Job Opening at Reader's Digest India

Reader’s Digest is looking for an editorial hand with 2-4 years of experience in journalism or publishing.

Proficiency in English and editing is essential. Experience in feature writing or reporting, and an interest in lifestyle and human interest stories is desirable. Comfort with the online space and social media will be an advantage. Position required for the team based in the India Today Mediaplex, NOIDA.

Please apply at editor.india@rd.com with a detailed resume.

Copy-Editor Required

A Mr Aman Gopal Sureka is looking for a copy-editor for his book on an ancient board game. Anyone interested in doing this assignment should contact him at agsureka@masspl.com.

Please note that no deadlines or rates have been mentioned, so exercise your own discretion.

Multiple editorial openings at ABP Kolkata

Requirements:

Bengali Writer (Experience: 5-6 years)
Copy Editor/ Correspondent – Bengali (Experience: 8-10 years)
Photo Editor (Experience:6-8 years)



Brief job profile:
Native Writer – Bengali
Writing/ reporting news stories and features in Bengali

Copy Editor / Correspondent
This position is for the Bengali daily Ebela. The incumbent is responsible for writing / editing news stories. Those with prior experience in working with Bengali newspapers will be preferred.

Photo Editor
This position is for ABP Digital. Photo editors with prior experience of working with print and digital media will be preferred.

Salary: Open – based on experience

Contact person: Renuka Makker
Email: renuka.makker@abpdigital.in

Note: Kindly mention the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

EditPub 2016: List of Selected Candidates

1. Tanima Ghosh
2. Aurko Mitra
3. Shatarupa Brahma
4. Sohini Datta
5. Sulagna Dasgupta
6. Debadrita Mitra
7. Nandini Mitra
8. Shalmi Barman
9. Yash Bhattacharya
10. Anupama Singh Choubey
11. Aparajita Bhattacharya
12. Aditi Chatterjee
13. Jyoti Kataria
14. Debarna Banerjee
15. Binita Majumdar
16. Purnima Lama
17. Shulagna Basu
18. Ujjainee Roy
19. Somdutta Saha
20. Anwesha Kar
21. Pritha Sengupta
22. Dipawali Mitra
23. Moupali Nandy
24. Poorvi Ghosh
25. Indira Bhattacharya
26. Soutrik Dey
27. Arundhati Dey
28. Anwesha Roy
29. Debakshi Dutta
30. Indrani Bose

Waiting list

1. Chandreyee Das
2. Rituparna Das
3. Riddhi Mukhopadhyay
4. Debapam Chakrabarty
5. Bedbyas Datta
   
   

Admission to the course will take place on 5 January 2016 from 5:30 pm in the classroom of the School of Cultural Texts and Records (see below). The course fee of Rs 10,000 is to be paid preferably on the same day or by Friday 8 January.  The fee may be paid through cheque or demand draft payable in Kolkata, made out to the ‘The Registrar, Jadavpur University’.

Unless specified, most EditPub classes will take place at the new classrooms of the School of Cultural Texts and Records. These rooms are located on the top floor of the Rabindra Bhavan building (next to Darshan Bhavan), five minutes' walk from Gate No. 5. If you have trouble finding the classrooms, please refer to the map below.

Freelancing for Pearson

Pearson  Global Editions is looking for Freelance Editors

Freelance editors will:

·         work with Global Editions (GE) in-house editors to deliver copyedited material that is clear and consistent.

·         work to correct spellings, grammar and punctuation; check content for consistency and styles; and reword or rewrite content, if required.

·         work on multiple formats including, but not restricted to, teaching manuals, study guides, solutions manuals, companion websites, and various Pearson eLearning platforms.

·         check authorial submissions to see whether complete sets of material have been received; compile lists of missing material; and track the receipt of such material through to completion.

·         analyze feedbackfrom review panels regarding GE material and manage revisions with GE contributors using this feedback, in collaboration with GE in-house editors.

Ideal candidates would be very comfortable with Microsoft Word and competent with Microsoft Excel. They wouldn’t need to be an expert in the subject they are working on, but they should be comfortable editing material ranging from economics to computer science. They will definitely have input from GE in-house editors throughout the process to help them evaluate the material they are working on.

Candidates who are interested should email their résumés to aaditya.bugga@pearson.com

Please include your phone number in your résumé.

NOTICE FOR THE 13TH EDITING AND PUBLISHING COURSE

NOW IN ITS 13TH YEAR

Certificate Course in Editing and Publishing
at the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University

Applications are invited from Honours graduates in any discipline for a PG Certificate Course in Editing and Publishing to be conducted by the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University, from 5 January- 22 April 2016. Classes will normally be held three days a week from 6-8 p.m. (Tue, Thu, Fri) Applicants have to appear for a screening test on 17 December 2015 (Thursday), at 6 p.m., to be held on the first floor of the UG Arts Building.

Course fee: Rs 10,000 to be paid on the day of admission, by cheque or demand draft payable in Kolkata, made out to "The Registrar, Jadavpur University’. 

Applications may be made on plain paper or by email to jueditpub@gmail.com. Paper applications should be submitted to the School of Cultural Texts and Records (5^th floor, Rabindra Bhaban, JU) between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on working days.

Last date for receipt of applications: 14 December 2015. 

(For details about previous courses see: http://editpub.blogspot.in/)

Broad course topics: role of the editor; parts of a book; copy-editing and proofing; documentation and indexing; copyright; office correspondence; overview of publishing; editing with software; book and cover design; commissioning and contracts; production; manufacture; open source philosophy and LaTeX; pagemaking using proprietary software such as Adobe Pagemaker, Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign; publicity design; business plan analysis; e-publishing; marketing; publicity; distribution; press visits; live projects.

India’s longest running university course in Editing and Publishing has trained hundreds of professionals for some of the leading English-language publishing houses in the country, as well as for other media. Our students have been hired by Pearson Education India, Pearson Education U.K., Oxford University Press, HarperCollins, Rupa, Hachette, Scholastic, Penguin India, Macmillan, Dorling Kindersley, Sage, Orient Blackswan, Anthem, Google, TCS, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Times of India, and the Ananda Bazar Patrika group, among others.

Copy Editors Wanted - Pan Macmillan India

Pan Macmillan India is looking for copy-editors. This is the advertisement as posted on Facebook.

"We’re looking for a copy editor. Grammar fiends with an eye for detail and a passion for reading across genres are especially welcome. If you’re ready to work hard, and have fun while you’re at it, we’re looking for you. Our office is on KG Marg. Send your CV to paneditorial@macmillan.co.in."

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