Copyeditor / Proofreader / Content Editor

Company Overview- BPB Publications is Asia's largest publisher of computer and IT books, specializing in collaborations with international authors and IT companies. With a rich history spanning over more than 6 decades, BPB Publications has published over 6000+ titles and sold over 100 Million books, providing valuable resources to IT professionals, students, and enthusiasts.

Job Description- BPB Publications is seeking a skilled Content Editor to work directly with authors to create high-quality manuscripts. As a Content Editor, you will collaborate with the authors (who may be of Indian / foreign origin), to share editorial feedback to help create engaging and informative books that cater to our diverse audience.

Responsibilities :

• Content Editors work closely with the author(s) to develop content and provide editorial support for them as per the BPB Style Guidelines & templates which includes but is not limited to - grammar checks, sentence rephrasing, paraphrasing, checking the structure / flow of the content.
• Conducting research on the technology of the topic they have been assigned so that you have some basic understanding of the technology.
• Address queries or concerns raised by the technical reviewers and authors.
• Scheduling activities to ensure that content is received in a timely manner and also accommodates any delays that occur.
• As Content Editors will be handling multiple titles / authors at a time, you should be good at multi-tasking and maintaining a track of follow-ups and deadlines.
• Work both independently and in a distributed team environment and reliably meet deadlines.
• Provide detailed and constructive feedback to authors using the appropriate tone to suggest the necessary actions.

Why work at BPB

Skills Required

Research