Languages Bilingual

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience 5 years or more

Business Equipment and Computer Applications

Adobe Illustrator; MS Excel; MS Word; MS Outlook; Microsoft Publisher

Work Setting Government department and/or agency

Technical or Specialized Editing Technical manuals; Speeches

Specific Skills

Plan and co-ordinate activities of staff and assure production deadlines are met; Negotiate royalties with authors and initiate payments to freelance staff; Evaluate suitability of material for publication, broadcast or publication on Internet; Confer with authors, staff writers, reporters and others regarding revisions to copy; Plan and implement layout or format of copy according to space or time allocations and significance of copy; Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text

Production Editing Activities

Paper editing; Editing on-screen; Desktop publishing software

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Attention to detail; Large workload; Tight deadlines

Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Accurate; Excellent written communication