Essential duties and responsibilities:
The Sub Editor works closely with the Digital Managers (and, when necessary, freelance sub editors) as well as the art team in fulfilling the following:
Roles and responsibilities
1) To sub-edit all copy, which includes:
• correcting factual and language errors
• checking style and tone
• ensuring that all copy is as 'reader-friendly' as possible - ie, easy to understand and a pleasure to read
• inputting (requested) changes accurately
• localising copy where necessary
• eliminating inconsistencies, contradictions and repetitions
• helping to maintain the editorial standard of excellence
2) To make sure each page has all the necessary elements, which includes:
• checking layouts for consistency of slugs, fonts and general design style;
• writing captions or blurbs
• checking that all necessary bylines and credits appear
3) To help meet deadlines, which includes:
• ensuring pages are subbed as early in the process as possible, to avoid delays later
• keeping the Digital Manager informed of delays and related problems
Requirements
• Experience to upload content and images on web-based CMS
• Basic HTML skills essential
• Knowledge and exposure to various multimedia formats
Personal Skills/Attributes
• be a good team worker who can handle deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• think clearly and creatively
• have an excellent knowledge of - and a love for - the English language
• be a perfectionist and a stickler for detail
• have a good general knowledge and to be able to handle copy on a wide variety of topics from fashion and beauty to finance and psychology
• be adept at using the Internet to check or expand on facts in copy
City: Cape Town
Via: bizcommunity.com
Contact Information:
For inquiries: hr@tppsa.co.za
For submissions: hr@tppsa.co.za
Website: http://www.tppsa.co.za/
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