Proofreader- Maverick Studios

IRB USA Inspire Resources; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Maverick Studios, the in-house agency for Inspire Brands, seeks a Proofreader to act as a critical quality checkpoint before creative work reaches clients. You’ll ensure accuracy and on-brand messaging across emails, websites, apps, and digital assets.

Collaborating with Client Relations, Creative Services, Digital Production, and Brand teams, you’ll catch grammar, pricing, and product detail issues, aiding a flawless customer experience across six national brands.

Qualifications

• Minimum: 4 yr degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in proofreading, copyediting, content review, quality assurance, or related environment.

Responsibilities

• Grammar Guardian: Review customer-facing content for spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, clarity, consistency, and style.
• Brand Protector: Safeguard voice, tone, terminology, formatting, and standards across six iconic brands.
• Offer & Detail Detective: Validate offers, pricing, product names, SKUs, imagery, timelines, and legal language.
• Quality Checkpoint: Confirm changes implemented before stakeholder review, production, deployment or launch.
• Output Confirmer: Ensure final copy aligns with approved designs and briefs across print and digital.
• Digital Experience Reviewer: Evaluate websites, apps, emails, landing pages, banners for accuracy and accessibility.
• Risk Spotter: Identify and communicate issues before they affect customers or campaigns.
• Process Builder: Improve proofreading checklists, workflows, and style guides.
• Deadline Defender: Manage multiple reviews and shifting priorities without losing accuracy.
• Collaborative Quality Champion: Build partnerships across teams to elevate work and customer experience.

Skills

Proofreading

Copyediting

Content review

Quality assurance

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor degree in English / Journalism / Communications / Marketing

Job description

OUR TEAM Maverick Studios is where creativity meets impact. As the in‑house agency for Inspire Brands, we craft award‑winning work that spans design, video, photography, print, digital, and beyond. Serving six iconic brands: Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Baskin‑Robbins, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and Sonic, our team is a powerhouse of collaboration and passion. We’re all about delivering best‑in‑class creativity, innovation, and solutions that resonate across every project.

OUR CULTURE

At Inspire Brands, we’re not just dreamers; we’re doers. We thrive on innovation and welcome bold ideas at every level, from the kitchen to the boardroom. Here, taking risks and thinking differently aren’t just encouraged; they’re celebrated. It’s how we started, and it’s how we succeed.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Do you spot the typo nobody else sees? Catch the broken link before launch? Notice when an offer, disclaimer, or product detail just doesn’t look right? As our Proofreader, you’ll be a critical quality checkpoint before creative work reaches our clients and customers. Every email, website, mobile experience, landing page, banner, menu, POP display, sign, and marketing asset that passes through Maverick Studios has a story to tell, and you’ll help make sure that story is accurate, polished, and on‑brand. You’ll partner closely with Client Relations & Planning, Creative Services, Digital Production, CRM/Email Operations, Studio Operations, and Brand teams to catch issues before they become problems. From grammar and formatting to pricing, product details, accessibility, and functionality, you’ll help protect the quality and integrity of the work we deliver across all six Inspire Brands. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys finding errors, loves bringing order to complexity, and gets satisfaction from knowing every detail is exactly right, we should talk.

* This position is required onsite 4 days per week, typically Monday- Thursday.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE

