Proofreader

SGS Consulting; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting is seeking a detail-oriented Copy Editor/Proofreader to support marketing and advertising initiatives. You will collaborate with creative and content leads, writers, and designers to produce high-quality digital, video, and print materials.

The role requires proofreading for grammar, punctuation, and style across channels and coordinating a four-round proofing process. You will onboard new team members and coach others on quality standards, ensuring timely delivery and stakeholder

Qualifications

• 4+ years of copyediting or proofreading experience in marketing or advertising.
• Proficient in MS Word and InDesign with strong typography/layout sense.
• Ability to proofread for grammar, punctuation, and style across channels.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with creative and content leads to deliver high-quality digital, video, and print advertising.
• Proofreads marketing materials to ensure quality of written content.
• Identifies and corrects errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Coordinates four-round proofing process (two internal reviews + two stakeholder reviews).
• Sends proofs to stakeholders for review and approval.
• Facilitates changes and coordinates with teams on complex edits.
• Monitors proof statuses and communicates next actions to the creative team.
• Onboards new team members and coaches others on quality standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Self-starter

Data-driven

Communication skills

MS Word

Adobe InDesign

Print & digital

Proofreading

Copyediting

Multitasking

Education

Degree or Equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates closely with creative and content leads, writers, and designers to ensurehigh-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 asverifies that stakeholder-requested changes have been completed accurately.
• Coordinates our robust four-round proofing process (two rounds of internal review + zwei rounds of stakeholder review).
• Sends proofs to stakeholders for review and approval.
• Facilitates simple stakeholder-requested changes and coordinates with creative andcontent leads on more complex changes.
• Monitors the statuses of proofs and communicates what actions are ready to be taken bythe 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 andcoaches existing team members on quality standards.

Skills

• Attention to detail, including comparing proof versions to ensure changes have beenmade accurately.
• Ability to stay organized and focused on deadlines in a fast-paced environment. As apoint 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 minimalsupervision.
• Make sound decisions based on a variety of data points.
• Solid communication skills with the ability to coordinate with teammates andstakeholders to resolve impediments and seek out missing information.
• Expertise in Microsoft Word.
• Be familiar with Adobe InDesign and other creative andbusiness software.
• Speak the language of the various applications of production, including print and digitaladvertising, 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 digitaladvertising, marketing, photography, illustration, and video production.
• Solid communication skills. You’ll need to coordinate with teammates and stakeholdersto 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 personalresponsibility.
• 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.