About WestEd
As a community of over 1000 researchers, practitioners, consultants, and administrative professionals from all backgrounds and life experiences, we are committed to making a qualitative difference in the lives of youth, children, and adults. We conduct and apply research, develop evidence-based solutions, and provide consulting services across the country in both rural and urban communities to improve equitable outcomes for individuals from infancy through adulthood. Serving as trusted partners in the areas of education, health, and justice, our teams enhance capacity within communities and school districts to prioritize impact — asking the right questions, customizing methodologies, developing relevant tools, and implementing best practices specific to a diverse range of stakeholder needs.
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Furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion is core to who we are and how we work. We are committed to working with our clients to illuminate and address disparities, value and elevate diverse voices, and ensure equitable access to our resources and services. Please review our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion on our Careers page at wested.org. Come and join us!SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING THE WORK LOCATION OF THIS POSITION—Although WestEd provides the option of working at one of its facilities for employees, many roles allow employees to choose to work remotely for their own convenience. The decision to allow remote work at the employee's convenience is based on the requirements of the position or project in question.
Content Area or Department Brief Description
The Early Childhood Integrated Systems (ECIS) content area addresses systems and policies for children age birth to eight and their families. Projects in this area build the capacity of state-level or large-scale mixed-delivery early childhood systems through cross-sector, integrated service delivery, policy guidance, system building efforts and initiatives to support the whole child, whole family and whole community.
The Opportunity
The Early Childhood Integrated Systems and Policies team at WestEd is seeking a temporary Proofreader/Editor to be responsible for proofreading, copyediting, and formatting while following style guides and brand identity requirements.
The Proofreader/Editor will support the Senior Accessibility Editor, Project Directors, Digital Strategist, and project teams to deliver high-quality digital products following overall quality assurance processes.
Core Focus Areas
Editorial
- Proofreading and copyediting content and source references in various digital formats (e.g., document, presentation, online course, website) across diverse subject areas
- Participating in edit verification, track-changes editing, and other such tasks involved in the quality assurance process
- Incorporating project- and funder-specific style guides and branding guidelines
- Seasoned user of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
What We’re Looking For
The Proofreader/Editor must have effective communication skills, writing skills, and leadership abilities.
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable proofreading and copyediting experience
- Ability to work with high levels of concentration and accuracy under tight timelines
- Excellent, reliable, and consistent proofreading and copyediting skills
- Excellent and reliable communications skills
- Experience in managing multiple tasks and priorities across projects and team members with tight timelines
- Experience working with team members collaboratively and effectively
- Self-starter that completes tasks with autonomy, escalating timely and appropriate concerns
- Experience with accessibility best practices, publication and design, working with style guides, publications, and professional learning materials is a plus
- Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Successful candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
SALARY:
This position is hourly at $32.00 per hour.
Committed to the diversity of race, ethnicities, perspectives, and opportunities, WestEd offers a variety of social and professional learning communities, such as Employee Resource groups, the Data Intelligence, Insights, and Innovation PLC, and the WestEd Parent Community, just to name a few. We hope you’ll consider joining us to build better schools, communities, learning pathways, and more! #LI-Remote #LI-Hybrid
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
