The Sub-Editor plays a key part in the editorial team, helping to prepare and check a wide range of content (news, features, and comment) before publication.
TASKS
* Checking all copy for grammar, spelling, tone, and style, according to the paper's style policies
* Fact-checking for accuracy and legal concerns, and referring queries back to the section editor or writer as appropriate
* Rewriting where necessary to tighten copy or to make its meaning clearer
* Checking photos, credits, and captions
* Processing articles in our content-management system, adding tags and topics for online purposes
* Cutting pages in InCopy
* On press day, working on news pages in InCopy, liaising with the production team, writing headlines, adding captions, cutting in stories to fit, and circulating proofs to the wider team for checking
* Assisting with checking Gazette lists
* Any other duties as required by the Production Editor, Deputy Editor, or Editor.