QA Proofreader: Sports & Collectibles Text

Fanatics; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics is seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to review pre-production text and art files for trading cards across brands, ensuring visual quality and licensor compliance. You will coordinate with internal teams in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects independently while thriving in a team.

The role requires keen attention to detail and a strong command of licensor style guides, with excellent English (US) grammar.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 3 years professional experience in journalism or sports & collectibles industry.
• Strong command of licensor style guides and brand standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Proofread raw trading card sports and entertainment text for grammar, spelling, house style and licensor requirements.
• Weigh-in on design composition and execution during multi-department overview of Master design files.
• Review composed files of trading cards for file integrity, design consistency, image quality, text formatting, technical set-up and printing plate registration.
• Examine intermediate stages of card proofs to ensure revisions have been accurately applied.
• Check imposition layouts against subject lists to ensure proper alignment of trading card sheets released to press.
• Perform final review of imposed trading card sheets for errors and omissions prior to release of files to press.
• Inspect packaging art files to ensure accuracy of information presented to consumer.

Skills

Proofreading

Attention to detail

English (US) grammar

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Macintosh OS

Job description

Fanatics is seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to review pre-production text and art files for trading cards across brands, ensuring visual quality and licensor compliance. You will coordinate with internal teams in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects independently while thriving in a team.

The role requires keen attention to detail and a strong command of licensor style guides, with excellent English (US) grammar.