Editor

About Friends Publication

Friends Publication specializes in producing high-quality textbooks for school and pre-collegiate academic levels. The company manages every aspect of educational publishing, from initial concept through to final printing, ensuring uniform standards through an integrated process. Their workforce comprises highly qualified professionals operating in modern IT-enabled office environments to ensure precision and efficiency in content creation and production.

Role Overview

Based in Agra, this full-time, on-site Editor position involves managing the editorial workflow for textbooks. Responsibilities include assessing manuscripts to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency with academic standards, and adherence to the company's style guides. The Editor will coordinate with authors, subject experts, and internal teams to oversee revisions, proofreading, and prepare content for composition and printing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough review, editing, and proofreading of educational content.
• Evaluate manuscript structure, flow, readability, grammar, punctuation, and style compliance.
• Liaise with authors, educators, and production teams to refine and finalize textbook content.
• Manage formatting requirements and perform pre-press quality checks.
• Maintain editorial schedules, deadlines, and assist in improving editorial workflows and quality standards.

Candidate Qualifications

• Proficient in editing, proofreading, and copy review within academic or educational contexts.
• Skilled at assessing organization, clarity, and adherence to style conventions.
• Experience collaborating effectively with authors and production personnel.
• Familiarity with textbook or academic publishing procedures including formatting and printing preparation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities to simultaneously handle multiple projects under deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Education, Communications, or similar fields; advanced credentials in publishing or editing are beneficial.
• Comfortable working on-site with IT tools and enthusiastic about adopting new publishing technologies and workflows.