Creative Meets Precision: Join a team that values accuracy as much as creativity. Great ideas deserve flawless execution. Protect What Millions See: Help shape customer‑facing experiences delivered across six nationally recognized brands. Cross‑Brand Variety: From websites and apps to menus, signage, emails, and digital campaigns, no two days look exactly the same. Grow With Us: Help shape the future of proofreading and quality practices as Maverick Studios continues to evolve. People‑First Culture: Join a supportive, collaborative team that values your input, encourages growth, and celebrates shared wins. All the Extras: From team outings and creative brainstorms to free ice cream, a beer/wine wall, and all the caffeine you can handle, we know how to celebrate success and fuel creativity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Grammar Guardian: Review customer‑facing content for spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, clarity, consistency, and style. Catch the mistakes others might miss and ensure every piece of content is polished and professional.
• Brand Protector: Safeguard the voice, tone, terminology, formatting, and standards of six iconic brands, helping every asset feel consistent and on‑brand across channels and customer touchpoints.
• Offer & Detail Detective: Validate offers, pricing, product names, SKUs, imagery, timelines, disclaimers, legal language, links, calls‑to‑action, and other critical details against approved source materials. If something doesn’t add up, you’ll find it.
• Quality Checkpoint: Serve as a critical review point throughout the project lifecycle. Confirm requested changes have been implemented accurately before stakeholder review, production, deployment, or launch.
• Output Confirmer: Make sure final copy and content align with approved designs, data, briefs, and client‑provided inputs across print and digital deliverables.
• Digital Experience Reviewer: Evaluate websites, mobile applications, emails, landing pages, banners, and digital campaigns for content accuracy, visual consistency, functionality, accessibility, and production readiness. Great experiences don’t happen by accident, and neither does great QA.
• Risk Spotter: Identify, document, and communicate issues before they affect customers, brand standards, compliance, timelines, or campaign delivery. Partner with teams to resolve concerns before they become costly mistakes.
• Process Builder: Help improve proofreading checklists, documentation, workflows, style guides, and quality standards that make Maverick Studios smarter, more consistent, and more scalable.
• Deadline Defender: Manage multiple reviews and shifting priorities without compromising accuracy or attention to detail.
• Collaborative Quality Champion: Build trusted partnerships across Creative, Production, Operations, Client Relations, and Brand teams. Provide clear, constructive feedback that helps elevate the work and strengthen the customer experience.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum: 4 yr degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION

3+ in proofreading, copyediting, content review, quality assurance, or a related creative, marketing, publishing, production, or digital environment.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

• Experience: 3+ years of proofreading, copyediting, content review, digital quality assurance, content operations, or related experience in an agency, in‑house creative studio, marketing, publishing, print, or digital production environment. Retail, foodservice, or merchandising experience is a plus.
• Language Expertise: Exceptional command of grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, and language usage, including familiarity with AP, Chicago, or comparable editorial conventions.
• Proofing Skills: Experience with on‑screen/PDF proofing and, when applicable, hard‑copy review methods. Ability to compare outputs against approved source materials and identify subtle inconsistencies.
• Channel Awareness: Experience reviewing customer‑facing content across digital and traditional marketing channels, including web, mobile, email, social, display, print, signage, POP, or related formats.
• Digital Acumen: Ability to review digital experiences for content, visual, functional, and accessibility concerns and communicate issues clearly to Creative, Product, and Production partners.
• Brand Fluency: Ability to work across multiple brands and quickly shift between brand voice, terminology, formatting, and campaign requirements.
• Detail‑Obsessed Mindset: You catch the small things others may miss, from misplaced punctuation and pricing discrepancies to incorrect SKUs, DISCLAIMERS, links, versioning, and timeline details.
• Organizational Wizardry: Strong prioritization, workload management, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple reviews and shifting deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Communication Superpowers: A clear, proactive communicator who provides constructive feedback and coordinates effectively with creatives, project teams, production partners, and marketing stakeholders.
• Collaborative Spirit: A dependable, approachable, and accountable team partner who works well across disciplines, personalities, and brands.

BONUS POINTS FOR

A background in graphic design, print production, publishing, merchandising, or an in‑house marketing environment.

DECISION‑MAKING AUTHORITY

This role will make day‑to‑day quality recommendations, identify and prioritize risks, and confirm content readiness within established workflows, standards, and approval authority delegated by the manager.

Inspire is a multi‑brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin‑Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences. Inspire is a multi‑brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,400 Arby’s, Baskin‑Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants across 55 global markets. In an industry facing increasing disruption, our leaders saw an opportunity to build a restaurant company unlike any other – one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own. Found inherently in the purposes of our family of brands, we identified a common thread between our restaurants – the capacity to inspire. From guest experience to career development to community well‑being, Inspire plays a role in the lives of millions of people every day. Our brands are diverse, distinctive, and fan favorites. In a sense, you could say we seek those who provide something different than the norm.