Proofreader

Egreenservices; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning stipends

Flexible Dayton hours

Job summary

HP in Dayton, OH is seeking a Senior Proofreader to own the details in a hybrid work setup. This role emphasizes rigor, accuracy, and ownership, with a compensation range reflecting six years of experience in a generalist editorial capacity.

The successful candidate will maintain a ruthless backlog, craft practical runbooks, and clearly communicate progress and setbacks to leadership, while ensuring high-quality editorial output.

Qualifications

• Collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Mentoring bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait.
• An eye for the data-honest detail that separates fine from finished.
• Working understanding of both Collaboration and Negotiation in real-world settings.
• Experience translating Negotiation complexity for a non-technical audience.
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve.

Responsibilities

• Keep the HP backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next.
• Write the Networking runbook the next hire wishes they had.
• Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly.
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes.
• Keep senior expectations grounded in what the hybrid role can deliver.
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls.
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff.
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Mentoring bias

Attention to detail

Collaboration skills

Negotiation ability

Self-awareness

Job description

Behind every great general team is a senior Proofreader who sweats the details, and HP is looking for exactly that in Dayton, OH. This is where 6 years becomes $74,000 - $101,000, where hybrid hours meet real general ownership, and where HP bets on you.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the HP backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
• Write the Networking runbook the next hire wishes they had
• Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes
• Keep senior expectations grounded in what the hybrid role can deliver
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week

What You'll Bring

• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• A generously-mentoring bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• An eye for the data-honest detail that separates fine from finished
• Working understanding of both Collaboration and Negotiation in real-world settings
• Experience translating Negotiation complexity for a non-technical audience
• The self-awareness to know which problems are yours to solve

At HP, our mission is to make general simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone in Dayton, OH and beyond. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

At HP the paycheck opens at $74,000 - $101,000 and the perks, from learning stipends to flexible Dayton, OH hours, only widen from there.

We bumped the date today, signaling this Proofreader search is ongoing.