Proofreader

Tata Consultancy Services; Letterkenny; Hybrid; EUR 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health care

Life assurance

Laptop

Training resources

Tata network discounts

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a Marketing Proofreader for the Letterkenny team. You will focus on error-free copy, grammar, punctuation, and tone in American‑English content, working with cross-cultural teams.

You will ensure adherence to client style guidelines and maintain accuracy in periodically updated documents, while collaborating with designers and other marketers to deliver polished assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in proofreading.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and stay organized.
• Experience communicating with users, teams and management.

Responsibilities

• Proofread copy to ensure it is error-free and mark up changes.
• Familiar with client style guidelines for content consistency.
• Identify American-English spelling discrepancies.
• Verify annual/quarterly documents for accuracy of financial facts.
• Use project management tools to track status and time spent on tasks.
• Maintain good client relationships to keep projects on track.
• Prioritize tasks to meet long-term deadlines and expedited requests.
• Suggest inclusive language per client guidelines.

Skills

Proofreading experience

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Organization under deadlines

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

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Job Type: Permanent

Location: Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (Hybrid)

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose‑led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Ready for your next role?
• Are you passionate about words?
• Do you enjoy harnessing their power to create content of the highest quality?

The Role: Marketing Proofreader

Do rogue apostrophes annoy you? Do you enjoy correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and syntax? Can you spot an en dash from an em dash? Are you always striving for perfection? If the answer is yes to all these questions, then read on!

We are looking for a Marketing Proofreader to join the Digital Marketing team in Letterkenny. We want a candidate who is detailed orientated and takes immense pride in their work. We want to grow the career of someone who is a self‑starter and enjoys working in a team environment. We are looking for someone who enjoys big challenges, thinks outside the box - and is always willing to raise the bar.

Key responsibilities:

• Proofreading copy to ensure it is error free and marking up documents to suggest changes, where needed.
• Becoming familiar with client's style guidelines to ensure their content is consistent.
• Being familiar with American-English spelling and pointing out any discrepancies in copy.
• Checking documents which are updated annually or quarterly to ensure financial facts and statistics that are carried over are accurate.
• Using project management tools to keep track of project status’ and record time spent on tasks (training will be provided but familiarity with these tools are a plus.)
• Maintaining good relationships with clients to ensure projects stay on track.
• Prioritising tasks to ensure deadlines are met for long‑term assignments and expedited requests.
• Monitoring content to ensure it is inclusive of all users and suggesting alternative, more inclusive language, where appropriate. This will be in line with the client’s inclusivity guidelines.

Additional responsibilities

• Creating tools for accessible content, including writing tooltips for forms and alternative text for images for screen reader users to give context to non‑sighted users to help them navigate content .
• Staying up to date with current marketing trends to suggest and develop new ways to help clients create relevant and engaging content.
• Understanding client briefs and creating copy in line with client requirements, in the proper tone, and in line with brand guidelines and revising as necessary.
• Partnering with design teams to produce visually and editorially compelling assets.

Key skills/knowledge/experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in proofreading.
• An interest in career development.
• Ability to perform and remain organised while meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to communicate effectively and confidently with users, team members, and management and clients along a wide spectrum of technical abilities.
• 1-2 years of experience.

Good to have:

• Understanding of WCAG standards and best practices.
• Ability to copyedit is a plus.
• Experience of working in cross‑cultural teams across different time zone.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop and access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon and partner with our local communities in Ireland.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Ireland Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011 (as amended) and the Equal Status Acts 2000-2012 (as amended).

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail]

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.