Linguistic Editor (English & Arabic)

Overview

The Linguistic Editor plays a critical role in refining written materials to enhance their accuracy, clarity, consistency, and readability. This position emphasizes language quality by addressing grammar, spelling, punctuation, terminology, tone, and style while preserving the author’s intended voice and meaning.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess manuscripts, reports, guides, policies, and other documents for structural coherence, logical flow, and organization.
• Edit content to elevate clarity, readability, tone, style, and uniformity, ensuring the original authorial intent is retained.
• Enhance narrative flow, smooth transitions, strengthen arguments, and boost reader engagement as relevant.
• Rectify grammatical, spelling, punctuation, syntax, vocabulary, and formatting issues.
• Maintain consistency across terminology, abbreviations, formatting, references, numbering, and document structure.
• Check factual accuracy, verify cross-references, citations, and continuity throughout texts.
• Ensure compliance with organizational editorial policies, branding standards, and publishing guidelines.
• Collaborate with authors, subject matter experts, designers, and peer reviewers to resolve editorial matters and enhance document quality.
• Provide constructive editorial feedback and recommendations to improve content effectiveness.
• Review supporting materials such as tables, figures, appendices, and captions for consistency and correctness.
• Prepare finalized documents for publication, guaranteeing completeness, professional formatting, and absence of editorial mistakes.
• Manage version control with precise tracking of revisions throughout the editorial lifecycle.
• Handle multiple editing projects efficiently while adhering to deadlines.
• Preserve confidentiality of unpublished content and proprietary information at all times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, Publishing, Linguistics, Literature, Arabic Language, or related fields.
• Between 3 to 5 years of experience in professional editing, copyediting, technical writing, or linguistic editing.
• Proven track record editing professional publications including reports, manuals, standards, policies, or books.
• Outstanding command of English with exceptional grammar, punctuation, and proofreading capabilities; proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic is preferred.
• Familiarity with editorial style manuals such as APA, Chicago, MLA, or organizational style guidelines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word (especially Track Changes), Adobe Acrobat, and collaborative document review tools.

Preferred Attributes

• Meticulous attention to detail and dedication to quality outputs.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Capability to preserve an author's unique voice while improving textual clarity and readability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Competent working both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience editing technical, regulatory, governmental, or industry guidance documents is an advantage.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively under tight schedules.
• Professionalism, discretion, and respect for confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
• Flexibility and openness to feedback within a fast-moving project environment.

Additional Information

This role requires maintaining editorial integrity and confidentiality, managing multiple assignments concurrently while producing polished, publication-ready documents in both English and Arabic languages.