Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is currently searching for an Editorial Coordinator to join our team in Burnaby!
The Editorial Coordinator will be responsible for preparing our guidelines and advisories for publication, including editorial review and formatting. The Editorial Coordinator will also research and write news articles and other content, and provide editorial support for publications, communications materials, and other material (web and print), including Innovation magazine, e News and the organization’s Annual Report.
Our organization - one of BC's Top Employers – offers a competitive salary, comprehensive and generous benefits, an inclusive culture, and a hybrid work environment. Full details on our compensation and benefits value offering can be found below.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Responsible for editorial review of professional practice guidelines and advisories, including copy editing, proofing and some substantive editing.
• Administers the overall production and publication of professional practice guidelines, advisories, and other organizational documents. This includes working with staff to coordinate project timelines, completing editorial review, managing document formatting and publication, and creating communications plans to promote the document.
• Researches and writes articles and other content for Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s internal and external communications, including articles for Innovation Magazine and e News, website content, and other material as needed. Collaborates with staff to produce content.
• Provides editing, copy editing, proofing, fact checking, and additional support for publications and external communications materials as needed, including Innovation Magazine, e News, and the organization’s Annual Report.
• Maintains and updates the organization’s corporate style guide and provides training and guidance to staff as needed to ensure consistent use and clear communications with external audiences.
• Other duties as assigned by management

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
The successful applicant will possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or Publishing is preferred.
• Editors of Canada certification is an asset.
• 5+ years of progressive experience writing, editing and producing communications materials for publication.
• 3+ years of experience working with technical groups or subject-matter-experts to create content for a general audience.
• Strong and demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated skills in: copy editing; substantive editing; proofing; formatting documents in Word and PDF; layout and art direction; corporate communications; technical writing; and document assembly in Acrobat.
• Experience with Photoshop and In Design is an asset.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Each member of our team contributes to public safety in BC and helps us deliver on our vision of "modern regulation for a resilient world." We serve the public as an inclusive, progressive, and future-focused regulator. Our Strategic Plan also places priority on our role to advance climate action, foster equity, diversity and inclusion, and move towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. At Engineers and Geoscientists BC, we are committed to demonstrating our values of collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.
This role offers a competitive compensation and benefits program including a salary within our hiring range of $75,000 to $84,000. Placement within the hiring range will be based on candidate experience relative to the requirements of the role. Additional details on our generous benefit offerings are found below.

WHO WE ARE
Engineers and Geoscientists BC is proud to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers.
Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is the business name of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia. We regulate and govern these professions under the authority of the Professional Governance Act.
We are charged with protecting the public interest by setting and maintaining high academic, experience, and professional practice standards for over 40,000 registrants. Individuals licensed by Engineers and Geoscientists BC are the only persons permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience projects in BC.
We are a not-for-profit organization governed by a board of elected registrants, licensees, and government appointees. The board is accountable to the public through the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills under the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance, for both the governance and management of the organization.
To learn more about our work please visit us at https://www.egbc.ca.

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