Indexer Careers

Work Environment:

Indexers assemble indexes for every type of document/paper to assist users to get information easily. Being an indexer, you'd work on manuscript/documents, like reports, books, technical-manuals, journals and websites.

Your job would comprise:

• studying and analyzing manuscripts/documents to acquire a complete-idea of it
• cross referencing associated topics
• recognizing important phrases and words in content, noting down where they arise and placing them into alphabetical-order
• indexing diagrams, images and other pictures

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• recognizing major topics and categorizing them in sections
• arranging index to find details/information easily
• utilizing software programs for formatting, organizing and printing

Qualification, Education and Experience:

To be an indexer, you don't necessitate any official qualifications. You'd require a standard education. The majority of indexers hold a qualification at degree level.

You can accomplish an online-workshop, or take workshop provided by SI (Society-of Indexers), to discover if you'd be suitable for this job.

By accomplishing SI Training into indexing distance-learning course, you could learn principles and practice of indexing. This training course includes 4 modules, each comprising around 45-50 study hours. You'd be required to join SI and be a SI associate, to take examinations for every module of course.

After accomplishing examinations, you'd be awarded with the status of AI (Accredited-Indexer).

This SI training course suggest on starting as a self-employed indexer and find out work. You can attend SI-workshops on initiating an indexing-business and working on self-employed basis.

For information about courses and workshops, check the website of SI.

You must have detailed knowledge of subject, if you wish to work within a specialized field.

Training Details:

Being a SI member and experienced indexer, you could take examinations guiding to status of AI (Accredited-Indexer) without accomplishing a SI training course. You can then accomplish an assessment-procedure for SI Fellowship.

After enrolling with SI, you'd get chance to network and learn from different indexers by special-interest and local groups.

Skills and knowledge:

• discipline to organize work, particularly if you're working at house
• a knowledge of indexing specific subjects
• capability to work promptly and to targets
• keyboard and computer skills
• a systematic and logical manner
• accurateness and excellent concentration levels
• an excellent command of the English language with correct punctuation and spelling

Salary and Other Benefits:

Indexers settle own charges for every work. They may provide a flat-fee for entire work, or charge by page/hour.

Experienced-indexers working on specialized contents would generally charge extra for tight-deadlines or complex-work. For further details, check the website of SI.

Working Conditions:

Generally, you'd decide your hours of working. Though, you might need to work for extended hours, comprising weekend and evenings to meet targets.

You'd normally work from house.

Different Opportunities:

Generally, you'd be self employed and commissioned to arrange particular indexes. You can merge this work with different fields like copywriting and proofreading.

You'd be required to sell your-services to public organizations, commercial firms, publishers, libraries and authors.

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