Editor with an eye for details to EU Agency

Would you describe yourself as a detail-oriented person with excellent organizational skills? Do you want to work in a professional environment alongside skilled editors to gain useful experience? Then this might be the position for you!
About the position
Perido is looking for an Editor to one of our clients, an independent and important agency of the European Union. The position is placed at their office which is nicely located just outside of Stockholm city. After an introduction at the agency’s premises the work can proceed mainly from home due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Your daily tasks
You will work in the editorial office at the agency to take part in producing the in-house journal. You will have a close collaboration with peer-reviewers and authors, and perform tasks such as:
Providing high quality editing
Proof reading articles
Process articles in the article submission system
Perform editorial tasks in collaboration with your colleagues
Support the editor-in-Chief in all day-to-day editorial tasks


Your qualifications
We believe that the right person for this job is accurate and have experience in editing and writing texts in English. You have a great commitment in reading and reviewing material thoroughly and you have an eye for details. In addition, your ability to organize your work and perform under pressure is excellent and you strive to keep a constant communication with your colleagues to achieve efficiency.
Is this the right position for you? If so, please send us your application as soon as possible!
Requirements
Education at university level, or other relevant post-secondary education and relevant professional experience
Experience in editing and writing texts in English, preferably in the area of scientific texts
Proof-reading and copy editing experience
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook).
Excellent command of English (spoken and written) at the level of a native speaker

Meritorious
Having worked for a scientific journal or in publishing
Having worked with XML workflows
Background in communicable disease epidemiology, laboratory or biomedical field



Contract type and hours
Full time. Start in the mid of April. End 30 of September 2021, with possible extension.
Application
Please apply for this vacancy through our website. The company name and more information about this position will be revealed at the first contact with responsible recruiter. We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible since interviews will be held continuously.
If you have any questions you are welcome to contact us by mail, fraga@perido.se, and one of our recruitment assistants will answer you. State the reference number 32208 in the subject line.
About Perido
Perido is a successful consultant and recruitment company, active within the civil service sector. The company has grown consistently since the start in 2003. Our vision is that everyone should thrive and feel dedicated at work. This includes our co-workers, clients and consultants. Through questioners that cover well-being we up hold high scores of contentment among our employees, both in-house co-workers and consultants year after year. This is something that we continue striving towards in everything we do. Today, Perido consists of 50 in-house co-workers and over 700 consultants working all over the country. Our vacancies can be found within several different industries, including banks, multinational IT-corporations, world leading telecom companies, government agencies and smaller companies within the private sector. We are affiliated with collective labor agreements to certain safe and secure work environments for all our employees.