COMPANY PROFILE

Chronicle Heritage (formerly PaleoWest) is a solution-driven heritage consulting firm that prides itself on employing the best cultural resource management professionals in the industry. We place an emphasis on supporting our clients’ needs, fostering new technologies that advance our industry, and leveraging those advancements toward the management of non-renewable cultural resources. Chronicle Heritage prioritizes professional development within the framework of innovation and forward-thinking to encourage career advancement and research development.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This position will work closely with the lead copy editor to support office principals and project managers providing essential top-quality proposals and technical reports.
A successful copy editor will be able to work quickly, accurately, and collaboratively to meet agreed-upon deadlines. This position will review content for grammar and spelling errors, identify unclear language, and offer suggestions for improvement. Material must be reviewed for consistency of style while ensuring accuracy with archaeological and anthropological terminology. Correcting formatting errors with tables, pages, TOC, and other images is required.
This position is part-time and requires a flexible schedule and good communication to meet deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in communications, English, journalism, or related field preferred
• Familiarity with archaeological and anthropological terminology
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Acrobat
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office software and expert-level Word skills that include tracking changes, cross-referencing similar documents, and formatting
• At least 5 years of experience in a professional setting, providing editing services, required
• Exceptional attention to detail and very organized
• Flexibility and availability and ability to meet assignment deadlines

• Copy editing of proposals and technical reports
• Check graphics for accuracy, grammar, and style
• Expert eye for proofreading, spelling, and grammar
• Formatting of pages, tables, Table of Contents, and active fields