Editor, Quality Review

Title: Editor, Quality Review

Location: London England GB

Type: Full-time

Workplace: Hybrid remote

Job Description:

Role Purpose

Description

Role Purpose

The editor’s role is to ensure that all written work for clients is timely, accurate, well written and well presented. Working in conjunction with project managers, consultants and analysts primarily in the Global Risk Analysis and Digital Risks departments, this involves co-ordinating and editing written material, ensuring that it is produced to the highest standards; that documents are in line with the company’s formatting and house style guide; and that content is edited for quality and consistency.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Edit content produced by analysts and consultants, ensuring use of appropriate templates and adherence to branding guidelines.
• Ensure all output adheres to house style and is accurate, well written, clearly structured and client-relevant.
• Ensure documents can be understood by an educated non-specialist reader without compromising the integrity of technical writing.
• Work effectively within timelines agreed, and budgets where relevant.
• Provide critical feedback on content and quality to help analysts and consultants develop their professional writing skills, in line with company house style.
• Edit and proof other types of documents for grammar, clarity and style where required.
• Utilise all resources available to make documents more visually innovative and aesthetically pleasing.
• Develop familiarity and confidence in dealing with subject matter.
• Manage time effectively so that several projects with tight deadlines can be juggled simultaneously.
• Work collaboratively as part of a regional team, providing support during other editors’ absences where required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• Experience in a consulting or professional services environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and drive projects to completion, successfully managing time and multiple competing priorities.
• Experience of editing complex reports to high standards and strict deadlines in a similar role.
• Experience of working with subject matter in fields related to technology, politics, security, economics or business.
• Knowledge of DTP/graphics packages.
• Experience of using content management system (CMS).

 

Career framework level - Band F.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.