Research Editor

Company Description

Wood Mackenzie are the global research, analytics, and consultancy business powering the natural resources industry. For 50 years, we have been providing the quality data, analytics, and insights our customers rely on to inspire their decision making.

Our dedicated oil, gas & LNG, power & renewables, chemicals, metals & mining sector teams are located around the world and deliver a variety of projects based on our assessment and valuation of thousands of individual assets, companies, and economic indicators such as market supply, demand, and price trends.

We have over 1,900 employees in 30 locations, serving customers in nearly 80 countries. Together, we inspire and innovate the markets we serve - providing invaluable intelligence to help our customers overcome the toughest challenges, and make strategic decisions that will, ultimately, accelerate the world’s transition to a more sustainable future.

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**Job Description**:
We’re looking for an **experienced proofreader** (‘Research editor’) for a six-month maternity cover role in Delhi, to work on our Editorial Integrity team.

You’ll work closely with our energy analysts across Asia Pacific and beyond to proof their reports so they align with our style guide and tone of voice, feed back to authors so they know how to improve their writing and deliver writing training across the region over Teams.

Our aim is for our reports - which cover the energy spectrum, from renewables to mining and metals, oil and gas to petchems - to be as clear, accessible and engaging as possible. We take quality seriously, and that’s where you step in. You’ll need to be a quick learner and able to work autonomously and to tight deadlines.

**About the role**:
The research editor position sits in the Editorial Integrity team. Our objective is to provide our analysts with the training, resources and proofreading services they need to produce engaging and polished reports for our clients.

You’ll contribute across all three pillars, but particularly in your proofreading capacity, where you’ll be expected to manage your workflow, engage with relevant stakeholders and proofread a steady flow of reports in a timely manner, explaining your amends where relevant so the analyst learns for next time.
- You will also manage the style guide, updating and amending as the need arises, communicate any new guidance or tips to our analyst community and maintain our editorial hub on Sharepoint.
- You’ll deliver editorial training - short courses in writing, proofing and headlines, for instance - over Teams (and, in time, in person) as well as contribute ideas and suggestions for new training where you see a particular need.
- You’ll work closely with a handful of ESL analysts in Asia Pacific to coach them in regular 121s where needed.
- And you’ll liaise with line managers across Research to provide guidance on addressing any quality issues.
- In short, you’ll be a critical player in helping WoodMac to communicate clearly and professionally with our clients.

You’ll need to be confident working on your own as your manager is based in the UK.

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**Qualifications**:
You’ll understand how proofing works, know what good writing looks like and have great ideas about how we can help analysts to keep improving with each report they write.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

- English language skills to native speaker-level proficiency, with impeccable grammar
- At least three years of experience in a similar proofreading role
- BA in English, communications or journalism or BS in geosciences with exceptional written skills
- Training and coaching skills to help non-writers develop their skills; experience in training ESL learners a plus
- Knowledge of renewables, oil and gas, mining and metals, power or petchems helpful
- Ability to communicate across cultures with tact and diplomacy

Additional Information

Wood Mackenzie is a place where we are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment which encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging.

Wood Mackenzie values everyone’s contribution and helps them reach their full potential while sustaining an organisational culture of health and well-being.

Our core values are:

- Inclusive - we succeed together
- Trusting - we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed - we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused - we accelerate change
- Curious - we turn knowledge into action

We understand the importance of bringing your whole self to work and to achieving balance between work, family and other life commitments. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements to enable the greatest spectrum of talent to contribute to Wood Mackenzie's success.