Job Description
- Proofread, edit, and rewrite a variety of media for accuracy, content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and compliance with requirements of the Chief Justice and Judicial Council style guides and standards. o Exercise extreme attention to detail and deliver high-quality, accurate work on a breadth of materials (such as reports to the Judicial Council and Legislature, jury instructions, rules of court, Judicial Council forms, legal opinion memos, and correspondence of senior management and the Chief Justice), tailoring the level of edit to the various projects, their specific style conventions, and their audiences.
- Develop, document, maintain, and train staff on publishing standards, writing conventions, and the council’s Style and Correspondence Guide, Report Writing Manual, Graphics Standards, and report templates. o Implement quality customer service principles and represent the unit at agency trainings.
- Oversee design, layout, revisions, and update to various Judicial Council report templates, training materials, publications, and intranet content to check for accuracy and errors and to comply with established practices, standards, and guidelines.
- Log daily workflow and project information and maintain editor’s project tracking database.
- Copyedit other text as needed, including for videos, webpages, and special projects.
- Collaborate and confer regularly with peer editors. Keep supervisor informed of barriers, deadline challenges, or other issues as they arise.
- Attend regular one-on-one, office, unit, and agency meetings. Comply with educational requirements and other trainings determined by the agency, as required.
- Perform other duties as appropriate and assigned.
Working Conditions
Minimum Requirements
This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.- Communications Editor
Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist
Position Details
Department Information
The Judicial Council
Department Website: http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 11/30/2024Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
Desirable Qualifications
Desirable Qualifications
- Proven working experience as an editor
- Strong writing/editing/proofreading skills
- Excellent written skills in English
- An eye for detail along with critical thinking
- An ability to communicate effectively and in plain language
- An ability to prioritize and multitask
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and publishing tools
- Familiarity with social medial and best practices
- Familiarity with legal terminology, legal citation style, and principles of basic legal research (e.g., using Lexis or Westlaw and the California Style Manual)
Benefits
- Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
- 14 paid holidays per calendar year
- Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
- 1 personal holiday per year
- Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
- CalPERS Retirement Plan
- 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- FlexElect Program
- Pretax Parking
- Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
- Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Contact Information
The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Department Website: http://www.courts.ca.gov/careers
Human Resources Contact:
Alexis Ortiz
(415) 865-4565
Alexis.Ortiz@jud.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:Sandra Grace
(415) 865-8944
Sandra.Grace@jud.ca.gov
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.
Supplemental Questionnaire
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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