Assistant Editor

Employer

OFAH Foundation

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

Magazine or journal publisher

Tasks

• Detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar and syntax
• Write or prepare introductions, marketing and promotional materials, bibliographic references, indexes and other text

Student status

• Full time enrollment
• Part time enrollment

Target audience

• General public
• Adults

Computer and technology knowledge

• Microsoft Publisher
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• InDesign
• MS Outlook
• MS Project
• MS Word
• Social Media
• Electronic mail
• WordPress

Technical or specialized editing

• Internet
• Newspaper or magazine articles

Production editing activities

• Art and graphics design
• Photography and captions
• Page lay-out
• Editing on-screen
• Paper editing
• Final products copy
• Desktop publishing software

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Sitting

Own tools/equipment

• Computer
• Internet access

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the equipment you need to work from home (like internet and a workspace)?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Employment terms options

Day

Workplace information

Remote

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
• Provides visual accessibility accommodations (for example: braille, screen readers, etc.)
• Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.)
• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)