Freelance Language Editors
9 hours ago
**Job Advert Summary**:
The _HSRC _policy briefs are documents that synthesize research and extract important information for policy processes. Electronic versions are published on the HSRC website.
The potential target audiences include government officials, funders, development agencies, academics, diplomats, students, media and many others.
The publication is aimed at policy actors and not academics therefore the intention is to use plain, accessible English.
The HSRC seeks to appoint a panel of policy briefs Language editors on a delivery based contract to edit Policy Briefs.
**Minimum Requirements**:
**Key requirements**
- Ability to edit English text at the level of a 1st language English speaker and willingness to demonstrate this capability in a test tracking changes in a Word document.
- **3 years’ English language editing experience**, over and above any general writing experience
- Preferably experience as member of a newspaper or magazine subediting team
- Preferably experience in editing academic, technical or scientific content to be accessible to the general public
- a letter of motivation indicating your suitability for the position
- your CV
- the reference number that appears in this advert
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Key responsibilities**
- Language editing for the Word version of the _HSRC policy briefs _, which are normally between about 1500 and 2500 words
- Editing includes checking grammar, sentence structure, spelling errors, lack of clarity and inconsistencies in the text, as well as text cuts to an optimal word count.
- Writing and editing of headlines where needed
- Choosing pull quotes where needed
- Checking whether graphics make sense
- Generally focusing on finer details throughout the document
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