Part-time Technical Editor

TECHNICAL EDITOR

We’re looking to bring on a technical editor (or a copyeditor who is familiar with technical content) to edit all types of curriculum materials across our programs. You’ll do the bulk of your work in a content management system, not in word-processing docs, and you’ll be working with anything from long-form explanations to assessment instructions to rubrics to slide decks. Must be a quick learner with strong editorial instincts, and comfort working with complex, highly specialized content is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Copyedit, proofread, and polish a variety of curriculum materials for educational programs in tech and tech-adjacent fields
• Provide very light developmental or content editing support as needed to clarify text, ensure the language is accessible, and improve the narrative flow
• Quickly understand and consistently apply the conventions in our house style guide
• Help perform content production tasks and facilitate the migration of content, both written and visual, between our platforms and tools
• Report and resolve discrepancies where documentation is incomplete or unavailable
• Working in and navigate our ecosystem of project management and curriculum development tools as well as our production workflows; provide coordination support
• Build assessment questions in our auto-grading, curriculum-building, and rubric tools
• Provide quality assurance support, which includes a comprehensive review of how content is rendered within the student learning environment(s) to ensure all components of the curriculum behave as expected
• Occasionally format code scripts or work with HTML, Markdown, or another programming language

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ editing experience
• Familiarity and comfort engaging with technical skills and concepts
• Ability to meet project deadlines
• Ability to collaborate across functions

Preferred:

• Experience with technical or scientific editing
• Experience formatting code scripts or working with HTML, Markdown, or another programming language
• Experience working with a version control tool or content management system
• Experience doing quality assurance or providing quality assurance support
• Experience writing or editing content in any of the following fields: data analytics, data science, UX/UI, product management, project management, engineering, computer science, web design, web or software development
• Experience working with project management software, like Jira
• Experience writing or editing curricula, trainings, e-learning content, or instructional design materials