Would you like to help design a better world? Are you a writer who wants to provide essential information to people who rely on it for their decisions in commercial design and construction?
BuildingGreen, LLC is an independent company committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings.
Job Announcement
BuildingGreen, based in Brattleboro, VT, is seeking a full-time editor to join the nation’s oldest and most respected publisher of green building information. The right candidate must be completely comfortable with complex technical information, have at least three years of professional writing and editing experience, and have good knowledge of green building technologies and strategies.
Responsibilities:
Writing:
• Research and write articles for both print and online publications
• Research and write brief promotional project profiles of LEED projects (includes obtaining images and key performance data).
• Compile detailed case studies of green projects in DOE’s High Performance Buildings Database.
• Contribute to Blog with timely, engaging, informal pieces
Editing:
• Edit articles written by others, variously for content and grammar.
• Copyedit to ensure consistency with style guide and catch typos.
• Edit technical reports and white papers.
• Package articles and other content with headlines, pull-quotes, and other devices to draw readers in.
• Edit detailed HPB database case studies submitted by others. Editorial tasks include: removing redundant content, correcting spelling and grammar, reorganizing content to fit the database template, checking that data is within reasonable ranges, and assigning green strategies based on narratives.
Online Presentation
• Organize web pages to highlight most useful content and frame it effectively using a content management system.
• Categorize articles and other content by green strategy, LEED credit, and MasterFormat section.
Qualifications:
Can you explain the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt-hour? Know the difference between a hanging indent and a hanging participle? Do you have professional experience in taking a jumble of technical jargon and calculations and turning it into clear, concise Web content? Does a passion for sustainable building--and a low tolerance for hype--come along with those skills?
1. Comfort/experience with technical topics
2. Professional experience editing, web experience strongly preferred
3. Other stuff:
• Critical thinking
• Organization
• Communication (on phone and in writing)
• Knowledge of non-residential design and construction practices
• Knowledge of green technologies and strategies
• Skill with online presentation of information
• Computer facility (including light tagging of content and use of online content sharing systems)
• Willingness to travel to events and meetings (not more than monthly, on average)
1. Update FileMaker Pro database per Department procedures for all incoming and outgoing materials to/from customers and global offshore partners.
2. Evaluate incoming manuscripts and graphics for completeness and production readiness; report missing materials to Production Specialist.
3. Pre-edit manuscripts using eXtyles software.
4. Review art and prepare for pre-flight and processing.
5. Size art and log in database per customer/title specifications.
6. Transfer electronic manuscripts and graphics to appropriate vendor(s) and resolve any related transfer problems.
7. Maintain good communications and relations with offshore partners and other departments and staff.
8. Send electronic proofs and hard copy proofs, per customer requirements, to editorial staff, authors and editors.
9. Check vendor products for compliance with specifications per Department procedures and under the direction of the Production Specialist.
10. Process author offprints.
11. Perform periodic system maintenance and archiving.
12. Back up Office Coordinator duties as necessary.
13. Assist in creating and updating Department procedures including special mailing instructions.
14. Contribute to ongoing workflow refinement.
15. Assist in training new staff as assigned by the Supervisor.
16. Perform general office duties such as filing, photocopying, and faxing.
17. Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Abilities:
1. High school diploma or equivalent
2. Computer (Microsoft Windows, network) and database competency
3. Strong organizational and communication skills
4. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
5. Detail oriented and able to multi-task
6. Cooperative with other departments and staff.
1. Contact author/editorial office for missing elements or substandard materials.
2. For outsourced copyediting: Work with team to prioritize assignments. Review copyediting by freelancers, resolve queries and provide feedback as necessary.
3. For in-house copyediting: Edit manuscript per specific journal style. Resolve editing and art queries with author and editor.
4. Review incoming advertising materials and resolve queries/problems.
5. Track materials (mss, art, ads, etc) at article and issue stages with Assistant support as needed. Maintain pertinent internal and customer databases.
