Temporary, Content Editor

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers • Piscataway, NJ

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Temporary Content Editor reviews, edits, and prepares content for publication, ensuring accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to established editorial standards and style guidelines. The role supports high-volume project needs and is fully remote for up to 12 weeks, with potential for extension. The ideal candidate is a skilled editor who collaborates across teams, manages priorities through influence, and maintains strong attention to detail.

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word.
• Ability to organize and actively participate in team environments.
• Ability to manage through influence and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Editing expertise, including the ability to understand, interpret, and consistently apply editorial style guidelines.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with a commitment to quality.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience copyediting and proofreading documents for publication.
• Familiarity with XML authoring and editing tools such as eXtyles, Oxygen, Xopus, or similar applications.
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe PitStop, Adobe FrameMaker, and Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

Responsibilities

• Proofread content for spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting, and typographical errors to ensure it is ready for publication.
• Copyedit content for consistency, readability, accuracy, style, tone, and adherence to editorial guidelines.
• Improve sentence structure, word choice, flow, and clarity while preserving the author's intended meaning and technical accuracy.
• Ensure consistency of terminology, formatting, and style across documents.
• Apply and enforce editorial and organizational style standards.
• Collaborate with authors, project managers, and production staff to resolve editorial issues and support publication schedules.
• Participate in cross-functional teams and contribute to editorial and production objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed