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Academic Editor Job at Elite Editing

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Date: 2022-01 

Posted 04 January, 2022

Academic Editor - work from home (several positions available)

Elite Editing is looking for suitably qualified and experienced editors to join our team editing primarily academic documents. As we are an online editing business, editors can be located anywhere in Australia or overseas.

Selection Criteria

In order to apply, you should meet the following minimum criteria:

Be a native English speaker.

Hold appropriate tertiary qualifications in a language-rich subject.

Have a successful track record and proven experience working as an editor, or the ability to learn quickly.

Possess advanced word processing skills, including (but not limited to) the advanced use of Tracked Changes and formatting/layout functions on Microsoft Word (including the ability to set heading styles and create tables), as all editing is completed electronically.

Be reliable, trustworthy and hardworking.

Have an eye for detail and be able to remove 99 to 100% of all errors from any document.

Have experience editing documents written by people with English as a second language.

Be familiar with the Australian university system.

Be willing to learn and improve.

Be looking for a long-term position and, if successful, be able to commit to working with Elite Editing (although not necessarily full-time) for a minimum of two years (due to the lengthy training process).

Be available to work for Elite Editing for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Remuneration

Rates of pay are competitive. Editors are paid according to the word count and required turnaround time of each document Thus, the way the rate of pay translates to an hourly rate depends on the skills, experience and editing speed of each individual editor. Information about specific rates of pay will only be provided to suitable applicants and only after we receive an application or an expression of interest including a CV, and have passed the first level of testing.

Editors can specify the number of hours they are available for work but we prefer to work with editors who are available for a minimum of 15 hours per week to be considered for a position.

Australian residents are hired by Elite Editing as casual employees (including payment of superannuation), with non-residents hired on a contract basis.

The Elite Editing Team

Successful applicants who join the Elite Editing team will be able to:

work from anywhere with an internet connection

specify their own working hours

earn an excellent wage from editing without the need to advertise their services, deal with customers or undertake administrative work

undertake any other work they choose, except contract or employment with a competing academic editing company

enhance and improve their skills through training and advice provided by the Managing Editor and other experienced editors in the team.

You will be well trained and managed, with help always available, in a caring and respectful work environment.

Application Procedure

To apply, please email your cover letter, response to the selection criteria above and CV to [email protected] Applications should be addressed to Dr. Ellen McRae, Senior Managing Editor.

To complete the initial application process, all applicants will be asked to edit the same one-page test document. The editing skills demonstrated in this one-page test will be used in combination with the application to determine who to shortlist for editing positions.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email and asked to edit a short series of test documents to demonstrate the full scope of their abilities and their suitability for the position.

More Information



For more information about working with Elite Editing or the selection process, please email [email protected] However, please be sure that you have conducted as much research as possible yourself first before contacting us to ask questions. Our web address is www.eliteediting.com.au.


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