Description
Selection reference: OP/COM/2023/599
Function Group: Assistant
Grade: AST3
Job title: Proof-Reader - English language
Job N°: 288366
Where: OP.B.4.003 – “Quality Control”, Luxembourg
Publication deadline: 24.04.2023 - 12.00 (Brussels time)
We are
The Publications Office of the European Union is the official provider of publishing services to all EU institutions, bodies and agencies. It is the central point of access to legal and general publications, open data, research results, procurement notices and other official information. The Publications Office plays a central role in disseminating information to the public regarding EU policies and practices and in unlocking the power of data. Its mission is to support EU policies as a recognised centre of competence for information, data and knowledge management. In addition, it ensures that this broad range of information is available to the public as accessible and reusable data, thereby facilitating transparency, economic activity and the diffusion of knowledge.
The Publications Office publishes in all EU official languages and continuously adapts its services to a rapidly evolving technological environment (e.g. data services, cloud computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence).
Unit B4 Quality Control aims to deliver language-quality services to a wide range of EU institutions and agencies.
The Unit prepares, edits and verifies both legal texts and general publications in all EU official languages, helping to make priority EU policies fit for purpose and better able to engage the public. The Unit works in tandem with authors of general publications to ensure their message is clear and that the content is relevant to the target audience. To this end, it analyses the content and suggests improvements before publications are translated into other languages.
When externalising language-editing tasks, the Unit maintains a linguistic quality-assurance framework to ensure the quality of the deliverables.
The Unit also contributes to the development of linguistic reference tools such as the Interinstitutional Style Guide by providing linguistic expertise throughout interinstitutional language groups. It deploys automated tools that standardise texts by removing errors and inconsistencies found in the structure and factual references that reduce machine readability, thereby ensuring identical content across all language versions.
The unit is continuously seeking to improve its working methods and provide upstream quality feedback.
We propose
English-language proof-reader (M/F) responsible for:
- copy-editing and proofreading, from the point of view of language and typography, of all types of publications produced by the Publications Office, including legislative texts adopted by the institutions;
- subsequent reading of proofs and delivery of the ‘pass-for-print’;
- checking compliance of the texts with the rules established in the Interinstitutional Style Guide;
- where applicable, checking the consistency of translations with the source language;
- contributing to the development of language-editing tools and language-quality services.
The work is performed primarily on screen.
We look for
We are looking for a proof-reader (M/F) with an excellent knowledge of the English language.
The candidate is expected to have an excellent knowledge of the current office automation tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, Acrobat pro, etc.), as well as the capacity, after internal training, to use automated workflow systems and tools specific to publishing.
A relevant experience in the publishing domain – in particular in editorial and proofreading work – is essential.
A high sense of responsibility and the capacity to respect strict deadlines are basic requirements for this job.
The language teams within the unit have a high degree of autonomy in their internal organisation and to make this function well, teamwork and a strong spirit of collaboration are essential.
The main working languages of the unit are English and French.
How to apply?
Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter in a single PDF document by the publication deadline to the following email address: HR-LUX-TA-VACANCIES
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HR-LUX-TA-VACANCIES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) indicating the selection reference OP/COM/2023/599 in the subject.
No applications will be accepted after the publication deadline.