Associate Editor

The Choice is managing a contract position for our client- a tax industry/policy publications firm. This is a temporary position for maternity leave coverage (~20 weeks), starting in early January.

The editor will prepare materials for print publications, including editing, proofreading, tracking the daily flow of documents, and coordinates with production staff. The office culture is upbeat, collegiate, friendly, and supportive.

The ideal candidate will be/will have:

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• Some prior industry experience (tax industry) would be a very large plus, but not required.
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• BA in English, journalism, related field, or equivalent in experience required
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• 4+ years of experience in editing or copy editing material for print and electronic products
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• Knowledge of standard style manuals
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• DMV area-based, must be able to commute to Falls Church VA for a hybrid in office schedule (3 days a week in office). Free parking is available. Must have access to reliable transportation as Metro is not walkable.
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Job Duties:

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• Formatting manuscript submissions from external authors according to our internal style and preparing them for legal editor review (including light proofreading and citation/footnote formatting)
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• Uploading documents into the Content Management System and ensuring all relevant properties are entered correctly
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• Writing and/or editing headlines and summaries for articles, and coordinating their review with the copy desk
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• Reviewing edited galleys upon return from external authors
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• Coordinating with legal editors to monitor article status throughout the editorial process
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• Checking final article galleys, sending edits to print production, and reviewing corrected galleys
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