English Editor
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Industry Education / Teaching Founded 1965 Type Public Website http://longhornpublishers.com/ Address Longhorn Publishers Ltd, Funzi Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya.
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We are seeking an experienced English Editor to join our editorial team. The ideal candidate should have strong editorial and language skills, with experience in educational book publishing and a good understanding of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) curriculum.
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Education or a related field.
- At least 4 years' experience in book publishing, preferably educational publishing.
- Strong English language, editing, proofreading and fact-checking skills.
- Good understanding of the CBE curriculum and its requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work within tight deadlines.
- Experience working with authors, reviewers, designers and other publishing teams.
- Knowledge of current trends and best practices in educational publishing.
βββββββKey Responsibilities:
- Ability to engage with external publishers for license printing and co-publishing
- Edit and proofread educational manuscripts to a high editorial standard.
- Ensure content is accurate, clear, engaging and curriculum-compliant.
- Work closely with authors, reviewers and designers throughout the publishing process.
- Conduct content and fact checks and ensure consistency across titles.
- Support the development of quality CBE-aligned learning materials.
- Source for manuscripts and possess an ability to come up with innovative publishing projects.Β