Sr. Proofreader

J.Crew Factory; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 46,356 - 56,247; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being insurance

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact initiatives

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew Factory is seeking a Senior Proofreader to ensure the accuracy and quality of digital and print copy across all marketing channels. The ideal candidate will have strong proofreading experience and a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields.

This role involves reviewing promotional materials for grammar, consistency, and legal compliance while collaborating closely with diverse teams. Benefits include medical insurance, employee discounts, and a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proofreading, copyediting, or editorial experience, preferably in retail, fashion, e‑commerce, or consumer marketing.
• Exceptional command of English grammar, punctuation, syntax, and usage.
• Ability to identify and resolve inconsistencies across versions of creative assets.

Responsibilities

• Proofread and quality‑check promotional and brand‑marketing materials across various channels.
• Ensure adherence to J.Crew Factory’s brand voice and editorial standards.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Skills

Proofreading

Copyediting

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Figma

JIRA

Excel

Job description

Summary

The Senior Proofreader is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and quality of digital and print copy across J.Crew Factory’s promotional and brand marketing channels. This role reviews and approves marketing assets for grammar, spelling, style, punctuation, brand voice, promotional accuracy, legal compliance, and visual consistency.

Working closely with Creative, Copy, Brand Operations, Marketing, E-commerce, Merchandising, and Legal teams, the Senior Proofreader will ensure that all messaging is clear and error-free across digital, print, and in-store touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Proofread and quality‑check promotional and brand‑marketing materials across email, website, paid media, social media, SMS, direct mail, store signage, packaging, and other customer‑facing channels.
• Verify the accuracy of promotional offers, pricing, product names and details, discount language, exclusions, dates, legal discassins; and call‑to‑action messaging.
• Ensure adherence to J.Crew Factory’s brand voice, editorial standards, and style guidelines.
• Identify and correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, formatting, and typographical errors.
• Review and validate legal and compliance language in partnership with Legal and Marketing teams.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail in a fast‑paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• 5+ years of proofreading, copyediting, or editorial experience, preferably in retail, fashion, e‑commerce, or consumer marketing.
• Exceptional command of English grammar, punctuation, syntax, and usage.
• Experience proofreading high‑volume promotional and marketing content.
• Strong understanding of promotional messaging, pricing structures, and offer mechanics.
• Ability to identify and resolve inconsistencies across versions of creative assets.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project‑management skills.
• Knowledge of Chicago style and proficiency in programs such as InDesign, Photoshop, Figma, JIRA, and Excel.
• Ability to work effectively and independently under fluctuating deadlines while maintaining accuracy.

Benefits + Perks

• Health & Well‑being – Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance, family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support), fitness discounts, medical travel, and more.
• Associate Discount – Great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell).
• Summer Fridays – In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday during the Summer months.
• Community Impact – We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.
• Winter Break – In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full‑time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.

Note: Availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to work location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements.

Hourly Range: $33.65 - $40.83

At J.Crew Group (JCG) we aim to pay competitively for our company’s size and industry. The base salary offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region of work premises, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. The base salary is just one component of J.Crew Group’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes the opportunity for bonus, competitive benefits and perks.

JCG is proud to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, legally protected physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected under applicable law.