Copy Editor

Updated: Jan 01, 2025 - The Copy Editor's responsibilities include editing daily content for accuracy and quality, coordinating with leadership on metrics, and managing publications on platforms like PhillyVoice. Training in report creation is provided, alongside managing social media analysis and communication with both leadership and writers. Additional duties involve prioritizing workload, editing for various educational and professional materials, and contributing to team meetings and newsletter production. A Review of Professional Skills and Functions for Copy Editor 1. Copy Editor Duties Script Editing & Writing: Edit and write both short- and long-form scripts for existing and new video franchises, spanning a variety of social media platforms. Editorial Guidance: Provide editorial guidance and constructive feedback to scriptwriters. Content Brainstorming & Meeting Participation: Take part in weekly content brainstorms and production meetings. Concept Pitching & Refining: Pitch new concepts for video franchises and assist in refining existing ones. Voice-over & On-Camera Recording: Record voice-overs and on-camera reads for video content series. Team Collaboration: Collaborate with team members to ensure the production of high-quality work. Video Production Assistance: Assist in other tasks (headlines, design, scheduling) related to video production and/or distribution channels. Content Writing & Management: Write and manage content for ad campaigns, email campaigns, social media, and the website blog. Blog & Article Creation: Create interesting blogs and articles to attract the attention of corporate clients. Creative Content Creation: Create creative content for feeds and spark interest & discussion on LinkedIn and Facebook. Article Coordination: Coordinate with the marketing and design team to illustrate articles. Market Familiarization: Familiarize oneself with the product, target audience, and competitors in the market. Content Editing: Edit content from the analyst and editorial teams, ensuring that all copy and charts meet Morning Consult’s standards and adhere to style. Headline Creation: Ensure that every piece of content has a clear, punchy headline for all content. Standards Compliance: Help the Standards Editor with ensuring that the Content Team adheres to the best practices and standards. Opinion Piece Editing: Help the Standards Editor with editing and curating opinion pieces so that they are high quality and from authoritative sources. Proofreading and Formatting: Proofread, format, and finalize a variety of legal contracts and reports including proposals, client engagement letters, work orders, service level agreements, management reports, and miscellaneous correspondence. Document Assembly: Assemble documents primarily using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat. Approval Verification: Verify proper approval documentation for all work products when final reports are near completion. Project Distribution: Distribute completed projects via electronic means or mail in a timely manner. Style Adherence: Adhere to BKD style guidelines. Deadline Management: Consistently meet deadlines. Confidentiality and Professionalism: Maintain confidentiality and perform duties with professionalism and integrity. 3. Copy Editor Responsibilities Deadline Management: Organize and prioritize multiple deadlines, and schedule requests. Effective Communication: Communicate effectively with project teams for outstanding internal customer service. Data Support: Support work such as data checking, data entry, archiving, researching, etc. Office Administration: Provide general office administrative needs, either in person or remote, with a professional and organized presence. Remote Liaison: Liaise with one or more remote office staff, such as coordinating staff meetings and events, ordering office/project supplies, and arranging remote vendors or print production. Phone Management: Direct main office phone lines of one or more remote offices. Timesheet and Expense Assistance: Assist with timesheets and expense report submittals. Vendor Liaison: Liaise with the building(s) and office vendors. Internal Resources Coordination: Liaise with internal company resources, such as HR, IT, and Finance. New Hire Onboarding: Onboard and engage new hires, including pre-communication, first-day paperwork, and general employee trainings, such as timesheets, expenses, and familiarization with company resources. Culture Support: Support ERM culture for local/remote offices, including health and safety values, morale, and sustainability practices. 4. Copy Editor Job Summary Content Editing: Edit daily content from editorial staff and freelance writers for overall accuracy, quality, and journalistic best practices. Metrics Coordination: Coordinate with editorial leadership and report on post volumes and other metrics for the PhillyVoice accounts. Social Media Analysis: Ensure staff members are generating the target number of posts and compile regular reports of social media data for analysis. Report Training: Training will be provided regarding creating reports. Open Communication: Communicate openly with executive leadership and individual writers about the quality of the staff’s work. Workload Management: Manage and prioritize workload to ensure articles are published to PhillyVoice in a timely manner that maximizes readership and newsworthiness. Copy Editing: Copy edit and post stories, charts, and other related material to education websites. Publication Editing: Copy edit content for books and pamphlets, webinars, conferences, and eLearning courses. Newsletter Production: Copy edit and submit to Production content for monthly newsletters using Adobe InCopy publishing software. Team Participation: Participate in weekly copy editors' meetings. Newsletter Development: Develop and send a summary of stories posted to the site for e-newsletters. Posting Schedule Development: Develop posting schedules for various sites. 5. Copy Editor Accountabilities Creative Material Review: Accurately reviewing complex creative materials. Copywriting Contribution: Contributing quality copywriting products for client work. Error Correction: Correcting any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors in copy. Layout Consistency: Ensuring consistency and accuracy of layout components. Branding Compliance: Making certain that branding guidelines are followed precisely. Editorial Style Awareness: Staying up to date on various editorial styles (AP, Chicago, AMA). Team Interaction: Interacting with the Creative and Account teams to resolve issues, negotiate revisions, and verify information whenever necessary. Deadline Management: Operating effectively and with flexibility in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Packaging Material Editing: Editing copy for print-based packaging materials to ensure spelling, grammar, and brand voice are consistent throughout before sending to QA and legal team for review. Marketing Material Review: Reviewing and revising sales brochures and marketing materials, including printed inserts used at tradeshows. Social Content Consistency: Ensuring new social content reflects any messaging changes. #J-18808-Ljbffr Lamwork