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English Editor
2026-09-25T06:40:17+00:00
Longhorn Publishers
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Education, and Training
Media, Communications & Writing, Education
KES
MONTH
2026-09-28T17:00:00+00:00
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Longhorn Publishers limited is a public limited liability company wholly-owned and run by Kenyans. It was incorporated in Kenya in May 1965 as Longmans of Kenya a wholly owned subsidiary of Longman Group International of the United Kingdom. 

Qualifications or requirements 

  • Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Education or a related field.
  • Strong English language, editing, proofreading and fact-checking skills.
  • Good understanding of the CBE curriculum and its requirements.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work within tight deadlines.
  • Experience working with authors, reviewers, designers and other publishing teams.
  • Knowledge of current trends and best practices in educational publishing.

Experience needed

At least 4 years' experience in book publishing, preferably educational publishing.

Responsibilities or duties

  • Ability to engage with external publishers for license printing and co-publishing
  • Edit and proofread educational manuscripts to a high editorial standard.
  • Ensure content is accurate, clear, engaging and curriculum-compliant.
  • Work closely with authors, reviewers and designers throughout the publishing process.
  • Conduct content and fact checks and ensure consistency across titles.
  • Support the development of quality CBE-aligned learning materials.
  • Source for manuscripts and possess an ability to come up with innovative publishing projects.
  • Ability to engage with external publishers for license printing and co-publishing
  • Edit and proofread educational manuscripts to a high editorial standard.
  • Ensure content is accurate, clear, engaging and curriculum-compliant.
  • Work closely with authors, reviewers and designers throughout the publishing process.
  • Conduct content and fact checks and ensure consistency across titles.
  • Support the development of quality CBE-aligned learning materials.
  • Source for manuscripts and possess an ability to come up with innovative publishing projects.
  • Strong English language skills
  • Editing skills
  • Proofreading skills
  • Fact-checking skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work within tight deadlines
  • Collaboration with authors, reviewers, designers, and publishing teams
  • Knowledge of current trends and best practices in educational publishing
  • Ability to engage with external publishers for license printing and co-publishing
  • Ability to come up with innovative publishing projects
  • Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Education or a related field.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
English Editor

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Media, Communications & Writing, Education]

Jobs at:
Longhorn Publishers

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, September 28 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 25 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Longhorn Publishers limited is a public limited liability company wholly-owned and run by Kenyans. It was incorporated in Kenya in May 1965 as Longmans of Kenya a wholly owned subsidiary of Longman Group International of the United Kingdom. 

Qualifications or requirements 

  • Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Education or a related field.
  • Strong English language, editing, proofreading and fact-checking skills.
  • Good understanding of the CBE curriculum and its requirements.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work within tight deadlines.
  • Experience working with authors, reviewers, designers and other publishing teams.
  • Knowledge of current trends and best practices in educational publishing.

Experience needed

At least 4 years' experience in book publishing, preferably educational publishing.

Responsibilities or duties

  • Ability to engage with external publishers for license printing and co-publishing
  • Edit and proofread educational manuscripts to a high editorial standard.
  • Ensure content is accurate, clear, engaging and curriculum-compliant.
  • Work closely with authors, reviewers and designers throughout the publishing process.
  • Conduct content and fact checks and ensure consistency across titles.
  • Support the development of quality CBE-aligned learning materials.
  • Source for manuscripts and possess an ability to come up with innovative publishing projects.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Education/ Academic/ Teaching jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, September 28 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 25-09-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 25-09-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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