Copy Editor - (Atlanta, GA)

Our client supporting the federal government agency is seeking a "part time" (20-24 hours) Copy Editor to join their team. This copy editor will be a member of a team responsible for editing and proofreading manuscripts for publication. Duties and Responsibilities - Communicate with authors concerning alterations, corrections, affiliations, deadlines, or other questions - Revise writing to conform to the journal's current style and usage conventions and to improve comprehensibility. - Complete other duties as requested by the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, or Copy Editor Team Lead. - Format data tables and work with the journal's production staff on illustrations. - Rewrite and reorganize sections of manuscripts to improve organization of ideas and comprehensibility. - Become proficient at running eXtyles software for manuscript preparation (we train staff) - Verify consistency of data in text, tables, graphs, and technical appendices.