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Proofreader, North Carolina

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North Carolina, USA
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Job Responsibilities:

Collaborates closely with creative and content leads, writers, and designers to ensure
high-quality digital, video, and print advertising that supports marketing objectives.
Proofreads marketing and advertising materials to ensure the quality of written content.
Identifies and corrects errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style, as well as
verifies that stakeholder-requested changes have been completed accurately.
Coordinates our robust four-round proofing process (two rounds of internal review + two
rounds of stakeholder review).
Sends proofs to stakeholders for review and approval.
Facilitates simple stakeholder-requested changes and coordinates with creative and
content leads on more complex changes.
Monitors the statuses of proofs and communicates what actions are ready to be taken by
the creative team.
Follows up with stakeholders on proofs to ensure projects stay on track.
Completes quality work on time and with attention to detail.
Serves as the point of contact for onboarding new people into the creative team and
coaches existing team members on quality standards.

Skills:

Attention to detail, including comparing proof versions to ensure changes have been
made accurately.
Ability to stay organized and focused on deadlines in a fast-paced environment. As a
point of reference, we sent 1,700 creative proofs for review in the last 12 months, and
they contained over 6,000 comments from stakeholders that had to be facilitated.
Be a self-starter who can take direction and stay motivated to execute under minimal
supervision.
Make sound decisions based on a variety of data points.
Solid communication skills with the ability to coordinate with teammates and
stakeholders to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
Expertise in Microsoft Word. Be familiar with Adobe InDesign and other creative and
business software.
Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digital
advertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.
4+ years of copyediting or proofreading experience in marketing or advertising.
Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digital
advertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.
Solid communication skills. You’ll need to coordinate with teammates and stakeholders
to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
Multitask. You’ll need to actively manage and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
We use project management software, but there’s no substitute for personal
responsibility.
Be a quick learner. Get up to speed quickly on the industry, our solutions and products,
and various software tools for online project management, team communication, etc.
Work well as part of a team yet remain focused on individual responsibilities

Education/Experience:

Degree or Equivalent experience.

Highlights

Company name

SGS Consulting
Job position

Proofreader

Ad ID:

8579183627
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