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🗽 New York – Remote

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💵 $25 - $35 / hour

⏰ Full Time

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UR Ventures

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11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

🤝 B2B

🔬 Science

Education • B2B • Science

UR Ventures is the innovation and commercialization arm of the University of Rochester, focused on advancing research and academic entrepreneurship. It connects university faculty and researchers with industry partners to facilitate the development of new technologies and businesses that can positively impact society. UR Ventures promotes collaboration, creativity, and knowledge transfer, thereby contributing to the university's mission of making the world ever better.

📋 Description

• Research, condense, rewrite, and edit submitted Class Notes for clarity, tone, privacy, and available space • Verify names, titles, graduation years, employers, publications, awards, dates, and links; resolve discrepancies and document sources • Flag unsupported claims, privacy issues, or permission concerns • Communicate with alumni, University Marketing & Communications colleagues, and Advancement and Alumni Relations partners • Proofread Rochester Review features, departments, display copy, captions, sidebars, contents, credits, and selected digital adaptations • Review page layouts for headlines, decks, bylines, captions, photo identifications, folios, jumps, line breaks, credits, URLs, QR codes, charts, and corrections • Recheck revised pages through final production • Copy edit and proofread assigned enrollment marketing and select brand marketing materials • Coordinate with editors, writers, designers, project managers, and University partners • Communicate queries and corrections, update issue style sheets, meet deadlines, and recommend workflow efficiencies

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English, publishing, or a related field • 3 years of professional editing, copy editing, or proofreading experience required • Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted • Previous experience editing websites and digital projects preferred • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat required • Advanced command of grammar, usage, punctuation, copy editing, and proofreading preferred • Strong research and fact-checking skills preferred • Ability to manage high-volume work, tight deadlines, shifting priorities, and sensitive information preferred • Sound editorial judgment and clear communication preferred • Familiarity with Chicago style, University or magazine house style, publication production workflows, digital publishing, and accessibility practices preferred