Copy Editor - Bengaluru, India - Trivone Content Sevices

Description

• Excellent command over the English language
• Writing & editing skills
• Attention to detail
• Feature writing and communication skills
• Familiarity with writing styles for different channels blogs, infographics, white papers, video content and other digital media formats
• Bachelor's degree in sociology, economics, psychology, media, mass communication or English literature preferable
• Diploma course in creative writing, journalism, mass media, mass communication or blog writing
• Ability to write/rewrite short news pieces

• A sound understanding of the IT and Telecom industries
• More than nodding understanding of current affairs in the business & technology space
• Knowledge of British and American styles of English
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Ability to edit content for brevity and clarity

• Knowledge of/ experience in social media

• Quality check for content, language, flow, grammar and punctuation
• Checking facts, discrepancies, ensuring clarity of thoughts and ideas
• Sticking to deadlines, maintaining consistency in editorial style and language specified for each project; maintaining consistency in formatting; adding or reducing content to meet specified wordage
• Rewriting the content to suit the format
• Connecting with writers and understanding their writing style (feature/blog writers)

• Focus on good titles/ headlines, on building evolving vocabulary
• Writing reviews/ synopses for television serials, movies, music etc.

• Monday to Friday

• Copy editing: 5 years (preferred)