Copy Editors

Who We Are

Tech Times is a fast-growing New York-based digital media startup that owns and manages several web

properties, including flagship www.techtimes.com that reports on technology, health, science and other

interesting topics for diverse audience. Techtimes.com is one of the top 700 web properties in the U.S.,

drawing over 5 million visitors worldwide every month, per Quantcast, and one of the top 25

technology-focused news sites in the U.S., per ComScore.


As part of our organization, you'll enjoy a stable and growing environment, along with an office culture

that rewards, recognizes and respects talent and achievements. We provide competitive compensation

and incentives, and offer a great environment and opportunities for growth.


Who We Want

TechTimes.com is looking for a copy editor to join its fast growing team. The copy editor will be a key

contributor to the site, specifically working with the lead copy editor, editors and reporters in checking

the stories for style, structure, grammar and clarity before they are published. Excellent copy editing and

communication skills and experience in copy editing various topics, especially technology, health and

science, is a must.


The ideal candidate should be familiar with working at an online news site, adept at catching

typographical errors, understand AP style and be able to edit for clarity and context. The copy editor

needs a good ear for idiomatic English and should be able to correct tense agreements and help writers

maintain an active voice. The copy editor will be copy editing copy on-screen for grammar, punctuation,

spelling, and sense, adding keywords and checking photo credits and sources.


Qualification/Requirements

- At least six months of online copy editing job experience.

- Finely tuned attention to detail and extreme organizational skills.

- Solid understanding of AP style and excellent research skills

- Excellent writing, copy editing and communication skills

- Proof-read and copy edit 25-30 stories daily (Mon-Sat) for syntax, proper punctuation, grammatical

errors, spelling errors and typos

- Ensure stories are well written and logically structured i.e. ensure clarity, accuracy and flow in the story

content

- Fact check, ensure proper hyperlinks, and raise queries with the writer, if necessary

- Check stories, headlines, and summaries for keywords and other metadata for SEO purposes

- Ensure the stories are in line with the publisher's "house style" and retain the voice of the writer

- Check stories for plagiarism/scraped content and ensure the stories do not violate any copyright or

other intellectual property right of any third party and if copy editor comes across any potential legal

problems (especially copyright issues), bring it to the notice of the editorial team and the publisher

- Make sure images, illustrations, captions and videos complement the story, are correct and usable.

- Check images and embedded videos, correct broken or erroneous links and resize images or video

when necessary.

Submit your resume, cover letter, and links to relevant clips of your work. In

Subject line, write 'YOUR NAME - Application for COPY EDITOR Position'