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Carnegie Museum of Natural History · 3 months ago

Associate Editor

Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$55K/yr - $55K/yr

5+ years exp

Carnegie Museum of Natural History is a prominent institution committed to showcasing contemporary art and building a vital archive of the past. The Associate Editor will play a key role in the Design and Publishing team, responsible for copyediting and proofreading various museum texts, while collaborating with multiple departments to ensure high-quality content production.

EducationMuseums and Historical SitesNon Profit

Responsibilities

Facilitate editorial kickoff meetings to develop style, tone, voice, and content strategy for exhibition text and other long-term projects. In these meetings cultivate a collaborative space to workshop content, navigate differences of opinion, and work to expand the creative possibilities of communication within the museum

Provide substantive context-driven editing, copyediting, and proofreading for the museum’s printed materials and in-gallery communications

Proofread and copyedit all press releases, ads, invitations, posters, and other marketing, development, and promotional materials

Proofread and copyedit museum wayfinding and event signage

Proofread and copyedit new web content, in collaboration with the marketing department

Develop, implement, and update the museum’s editorial style guide in collaboration with the Associate Director of Design and Publishing

Write image captions for use cross departmental use, in collaboration with the Studio Manager

Develop accessible text for in-gallery use, in collaboration with the curatorial and collections departments

Assist with publishing projects, including registering publications with Library of Congress and publication distributors

Assist with fulfilling internal book orders, tracking book inventory, and maintaining the museum’s publication archive

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

CopyeditingProofreadingAdobe AcrobatMicrosoft OfficeInDesignProject management toolsVerbal communicationWritten communicationProblem-solvingOrganizational skillsCreative thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree required

Minimum five years of professional copyediting and proofreading experience in an editorial environment, such as a museum, cultural institution, newspaper, publisher, or corporate editorial or public affairs department

Individual must have exceptional verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Must be detail oriented, self-motivated, and a creative thinker

Ability to adapt, balance and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, and manage and complete deliverables on scheduled deadlines is essential

Individual must be able to work collaboratively across departments, and be adept at providing, receiving, and implementing feedback

Proficiency with PDF editing in Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, is required

Individual will be expected to gain proficiency with EMu, the museum's collection management database

Work is primarily sedentary in nature

Candidates will be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

The following PA Act 153 clearances, or proof of application of clearances, are required beginning employment and as a condition of continued employment: Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check, FBI Fingerprint Criminal Background Check