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Powderhorn	Post subject: ... and copy-editing experience would be nice. Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:13 pm
Joined: Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 840 Location: Ashland, Ore.	Temporary position for a "Copy Editor III." Listing reads as follows: Quote: * Copy Editor III * Seattle, WA Please send resumes to pat@h10capital.com or call 206-518-5019 Job qualifications: - Outstanding writing skills*you must be able to write clear and engaging content in a variety of contexts. - Ability to translate the Voice you develop into clear guidelines and a *toolkit* others can leverage. - Creativity coupled with an ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines; ability to own a project from start to finish. - The ability to think analytically and strategically about content*you should be comfortable measuring content performance in quantitative as well as qualitative forms, and able to apply key learning to the next project. - Strong detail orientation. Previous copy edit experience is a plus I don't understand the practical applications of half of the qualifications the company is seeking; clearly, though, experience in the "copy edit" department is ancillary to be a Copy Editor III (makes one wonder what the requirements for a Copy Editor II are ... "encountered one or more phrases in life"?)
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onceahack	Post subject: Re: ... and copy-editing experience would be nice. Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:16 pm
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:39 pm Posts: 731 Location: Central Texas	you should be comfortable measuring content performance in quantitative as well as qualitative forms Sounds to me like they're looking for a human factors expert. How many copy editors of any type "measure content performance"? Strong detail orientation. Seems to me, Powderhorn, that this is what makes it Copy Editor III. Copy Editor II would require "Detail orientation," and Copy Editor I would require "Orientation."
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