# Full time Copy-Editor within the R&D Curriculum development team -YBM Gangnam Head office in Seoul
YBM/SISA founded in 1961 generated more than 420 million dollars ($US) revenues last year combining our publishing division, education division and testing division. YBM publishes Newsweek Magazine, National Geographic, Reader’s Digest and is the official test administer for the TOEIC Exam as well as the Microsoft Office User Exam. YBM is the largest and most well known education based corporation within Korea offering career opportunities with advancement throughout its various division.
YBM Education Corporation is seeking a copy-editor to work at the Gangnam head office in Seoul within the YBM ECC R&D curriculum development team.
The ideal candidate for this position should have the following qualifications; excellent grammar skills, good writing skills, work well fellow team members and complete assignments within the required timelines. Also enjoy working in an office environment and contributing to the development of ESL materials for Korean students.
- Position: Proofreader/Editor at the YBM Head Office in Gangnam
- Salary: 2.5 to 3.0 million + severance (32,500,000 -39,000,000)
- Benefits: Severance Pay, Health insurance, Paid Vacation days and all national holidays off
- Housing: Housing will not be provided nor any housing subsidy
- Start Date: As early as Dec 5th start or possibly late January 2012 start
- Work Place: YBM Head office in Gangnam, Seoul near 고속터미널역/교대역
- Work Hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 ~ 6:30 pm Monday to Friday
- Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until position is filled
Typical work activities: Working within the YBM ECC R&D contents team liaising regularly with the content developers. Perform duties such as checking spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, sub-editing text written by different authors to ensure consistent style and awareness of new words/phrases usage with a view to ensuring they are appropriate for our targeted students (Korean children)
Please apply if you meet these requirements
1. Currently hold an F4, F2 or E7 (Qualify to be sponsored for an E7 visa which requires Experience + Diploma & transcripts. No background check needed)
2. Must have either teaching or editing experience in Korea
3. Must be able to come in for an interview and do an editing task in person.
4. Bachelors degree or higher
Qualifying applicants should submit a cover email, resume, recent photo and a Korean contact number with the range of hours they can be reached.
Danny J. Kim
HR Manager
YBM ECC Head Office
Email: danny@ybmsisa.co.kr
Please state in your cover email that you are applying for the editor position and not a teaching position.
What to expect
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the YBM head office and given further instructions on the next step.
Start Date
2011-12-05
Type of Position
Full-time
English Proficiency
Native
Other Languages
Education Level
Bachelors
Employer Profile
Employer Title
Employer Type
Address
Seoul Seocho-gu Bnpo 4(sa)-dong 44-51 Seoul, Korea (137-802)
Owner name
Nearest Subway Stn
Land phone
02-590-7900
Fax
Contact person
Danny Kim
E-mail
eccjobs@ybmsisa.co.kr
Website
http://www.ybmecc.co.kr
Instant Messenger
Company Description
YBM Sisa is well known throughout Korea for offering competitive pay with job stability found at large corporations. Your salary, housing and working conditions are guaranteed by our Head Office, which was established in 1961 and has over 2500 full-time employees. YBM has numerous divisions catering to the sole purpose of English language education in Korea. Our publishing division is in charge of publishing the Korean edition and English edition of Newsweek, National Geographic, and Reader’s Digest as well as the Random House Korean-English Dictionary. YBM can be considered a multi-national corporation within the education industry with branches operating in China, Canada, and the Philippines. We also have joint programs with universities abroad such as the Beijing Language and Culture University in China, Aichi Sangyo University in Japan, and Eastern University in the United States. YBM is the official test administrator of the TOEIC exam in Korea and the Microsoft Office User Specialist exam. We also provide Chinese and Japanese language courses for our adult students. We even specialize in online education services provided by our e4u Cyber Language Institute. YBM generated over $420 million in revenue in 2005 and 2006. The Joongang Daily one of Korea’s most popular newspapers has referred to YBM as the “undisputed giant in Korea’s English education market”.
ECC is a division of YBM Education Inc., a part of YBM Sisa. Our ECC division was established in 1992 and was the first major chain of English schools devoted exclusively to teaching English to children. Currently there are more than 30 schools owned and operated by YBM Education Inc. throughout Korea, with many more openings planned for the near future. In addition to our company-owned schools, we have more than 70 franchise ECC schools that are independently operated by individual owners throughout Korea using our brand name, textbooks and curriculum.
Our academies average around 400 to 1000 students. Company-owned ECC's are modern and extremely well equipped with the latest in textbooks, copiers, supplementary teaching materials, and air-conditioned rooms.
ECC has an established curriculum that is constantly evolving to accommodate the most recent advances in ESL methodology, curriculum development and pedagogy. It is our belief that this is a necessary step in order for our ESL teachers to fully utilize and develop an environment conducive to language assimilation and training. Our company-owned ECC schools average 8 to 30 English teachers from Korea, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Non-franchised ECC schools are managed by employees of YBM Education Inc. and an equal number of Korean teachers compliment and assist the foreign staff.
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