Proofreader/ Editor 

Location: Cairo, Egypt      Type of Contract: Individual Contract         Duration of Initial Contract: One Year, renewable

Responsibilities:

• Support Technical team members in drafting a style rule of writing to facilitate the proofreading and grammatical errors.
• Re-construct the technical content to be up to international standards (British English-American English)
• Ability to understand the requirements of various teams and convey the client’s key messages adequately and appropriately through the effective use of language
• Performs line-editing and proofreading, checking for formatting consistency, grammatical accuracy, and spelling errors
• Proofread documents to ensure the material is visually and grammatically correct.
• Use standardized proofreading code to mark errors that appear in the document.
• Maintain a record of all items that have been revised or proofread.
• Mark up the original copy or drafts for correction if there are any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors.
• Possess the ability to multitask well while maintaining a high level of accuracy and precision, as well as excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written abilities.
• Checks for adherence to style guides and/or brand-specific style guides
• Ensures that the final copy matches the approved job along with assessing design elements
• When applicable, verifies all captions for photos and illustrations are accurate

Required skills:

• Superior knowledge of English language (Native or as Native), including spelling, grammar, and punctuation
• Advanced knowledge of writing styles
• Microsoft Office and Windows (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) expertise is a must
• Knowledge of sustainability and sustainable development terminology.
• Knowledge of common terminology across various sectors (Financial, Industrial, F&B, Construction,…etc).
• Flexibility is required in order to respond swiftly and constructively to shifting priorities;
• the capacity to work under tight deadlines is required.
• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality regarding all the revised documents
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build working relationships; ability to negotiate delivery times due to competing deadlines.
• 5+ years of experience as an editor in a collaborative environment reviewing both interactive and print work