Senior Content Editor

at  Clarivate

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Senior Content Editor. You will analyze historical documents and document collections and describe content to facilitate researcher access within digital archives If this sounds like an opportunity you are interested in, then we would love to talk to you!

ABOUT YOU – EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field OR Relevant work experience
• 5 years of work experience in Content Editing or a related position
• 5 years of technical experience, with ability to enter and manipulate data, and learn software and database programs
• 5 years of experience working with Microsoft Office products.
• 5 years of experience establishing and maintaining collaborative, positive working relationships with all levels of employees and multidisciplinary teams

Analyze U.S. historical materials from the 18th, 19th, and 20thcentury using discretion and independent judgment; identify value-add needed to serve users-from students to historians

• -and attain market-based objectives.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of subject breadth and scope to make decisions regarding product content and editorial value-add.
• Distil relevant information from source materials into concise compositions of varying length and format (indexing, abstracting, short essays).
• Select descriptive indexing terms that reflect document content, and suggest new terms as needed.
• Perform quality review. Review accuracy and completeness of source materials, electronic conversions, and editorial content prior to publication.
• Work in a dynamic team environment, provide peer feedback, participate in product discussions, and contribute to group projects.
• Master software and editorial tools necessary to perform duties.
• Manage workload to ensure that deadlines and productivity requirements are met.
• Produce high-quality work that meets editorial standards with little revision.
• Take a proactive role in ensuring that editorial value-add enhances product marketability and drives customer usage