Senior English Book Editor & Proofreader

Job Description

Responsibilities： 1. Substantive Editing & Proofreading: Conduct thorough editing and proofreading of English book manuscripts translated from Chinese, ensuring the language is fluent, natural, error-free, idiomatically appropriate for the target audience, and faithful to the original style and essence. 2. Quality Assurance: Identify and correct grammatical, spelling, punctuation, syntactical errors, ensure terminology consistency, factual accuracy, and overall coherence and flow. 3. Language & Cultural Adaptation: Ensure translated content is natural, appropriate, and easily understandable within the target cultural context. 4. Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with translators, project editors, and relevant departments, clearly communicating revisions and effectively resolving issues identified during the editing process. 5. Project Management: Efficiently manage editing tasks within deadlines, ensuring high-quality output and timely delivery. Additional Potential Responsibilities (adjustable based on company needs): o Participate in book project planning meetings, providing linguistic and cultural expertise. o Assist in developing or updating internal style guides and terminology databases. o Conduct internal training for translators or junior editors on English writing, editing best practices, and cultural awareness of target markets.