Southern Seminary Press Proofreader and Editor

JOB SUMMARY: The role of the Southern Seminary Press Proofreader & Editor is to ensure grammatical accuracy for all Southern Seminary Press books. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The employee in this position will assist with telling the story of Boyce College and Southern Seminary through: Thorough Grammar Check: Carefully scrutinize written content to detect and rectify grammatical mistakes including subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, pronoun usage, and sentence structure. Punctuation Accuracy: Verify proper use of punctuation marks like commas, semicolons, apostrophes, and quotation marks. Spelling Verification: Check for spelling errors and ensure consistent word usage. Style Guide Adherence: Apply established style guides to maintain consistency in formatting, capitalization, and abbreviation usage. Readability Enhancement: Review text for clarity and flow, suggesting improvements to sentence structure and word choice where necessary. Fact-Checking (as needed): May verify factual accuracy of information within the content. EDUCATION: The person in this position should be proficient in rules of English grammar. EXPERIENCE: The person in this position should have zero to two years of experience as a proofreader or editor. SUPERVISION: The person in this position will supervise no one. The person in this position will report to the Vice President of Communications. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The person in this position will work in a traditional office environment. EQUIPMENT: The person in this position will use the following equipment: computer.