Job Description
Are you looking to work within an European Institution? Don't look any further, we have the perfect opportunity for you. We are currently looking for a Danish Proofreader Assistant (M/F/D). Your mission: Compare the proof with the manuscript or, if necessary, with previous proofs, and insert possible author's corrections with a view to delivering the 'pass for press'. Check the table of contents, ensure that titles on the content page correspond to the titles in the text and validate different formats including multimedia (HTML, ePub). Copy-edit (rewriting, revision) texts written by non-native speakers, at the request of the author; check the internal consistency of the text (contents, references and titles of quoted acts, correspondence between titles in the text and a possible table of contents, etc.). Prepare manuscripts with regard to linguistic quality (orthography, grammar and syntax), accessibility, style, page. Your profile: You have a strong first experience as in the domain of proofreading or publication production; You are fluent in Danish (Mother tongue) and in English (At least C2); Experience in the use of electronic publishing systems would be an advantage; Knowledge of web languages (HTML, XML, CSS, CGML) and specific tools (Formex, EUR-Lex, LegisWrite); You have good command of Adobe Acrobat and MS. Randstad attaches great importance to equal opportunities. We recruit candidates on the basis of their skills, regardless of their age, sexual orientation, nationality, religious beliefs, gender, disability, etc.
