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THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF NIGERIA is seeking a highly skilled Senior Editor to join our team. As a Senior Editor, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality of our publications.

The Senior Editor will be responsible for proofreading and editing all Scripture materials and other publications to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality. This includes checking for spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors, as well as ensuring style consistency and accuracy.

• Resolving queries directly with typesetters and translators regarding style and text inconsistencies.
• Spotting and correcting spelling mistakes, punctuations, and grammatical errors.
• Creating artwork briefs to detail the content of illustrations.
• Ensuring that illustrations are correctly captioned and referred to in the text.
• Producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalization, formatting of references, etc.
• Sub-editing text written by a number of authors to ensure consistent house style.
• Preparing preliminary pages for the title, contents, and preface of a publication.
• Ensuring that text matches the original.
• Ensuring that spelling and style are correct and consistent.
• Ensuring that page numbers, headings, and captions are correct.
• Scrutinizing documents to the minutest detail in order to identify errors.
• Identifying common proof errors that are often missed by translators.
• Using a structured proofreading process to ensure error-free copy.
• Ensuring that good editorial work has been done on materials to be published by describing the overall work done from the editorial context, design, illustration, etc. to handing over the electronic text for production.
• Ensuring that the final presentation of text, illustrations, and design features of the publication are error-free and complete.
• Ensuring safe keeping, archiving, and re-using of materials used for publishing.
• Working closely with the Translation Officer(s) and Publishing Staff to ensure completeness, correctness, and accurateness of all materials/items submitted for publication.
• Providing necessary support to ensure that BSN newsletter is published on scheduled dates on a quarterly basis.

• A minimum of First degree in English Language, Linguistics, or Mass communication with working knowledge in Biblical Studies (Theology) background from a recognized university.
• Biblical knowledge.
• Versatility in I.T. Skills especially Microsoft Office.
• A high-level oral and written communication skill.
• A methodical working style.
• High level of concentration, accuracy, and great attention to detail.
• Tact and diplomacy for negotiating changes with translators and typesetters.
• Ability to stay focused throughout an entire document, which may be long.
• A committed Christian with deep understanding of the Bible.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience as a Translator/Editor/Publishing Officer in a reputable publishing organization.

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