Indexer/Copyeditor Job at Magnit Direct Sourcing, Newark, NJ

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  • Magnit Direct Sourcing
  • Newark, NJ

Job Description

The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor works as part of a team that accurately creates, enters, edits, and maintains product information elements (metadata) for all our client's products. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor focuses on ensuring completeness, accuracy, and suitability of all metadata. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor is also an energetic and creative troubleshooter who works with a wide variety of people regarding all issues related to content. The ideal candidate should be an avid consumer of media, including books/periodicals (audio and digital reader), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources. He/she is also a self-starter with impeccable organizational and analytical skills, a confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills, highly organized and detail oriented, and able to thrive in a high-energy entrepreneurial environment. Previous proofreading and/or copyediting experience is required.

Key Accountabilities:

PRODUCT METADATA INDEXING AND COPYEDITING : The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor proofreads and fact checks all product descriptions and supporting information prior to releasing a product to be published to the client's marketplaces. Key elements such as a product's price, on-sale date, territory rights, availability, provider, royalty earner, associated ASIN code, and all taxonomy elements are top priority areas of review. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor also provides QA for our client's style in product descriptions, data consistency, and related product linking for all product metadata. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor needs to meet daily copyediting quotas and complete prioritized processing requests.

EDITORIAL : The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor may need to research, edit, rewrite, or occasionally create descriptions for products. The Indexer/Copyeditor Contractor may need to research and assemble positive product review “blurbs” to be added to product descriptions.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

  • BA/BS or equivalent degree, preferably in Humanities
  • Editorial experience preparing online content
  • Proofreading experience; copyediting experience a plus
  • Working knowledge of database concepts (including Excel skills) and best practices
  • Demonstrated multi-tasking and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment
  • Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of people
  • Demonstrated focused attention to detail
  • Highly organized
  • Technical proficiency in Windows operating environment
  • An avid consumer of online media, including books (audio and print), websites, blogs, and other digital content sources.
  • A confident and upbeat communicator via written and verbal business communication skills.
  • Minimum one year professional proofreading, copyediting, and fact-checking experience in publishing
  • Minimum one year experience in Web-based publishing environment
  • Familiarity with social media and Web-based research tools (e.g., Google, Goodreads)
  • Basic familiarity with SEO concepts

Work Location: New Hire must be onsite 5 days per week in Newark, NJ

Job Tags

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