Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a motivated Senior Copy Editor to join our dynamic team. The main purpose of the Senior Copy Editor role is to work alongside subject matter experts, media specialists, and learning designers to deliver editorial quality assurance of online educational content for the Penn Foster Group (PFG). Your primary duty will be to edit, copyedit, and proofread EdTech content while adhering to PFG’s quality standards, style guides, editorial policies, and brand requirements. You may also be required to conduct quality assurance of editing and proofreading work performed by other editors within the copy editing team.

Role and Responsibilities 

• Edit and proofread written content according to PFG’s quality frameworks, brand standards, and style guides, focusing on:

• Grammar, punctuation, and spelling

• Voice, tone, and writing style

• Logic, accuracy, and consistency across course content

• Comprehension and readability for an American English audience of different ages and education levels

• Formatting, layout, and structure

• Fact-checking, when needed

• Inclusive, equitable language and accessibility requirements

• Academic integrity and alignment with subject matter

• Conduct quality assurance of team members’ work to ensure quality standards are met, and provide feedback to the Lead Copy Editor to address any areas for improvement.

• Receive and implement feedback based on client requirements and content aims. 

• Edit work directly on PFG’s learning management system (LMS) when required, ensuring no errors are introduced.

• Multitask and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while upholding the required quality standards.

• Collaborate proactively with cross-regional and cross-functional teams to ensure the achievement of project outcomes and quality standards. 

• Communicate effectively with the project management team on time and deadline expectations and the status of work.

• Adopt a learning mindset and be willing to share your knowledge and editing best practices with the team. 

Qualifications 

• Master's degree in English, journalism, publishing, law, or a similar field

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience working in an editing or proofreading role, preferably in the education or EdTech space. 

Skills

• Previous editing, copyediting, and proofreading experience

• Prior work experience with academic publishers and in the K-12 domain is preferred.

• Excellent written skills, including thorough knowledge of grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation, and comfort working in American English.

• Ability to accurately reference style guides, particularly the Chicago Manual of Style.

• Meticulous attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency.

• Highly skilled in using Adobe Acrobat Pro and G Suite.

• Good understanding of end-to-end content creation and how your work fits into the final course product.

• Strong organizational skills focused on project- and time-management. Experience in using a project management system like ClickUp or Asana is a plus. 

• Excellent communication skills to facilitate active involvement in meetings and collaboration opportunities across teams, both in person and online.

• An open, inclusive approach to working with people from different cultures and diverse backgrounds.