Editorial Assistant (Roster)

IMO is seeking to establish a roster of temporary Editorial Assistants to provide full-time linguistic and editorial support within its six language units (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian) throughout the year. Successful candidates will be assigned to the relevant language unit based on their language fluency to mother-tongue standard. Main Duties and Responsibilities Under the direct guidance of the Supervisor of the Document Processing Unit for the relevant language (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian, and the overall management of the corresponding Head of Translation, each Editorial Assistant will be assigned to a specific language unit and will be responsible for the following duties: Proofread texts for accuracy, quality, and conformity with established standards and policies, ensuring that all editorial and processing changes have been accurately and consistently incorporated into the final version. Edit, insert corrections, format and prepare documents, including those with complex tables, special layouts, merging and collating requirements, adapting as necessary to technological developments, notably in computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools such as eLUNa. Verify grammar, syntax, references, and consistency with the original source text to ensure accurate translation, appropriate style, punctuation and spelling, in line with IMO and in-house editorial guidelines. Liaise with editors, translators and revisers to resolve ..... full job details .....