Junior Academic Editor

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Edge Education Full time

**JUNIOR ACADEMIC EDITOR**

**Contract: Full-time, 12-month contract**

**Location: SA**

**Who we are**

At EDGE Education, we specialise in designing, developing and delivering purposeful educational content that’s contextualised and interactive, and that’s delivered digitally, with features that promote engagement and contribute to the empowerment of economically active citizens. We value people (in terms of both employees and clients) at EDGE, and this is reflected in our culture. We strive for excellence in our deliverables to clients, but we strive together, supporting one another along the way.

**About the position**

As a junior editor, you will ensure that all company outputs (e.g. educational and marketing content, digital assets and other documents) are written in language that is clear, error-free, factually correct and in adherence to EDGE’s house style guide.

Your duties will include the following:

- Ensuring that textbooks and learning content adhere to the company’s house style and referencing guidelines, in line with industry best practice
- Assessing the language, structure and flow of textbook manuscripts and learning content to ensure that they are written at an appropriate level for the intended audience
- Making substantive edits to textbook manuscripts and learning content
- Communicating and collaborating with other teams throughout production processes

**The minimum education requirement for this role is as follows**:

- Bachelor’s degree in English, Linguistics, Communications, Journalism or a related field

**You will need the following additional skills**:

- A strong grasp of the English language (spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation etc.)
- Strong editing, proofreading and researching skills
- Ability to work with text and comprehend content from a wide variety of fields
- Meticulous attention to detail

**Who we are**

At EDGE Education, we specialise in designing, developing and delivering purposeful educational content that’s contextualised and interactive, and that’s delivered digitally, with features that promote engagement and contribute to the empowerment of economically active citizens. We value people (in terms of both employees and clients) at EDGE, and this is reflected in our culture. We strive for excellence in our deliverables to clients, but we strive together, supporting one another along the way.

**Why choose EDGE?**
- All employees are given 20 leave days a year, with additional days being awarded for long service.
- At EDGE, we are passionate about learning, so all of our employees are provided with the option to access and work through one CourseBook title a year (once completed, they receive a Certificate of Completion).
- We make use of a hybrid (remote and office) work model, so you can dictate where you work.
- We allow semi-flexible work hours, which means that you have greater control over your workday.
- There are multiple opportunities for growth.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

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