Top 11 Editorial assistant Jobs in Boston, Ma

Editorial Assistant
Boston College —Chestnut Hill, MA
- $27.48 - $34.34 an hour
- Full-time
- Word processing
- English
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Content Editing Associate (Editorial Assistant)
Wolters Kluwer —Waltham, MA
- $35,000 - $58,600 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Organizational skills
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
- Commuter assistance
- Paid parental leave
Executive Assistant
Elsevier —Cambridge, MA
- $48,900 - $81,500 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Mid-level
- Continuous improvement
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
9d
Administrative Assistant
Aspen Publishing —Burlington, MA
- $53,000 - $75,900 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Mid-level
- Office
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Perspective Editor
Massachusetts Medical Society —Boston, MA
- From $125,000 a year
- 7 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Military encouraged
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Administrative Assistant 2
MIT —Cambridge, MA
- Full-time
- Research
- Mid-level
- 3 years
Executive Assistant
RELX —Cambridge, MA
- $48,900 - $81,500 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Mid-level
- Continuous improvement
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
9d
AI-Native Marketing Manager
Ataccama —Boston, MA
- $118,000 - $135,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- 3 years
- Senior level
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
Sr Media Relations Specialist
Northeastern University —Boston, MA
- $76,335.00 - $107,823.75 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Writing skills
- Mid-level
- University
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Principal Clinical Content- Physician - UpToDate®, Physician Editor, Adult Neurology
Wolters Kluwer —Waltham, MA
- $173,500 - $310,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Medicine
- Doctoral degree
- Clinic experience
- Commuter assistance
- Paid parental leave
Publications Assistant
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education —Boston, MA
- From $32,500 a year
- Urgently hiring
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Office
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Editorial Assistant

Boston College -
Chestnut Hill, MA

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Job Details

Full-time
$27.48 - $34.34 an hour
8 days ago

Benefits

Paid holidays
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
403(b)
Life insurance

Qualifications

Confidential information handling
Word processing
English
Administrative experience
Productivity software
English

Full Job Description

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

The Editorial Assistant provides support both to the Monan Professor and to the Department of Faculty Services at Boston College Law School. Support for the Monan Professor consists primarily of providing editorial and research services – described in more detail below – pertaining to books and other scholarly materials, responding quickly and appropriately to inquiries from faculty members, students, academic institutions, publishers, and others (such as university and government officials and judges), arranging conferences, facilitating research, and coordinating research assistants and committee meetings.

The Editorial Assistant also augments the law school Faculty Services team, assisting with editing projects of faculty publications – both articles and book projects – and ad hoc requests for proofreading of assignments, exams, and other materials to be distributed to students. The core of the role is the provision of editorial support to written work such as a book or an article that will be published in a law review or similar academic journal. In addition, the position serves in other administrative roles that make use of the position’s considerable editorial expertise; for example, the Editorial Assistant is a member of a panel of graders for the annual law school journal application/competition, in which capacity the Editorial Assistant reads student-written work and provides an assessment of writing efficacy, clarity, and composition.

In providing editorial and research support to both the Monan Professor and to the law school faculty as a whole, the Editorial Assistant prepares working copies for publication in scholarly works, professional journals, and department, school, and/or University-published materials. Substantive editing duties include making stylistic, structural, and/or grammatical corrections; conferring with authors on content, form, and style; suggesting or performing revisions; and compiling indices and tables of contents. Technical editing duties include conducting source collection of cited authorities; evaluating citations according to either Bluebook of Chicago Manual of Style rules; and making or suggesting corrections to citations accordingly.
Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

Administrative Support to the Monan Chair (20%)

Schedules various meetings on behalf of the professor, such as committee meetings, student meetings and other various business meetings.
Record minutes for various faculty and committee meetings
Provide general market research as requested for various faculty committees
Assist with other various administrative tasks as required
Assist in drafting and editing manuscripts, articles and presentations.
Assist in editing law school assignments and exams as requested

Research Support to the Monan Chair (20%)

Provides research support services to the Monan Professor for various books, articles and research work.
Conduct relevant secondary research
Collaborate on research design, conducting data analysis, interpreting results

Editorial Support to the Monan Chair and Law School Faculty (55%)

Provides editorial support services to the Monan Professor on various books, articles and research work.
Provide editorial services to Law School faculty as assigned by the Associate Dean of Faculty and the Director of Faculty
Services. This could include support on books, articles or other literary forms
Assist Faculty Services Director in training and supervising student RAs in editing duties
Editorial services include but are not limited to content, structure and style editing, proof-reading, chapter reads,
Design editorial calendars and timelines to plan and coordinate services provided
Track editorial services provided across the faculty and present data to senior management
In unique situations, help identify 3rd party editorial services when specific needs can’t be met or we are at capacity
Ensure all written content reflects the writer’s voice and editorial standards

Other Administrative Support at the Law School (5%)

Assist the Law School in running various events such as commencement and orientation
Assist the Student & Academic Services Office in proctoring exams
Assist in grading of annual law school journal application materials
Assist faculty services during peak seasons
Proofread various documents as assigned
Other ad hoc projects related to the role
From time to time help monitor student employees

Position Details:
Department: 056001 - Dean - Law School
Position: 00007510 - Editorial Assistant, Law School
Grade: 2ND

Hiring Range: $27.48 - $34.34 - pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

Education:

Bachelor’s degree with a focus in English, literature, creative writing or communications
Master’s or other advanced degrees preferred or a desire to earn one in related field

Experience:

Three to five years relevant experience in editing or journalism preferred.

Functional and Technical Competencies:

Fluency in English (reading, writing, listening and speaking).
Detail-oriented
Enthusiastic about research, and able to safeguard confidential information.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required; experience with databases is preferred.
Excellent word processing skills, strong administrative ability, initiative, ability to work independently, sound judgment, and a penchant for meeting deadlines.
Excellent communication skills
Strong interpersonal, organizational and editing skills.
An eagerness to learn, an ability to multi-task, and careful attention to detail are essential.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.

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