Background:
Creative Associates International (Creative) is a dynamic and fast-growing professional services firm that specializes in international development in the areas of education, democratic transitions and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based inWashington,D.C., the firm has field presence in more than 20 countries worldwide with a strong and diverse portfolio that includes global contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other clients including the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. The firm has earned a solid reputation among its clients and missions worldwide and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.
Project Description:
This project will support Pakistani-led efforts to introduce and institutionalize improvements in reading instruction and reading assessment in grades one through five in public and private schools throughoutPakistan.
Terms of Reference
He/she will have the following primary responsibilities:
- Proof, edit and format read ten course guides of approximately 1200 pages
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Read content and correct for errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar
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Contextualize materials with respect to gender
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Sub-editing text written by a number of writers to ensure consistent style
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Shaping up the final product on shared template, Allocate space for the text, photos, and illustrations that make up a story
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Coding manuscripts for design features, such as hierarchy of headings
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Working to a style (shared template) checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalization, linking, bookmarking, formatting of references, etc.,
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Retrieving/downloading articles/material from archives (provided links) and rearranging within course guides
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Ensuring that all link/references provided in the course guides are working
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Once the courses have been copy-edited and laid out, the editor will perform one or more rounds of proofreading, checking spelling and share a final print ready copy of material.
Required Skills & Qualifications
The desired candidate should have:
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Master’s degree in English, Education, Curriculum Development, Journalism.
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A thorough knowledge and practice of standard English writing
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Excellent writing kills in English
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Strong editing/proofreading skills in English
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Proven working experience as an editor
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Hands on experience with MS Office and InDesign, Photoshop or other publishing tools
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An eye for detail along with critical thinking
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Candidates having similar past experience of editing and proof reading books/course guides, etc. will be given a preference.
Note: This is a 6 weeks consultancy, based in Islamabad.
Deliverable: Proof read and edit 5 integration and 5 discipline courses.
The organization is an equal opportunity employer, qualified female candidates and candidates from minorities are encouraged to apply.