QA Proofreader – Trading Cards & Licensor Standards

Fanatics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to review pre-production text and art files for trading card products across multiple brands. You will collaborate with internal teams in a fast-paced setting to maintain visual quality and licensor standards.

The ideal candidate will multi-task across platforms, pay meticulous attention to detail, and communicate clearly. On-site NYC role with an emphasis on accuracy and adherence to style guides in a dynamic fan-facing business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 3 years professional experience in the journalism, photography, and/or sports & collectibles industry.
• Outstanding attention to textual and graphic detail and ability to incorporate extensive licensor style guides.
• Mastery of English (U.S.) grammar, and adaptability to occasional use of European English formats.
• Multi-tasking capability to manage assignments across several projects and maintain priorities within a steady daily workflow.
• 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 that requested 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, based on internal content documents, legal guidelines.

Skills

Attention to detail

English grammar (US)

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Sports & entertainment knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism/photography/sports & collectibles

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Web browsers

Macintosh OS

Job description

Fanatics is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to review pre-production text and art files for trading card products across multiple brands. You will collaborate with internal teams in a fast-paced setting to maintain visual quality and licensor standards.

The ideal candidate will multi-task across platforms, pay meticulous attention to detail, and communicate clearly. On-site NYC role with an emphasis on accuracy and adherence to style guides in a dynamic fan-facing business.