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Description/Job Summary
ASHP is an award-winning Association with a great mission. ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists, representing more than 60,000 members. ASHP has recently won awards for being a Top Workplace for our work culture which fosters learning, collaboration, and for being inclusive.
The Professional Development and Publishing Office at ASHP is actively recruiting for a part-time freelance copyeditor. The successful candidate will be responsible for copyediting peer-reviewed technical/scientific book chapters and manuscripts for ASHP in conformance with ASHP style and conventions of biomedical publishing.
This is a part-time role, anticipated to be in the range of 10-20 hours per week. This position is not eligible for benefits. This position is a remote position and can be located anywhere in the continental United States.
What You Bring To ASHP:
+ B.A. in Communications or English or B.S. in life sciences
+ Minimum of 5 years of editorial experience that includes copyediting for a scientific or biomedical publisher
+ Experience with book publishing
+ Exceptional grasp of grammar and language skills
+ Superb attention to detail
+ Flexibility and good organizational skills
+ Familiarity with AMA editorial style
+ Ability to track changes using redline feature of MS Word
+ Ability to use Adobe Acrobat to edit/mark up article proofs
+ Knowledge and understanding of healthcare issues a plus but not required