Position

English Web Editor / Communications Adviser

Duties

• Holds final editorial responsibility for all corporate and staff texts on the UvA website.

• Edits existing English texts written by non-native speakers.

• Translates and/or coordinates the external translation of corporate and staff web texts from Dutch into English.

• Assists in the development and improvement of corporate and staff information, where necessary in consultation with other departments of the UvA.

• Collaborates with the members of the UvA web team and other colleagues on the maintenance of web pages and the development of web-related communication projects.

• Collaborates with other English native speakers within the Communications Office in establishing and maintaining the desired standard of English.

• Contributes an international (Anglophone) perspective to broader communications projects within the UvA.

• Assists the Translation Coordinator in updating and developing the UvA’s English Style Guide, and terminology and translation policies.

Educational Qualifications

MA History of International Relations (UvA)

BA History (UvA)

BA Journalism and Communication Studies (Cape Town University of Technology)

• No ancillary activities