6. Prepare electronic files and associated materials for composition and/or imaging.
7. Perform pre-compile and compile duties. Review author and editor corrections and revised art. Clarify instructions for composition and scanning. Review article and issue revisions. Maintain updates of issue standing matter.
8. Check offshore partners’ products for compliance with journals style and specifications. Review/QC image, cover and ad proofs as required. Resolve basic quality concerns.
9. Correspond with authors, customer, offshore partner, manufacturer, online provider(s), etc, regarding schedules, special instructions and job status.
10. Verify final files and prepare job release materials, including Closing Memo and notifications to manufacturing and online providers(s).
11. Maintain procedures documentation, and contribute to ongoing workflow refinements.
12. Responsible for training new staff
13. Other projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Bachelor’s degree preferred, or minimum 3 years editorial/composition/publishing and customer service experience.
2. Organized and attentive to fine detail. Must be able to multi-task.
3. Excellent verbal and writing skills. Professional level of phone and email skills.
4. Able to resolve conflict in a professional manner.
5. Good computer skills, including keyboarding, file management, databases, and experience with MS applications.
6. Cooperative with other departments and personnel, and able to maintain positive relationships with customers.
7. Able to meet deadlines.
8. Understand journal style elements and production process.
Opportunities also exist in our upcoming products: New England
Property Report Weekly Insider- a digital newsletter and New England
Property Review, a glossy magazine launching in 2009.
New England Property Report is a property of 512 Media, Inc., North
Andover, MA, publishers of Merrimack Valley Magazine, www.mvmag.net.
-- Must be a U.S. Citizen, Green Card or I-94 holder
-- Must be willing to obtain a security clearance
-- Must be proficient in Reading, Writing, and Speaking in Arabic and English
-- Must be willing to travel overseas, to Iraq
Duties:
-- Provide operational contract linguist support to U.S. Army operations in Iraq
-- Provide general linguistic support for military operations and interpret
during interviews, meetings, and conferences
-- Interpret and translate written and spoken communications
-- Transcribe and analyze communications
-- Perform document exploitation
-- Scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents for key information
-- Translate foreign language documents
-- Identify and extract information components meeting military information
requirements
-- Provide input to reports
If interested please send an email or call for more details
Reports to: Associate Dean for External Relations
Location: Brattleboro, VT
General Description: The main responsibility of the writer/editor is to develop high-quality, accurate, engaging, and culturally informed content to the SIT Study Abroad website, hard copy promotional materials and catalogs, and other communications and marketing pieces. The Writer/Editor is expected to write, edit, and proofread copy for SIT Study Abroad print and digital publications to ensure accuracy of content, effectiveness of message, and consistency of style. The Writer/Editor will generate and work with a variety of written source materials and collaborate closely with SIT Study Abroad program staff to enhance existing copy in accordance with established style guidelines and consistent program messaging and values.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Generate, assemble and assess source material according to program and content priorities
• Write, expand, and edit copy in accordance with style guidelines and consistent program messaging and values
• Manage workflow of content through editing, approval, and hand-off to web and publications teams
• Create and maintain a consistent professional “voice” for SIT Study Abroad
• Edit and proofread copy provided by other staff, with the goal of ensuring accuracy, clarity, and grammatical correctness
• Manage multiple projects to meet scheduled deadlines
Required Qualifications:
• 3+ years of professional writing/editorial experience in educational contexts, including writing for Web (samples and client testimonial will be required)
• International and intercultural awareness and experience
• Excellent overall written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in editing and providing constructive feedback and direction to other writers
• Proven ability to manage workflow involving multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Desired Qualifications:
• Experience working with higher education and/or international programs and their audiences
• Personal study abroad experience
• Proficiency in a language other than English
Employees in good standing who have been in their current position for at least six months are eligible to apply. If you are a World Learning employee, you are required to notify your supervisor of your interest in applying before submitting your application to the Human Resources Department.
To apply: Please visit our website www.worldlearning.org and click on the employment tab to submit a resume and cover letter. If you do not see the job you are interested in please “search all.” You may also email a resume and cover letter to jobs@worldlearning.org. Please note, a resume and cover letter are required for consideration.