Editorial Assistant

Tax Analysts•Falls Church, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under supervision, writes abstracts and summaries of tax legislation and other tax documents. Collects, processes, and maintains data for print and electronic products. Prepares daily data for publication as assigned. Researches and retrieves source material from various media and performs quality control reviews on final products. Assists in the general preparation of documents for publication. Edits online abstracts and summaries for print and online products, following prescribed editorial and style manual guidelines.

Requirements

College degree in English, journalism, related field, or equivalent experience required
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Motivated, well-organized, with good attention to detail
Computer proficiency in Windows, Office, electronic databases, and web searching
Works well in a team environment and independently
Ability to meet strict daily and weekly deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities
Demonstrates dependability through punctual attendance

Nice To Haves

1 to 3 years of experience in editing or copy editing material for print and electronic products preferred

Responsibilities

Writes abstracts and summaries of assigned items for publication.
Reads assigned tax legislation, news releases and announcements, reports, regulations, court opinions and related documents, and administrative rulings.
Researches, acquires, and verifies information concerning tax documents, and monitors state, federal, and/or international websites, newspapers, magazines, etc. for tax and other monetary related issues as required or assigned.
Proofreads and performs light copy editing for consistency, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Assists with editing as needed and notifies quality control of errors.
Creates shells for documents as assigned or required and enters necessary information in Content Management System.
May proofread special reports and/or galleys for weekly print products and perform light copy editing.
Processes full-text or hard copy documents as necessary.
May research, compile, and write columns for the print and online publications.
Maintain department databases and directories.
Works with editors and production department staff to meet established deadlines.
Manages source data through the production process for assigned products, including building, validating, and finalizing database files.
Runs conversions on data to conform to database formats.
Runs specific software processes to create database files for updating publications.
Runs proprietary programs to compile files for uploading to website and electronic publication in a timely fashion.
Cross-trains with other department members and acts as backup for other team members as required or assigned.
Performs final review of files for quality assurance before publication.
May assist with training new hires as needed.
Maintains a database of correspondent agreements, ensures that all correspondents have active agreements, and prepares payment forms for correspondents consistent with the agreements.