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Copy Editor for Social Media

Weekly Work Hours: Full time or Part Time commitment 

Experience Desired: Any number of years with a minimum of 2 years of experience in copy editing and/or journalism, and/or marketing

Location: Delhi, NCR for full time employment -OR- Remote consultation options are also available for part time

Begin Date: Immediately

Payscale: Competitive salaries or compenstation based on previous experience

Job Description: Working as a copy editor with The 1947 Partition Archive will be your opportunity to channel your editorial abilities towards spreading new knowledge and affecting positive change in the world, through The 1947 Partition Archive's storytelling platform.  The job primarily entails copy editing abstracts and summaries that accompany the oral history interviews coming in from around the world.  Other projects may include creating videos about Archive programs, and so on.  

Job Skill Requirements:

  • Excellent command of the English language, especially grammar rules, style and spelling.
  • Some creative writing, storyboarding/story telling experience would be valuable
  • Experience with academic writing and publishing will be valuable
  • Experience with journalistic writing will be valuable
  • Experience in the field of psychology, history, anthropology, or other humanities fields will be extremely valuable
  • Self paced, self motivated, self learner
  • Resourceful and able to discover new techniques through self training


Application Requirements: Please submit a cover letter, with your resume and also three references including from previous employers and project supervisers. For recent graduates who have been in the job market for 3 years or less, at most one letter from an academic superviser is also acceptable.  Please submit you references email addresses and we will ask them to email a PDF copy of the letter directly to us.  Please also provide your salary ask amount.  Email your materials to: hr [at] 1947partitionarchive.org  Subject line: "Copy Editor Job"