| Job Title |
Editorial Assistant |
| Job Description |
Prepares Written Material For Publication, Performing Any
Combination Of Following Duties: Reads Copy To Detect Errors In
Spelling, Punctuation, And Syntax. Verifies Facts, Dates, And
Statistics, Using Standard Reference Sources. Rewrites Or
Modifies Copy To Conform To Publication's Style And Editorial
Policy And Marks Copy For Typesetter, Using Standard Symbols To
Indicate How Type Should Be Set. Reads Galley And Page Proofs To
Detect Errors And Indicates Corrections, Using Standard
Proofreading Symbols. May Confer With Authors Regarding Changes
Made To Manuscript. May Select And Crop Photographs And
Illustrative Materials To Conform To Space And Subject Matter
Requirements. May Prepare Page Layouts To Position And Space
Articles And Illustrations. May Write Or Rewrite Headlines,
Captions, Columns, Articles, And Stories According To
Publication Requirements. May Initiate Or Reply To
Correspondence Regarding Material Published Or Being Considered
For Publication. May Read And Evaluate Submitted Manuscripts And
Be Designated Manuscript Reader (print. & Pub.). May Be
Designated According To Type Of Publication Worked On As Copy
Reader (print. & Pub.) When Working On Newspaper; Copy Reader,
Book (print. & Pub.) When Working On Books.
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