OESC (Oneida ESC Group) · 2 days ago
Lead Editor (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Supervise the editing team, setting and upholding high standards for quality and consistency.
Review final edits and ensure all documents meet NPS standards for grammar, style, and formatting; oversee spot checks and periodic reviews.
Ensure timely assignment and completion of thesis edits, coordinating resources to meet peak period demands.
Serve as the primary contact for NPS, handling communications about project requirements, updates, and revisions.
Mentor and provide training for junior editors on editing standards and academic citation requirements.
Continuously evaluate and enhance editing workflows to boost efficiency and quality.
Maintain records of editing projects and prepare performance reports for review.
Ensure editors have access to necessary style guides, tools, and materials; optimize resource distribution for productivity.
Editor shall edit theses for clarity of meaning, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, proper word use, typos, spelling, concision, consistency, and organization; this includes editing citations and reference lists for punctuation and completeness in accordance with the citation style used in the thesis as required by each student’s department or advisor.
Editor shall provide an edited version of each student’s document covering areas listed above to the student and the Government via SharePoint and email, with edits, comments, and suggestions provided in the document via Track Changes, marginal comments, and/or email.
Editor will be given the thesis content in the NPS-approved format. Editor shall deliver edited theses with formatting no worse than when the document was first received from the student by the contractor.
If needed for clarification, the Lead Editor shall interact directly with the students via email, videoconference, or phone to be able to appropriately indicate corrections in the edited document. This direct communication can save time, help ensure timely deliverables and increase comprehension of meaning between the student and editor.
Qualification
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Required
U.S. citizenship
Master’s degree in English or a related field
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in editing academic documents, including theses and dissertations, preferably in an academic or research environment
Experience managing or supervising editorial teams, including quality control oversight.
Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines during peak workload periods.
Strong academic knowledge/command of citation styles commonly used in academic writing such as APA, IEEE, and Chicago.
Prior experience as a technical or copy editor
Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and correct grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Strong communication skills to interact politely and professionally with a variety of audiences such as students and faculty.
Proficiency using Share Point and Track Changes in Microsoft Word and remote document-sharing platforms
Preferred
Experience working with and editing for non-native English speakers a plus
Experience editing government or military publications (or works intended for those audiences) a plus
Company
OESC (Oneida ESC Group)
The Oneida ESC (OESC) Group is a family of companies, owned by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, that delivers customer-focused engineering, science, and construction services worldwide.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jeff House
President /CEO
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