles are applied accurately.
• Review and approve page proofs and digital releases – evaluate materials as they move through stages of development to ensure they are ready to publish. Conduct quality checks on PDF proofs, review digital courses before delivery, and assess a range of products to move them through the development cycle to completion.
• Communicate and collaborate with cross‑functional teams – work closely with technical writers, designers, project managers, artists, and other editors to ensure quality and efficiency of all external‑facing materials.
• Contribute to editorial processes and decisions – collaborate with lead editors and/or the managing editor to refine editorial processes, contribute to style guide updates, and ensure consistency, efficiency, and quality across all products.
• Maintain efficient workflows and meet deadlines – track time and tasks, use Smartsheet, Outlook, Confluence, and SharePoint to guarantee each product is completed on time and delivered to the right stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, or a relevant field (required).
• Professionalism.
• Strong editorial abilities, including grammar, punctuation, and proofreading skills.
• Excellent communication, reading comprehension, organization, and time management.
• Ability to handle shifting departmental priorities and deadlines.
• Multitask and work easily on concurrent projects.
• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style preferred.
• Computer proficiency – familiarity with Mac OS preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Teams, preferred.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet preferred.
• Passion for educational publishing – a plus.
• Familiarity with the end‑to‑end book publishing process – a plus.

NCCER is an equal opportunity employer. No one shall be denied employment or opportunity based on race or color, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status, marital status, gender identity or sexual orientation. NCCER also provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and bona fide religious beliefs, provided that such accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship on the Company.