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Freelance Copy Editor, Harvard Business Review
Posted: June 23, 2006 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Harvard Business Review is looking for a freelance copy editor for a new online publication on global political risk . Candidate will edit 1,200-word reports on emerging-market countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

ABOUT US:
Harvard Business Review (HBR) is the leading magazine of business thought and practice. Founded in 1922, HBR is a must-read source of management insight for business professionals, academics and thought leaders around the world with a mission to improve the practice of management and its impact in a changing world. HBR is published by Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). HBSP is a wholly-owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of Harvard University. Our offices are located in the newly renovated Arsenal on the Charles office park in Watertown (15 minutes from Cambridge, 25 minutes from Boston). Free parking, a free shuttle from Harvard Square and access to several bus lines make this facility very accessible. Visit our website, www.harvardbusinessonline.org for more information.

Required Experience:

Candidates must have significant business-related copy-editing experience, familiarity with global events and trends, the ability to reorganize blocks of text for logic and clarity, and the ability to work quickly. News copy-editing background extremely helpful.

Applicants will be asked to take a one-hour editing test (at home).

Salary/Hours:

One week per month (usually the third full week of the month). Work can be done at home and ranges from 10 to 30 hours, with time commitment determined by applicant in consultation with publications editor.

Direct Application To:

Please send cover letter and resume and desired hourly rate to openjobs@hbsp.harvard.edu

Mail:
Harvard Business School Publishing
60 Harvard Way
Boston, MA 02163

Fax:
617/783-7485

Email: openjobs@hbsp.harvard.edu

http://www.harvardbusinessonline.org