Proofreader

SGS Consulting; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting seeks a detail-oriented copyeditor/proofreader for marketing content, including digital, video, and print ads. You will collaborate with creative leads, writers, and designers to ensure high-quality materials.

You will manage a four-round proofing process, coordinate changes with stakeholders, and help onboard new team members while maintaining deadlines.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of copyediting or proofreading experience in marketing or advertising.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word; familiarity with Adobe InDesign.
• Excellent command of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
• Ability to coordinate with teammates and stakeholders to resolve impediments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with creative and content leads, writers, and designers on ads.
• Proofreads marketing and advertising materials for quality.
• Identifies and corrects grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style errors.
• Verifies stakeholder-requested changes are completed accurately.
• Coordinates four-round proofing: two internal, two stakeholder reviews.
• Sends proofs to stakeholders for review and approval.
• Facilitates changes and coordinates with the team on complex edits.
• Monitors proof statuses and communicates readiness to the creative team.
• Follows up with stakeholders to keep projects on track.
• Completes quality work on time and with attention to detail.
• Onboards new teammates and coaches existing members on quality standards.

Skills

Copyediting

Proofreading

Attention to detail

Communication

Multitasking

Stakeholder coordination

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 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.