Academic Editor

The Independent Institute of Education, Rosebank International, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa’s leading private education provider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank International has grown to a student population of more than 43,000 students nationwide.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of our dynamic team. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.

Join us on our journey of shaping futures!

Overall Job Purpose:

• To review and edit course contents; to ensure that the language used is of high standard, aligned with the NQF level, aligned with conventions of the disciplines, and reflect the institutional guidelines.
• To provide a quality check on the accurateness of marks, and alignment of rubric with instructions. Where inconsistencies or poor language use is picked up, to propose improvements. Such editor will contribute to the learning experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Content Editorial Function

• Proofread and copy-edit educational content for accuracy, consistency, tone, and alignment with institutional style guides and learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with instructional designers, subject matter experts, and multimedia teams to improve language clarity, flow, and learner engagement.
• Review technical referencing and correct where needed, aligned with Institutional Referencing policies and guidelines.
• Provide constructive editorial feedback and support ongoing improvement through iterative content reviews.

UX Writing and Creation of Contents

• Contribute to process documentation, editorial guidelines, and content quality assurance frameworks.
• Assist the Senior Lecturer/Lecturer, Deputy Deans, and Deans with content research and writing as requested.
• Collaborate with learning material creators and provide feedback that is sound, supported, and solution-driven.
• Improve the quality of learning material by providing UX writing as requested.
• Research and authenticate information as needed.

Quality Assurance

• Make sure marks in assessments add up correctly.

Minimum Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics and/or Honours (English as a major)
• Additional qualification in Education or EdTech will be an advantage Discipline knowledge will be an advantage.

Minimum Work Requirement:

• 2 years’ experience in language editing or course writing (portfolio of work completed to be provided).
• Teaching experience in a Tertiary environment will be an advantage.

Rosebank College is an equal opportunities employer; however, EE and South African candidates will be preferred.