Researcher - Editor
Full time
at ELECTRONIC VILLAGE in
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Researcher - Editor Full time at ELECTRONIC VILLAGE in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Job highlights
Posted on April 19, 2017- Professional background in
- Job level Junior/Entry Level
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Pays salary of
AED 2,500 - AED 5,000 /month
(Fixed Salary)
Job details
Electronic Village Internship Programme
Electronic Village is offering a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience and also to educate, mentor and motivate talented young people. University and college students will have the chance to increase their understanding of Arabic literature and the working environment of one of the most respected partners of UNESCO in the Middle East.
Position description - Researcher-Editor
Working under the direction of the Content Director, the Researcher-Editor will be responsible to validate facts, dates ,statistics , names and places. This may involve contacting writers' sources and conducting online research. He will be responsible for editing content in accordance with the style guide and by fixing any grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.
They work closely with writers, suggesting changes to enhance articles' readability, conciseness and style. In house editors also help the research editors with topics and to locate and contact sources throughout the development of articles.
Responsibilities
- validating and researching on facts,dates,names and places involved in the content.
- liaising regularly with authors and publishers by phone and email;
- resolving queries directly with the writer, style and text inconsistencies;
- creating artwork briefs to detail the content of illustrations;
- producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency in hyphenation, capitalisation,
formatting of references, etc.
- retrieving articles from archives and rearranging and validating within documentation;
Aptitudes / Sought qualifications :
- A passion for history,literature,art and written communication.
- A collaborative mentality and a team-player attitude.
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to synthesise information.
- Extensive knowledge on the subjects : Arabic Literature, Travel Literatures like Ibn Batuta Travelogue ..etc.
- A fondness for the details and limitless curiosity.
Skills
- Perfectly bilingual Arabic-English : Fluent arabic written and spoken.
- An in-depth knowledge of the Arab culture.
- Strong capabilities in content
-creation tools like Microsoft Office Suite.
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ELECTRONIC VILLAGE
Electronic village (partner of UNESCO) is an Emirati owned, non-profit organization, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE and was established in 1998. Its focus is on the field of electronic publications, development of digital content and merge of multimedia. It presents cultural, artistic and cognitive projects that concentrate on the Arab scientific heritage, humanities, Arabic language, Arab poetry, journey literature and civilization.
www.electronicvillage.org
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ELECTRONIC VILLAGE
Electronic village (partner of UNESCO) is an Emirati owned, non-profit organization, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE and was established in 1998. Its focus is on the field of electronic publications, development of digital content and merge of multimedia. It presents cultural, artistic and cognitive projects that concentrate on the Arab scientific heritage, humanities, Arabic language, Arab poetry, journey literature and civilization.
www.electronicvillage.org
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