Job description :

About the Opportunity :

The Copy Editor will review and edit all direct mail, email and/or interactive projects throughout the entire production/creative process to ensure quality, accuracy and consistency of projects before release in both print and digital media.

Essential Functions :

- Proofreads at various stages of production for accurate production and presentation of all content modifications, revisions, updates, or new copy content

- Checks for grammar, punctuation, usage, capitalization, style, layout, format, inconsistencies, and fact checks as needed

- Checks against backup (creative, reference)

- Double checks size and specifications

- Checks that all brands, products, and logos are up to date

- Checks legal and all trademarks and all copyrights are correct and up to date

- Checks that all phone numbers and URLs are accurate and functioning

- Maintains a library of up to date client brands, brand standards

- Maintains a library of up to date information for each client and product including legal information

- Identifies process improvement opportunities and communicates them to supervisor

Knowledge & Skills :

- Able to be highly accurate under extremely tight deadlines

- Able to collaborate as an effective team member

- Able to stay up to date on all required software

- Able to quickly and accurately proof copy

- Able to take direction well

- Well-versed in latest style manual as pertains to each specific account

- Able to clearly communicate changes and updates

- Must utilize exceptional spelling and grammar

- Able to create, adhere to or update relevant style guides as needed

- Must be extremely detail oriented and organized

- A passion for hunting typos and correcting grammar; incredibly detailed and organized

Responsibilities :

- Accuracy under the pressure of extremely tight deadlines, with a strong work ethic toward getting tasks completed, no matter the obstacles

- Check email links as requested to ensure accuracy

- An ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment

- Comfortably leading and collaborating as an effective team member, with the ability to both work independently and take direction well

- An ability to learn new programs, processes and systems quickly

- Able to use standard proofreading symbols

Technical Requirements :

- Experience working with Excel, Word, Basecamp, Power Point and Adobe Acrobat, including mark- up /editing/distributing of electronic documents within each program

- Ability to utilize web research tools, such as Google, Bing and other search engines to fact check

Preferred Qualifications :

- Strong knowledge of AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style and proofreaders- marks

- Experience working in a fast-paced/high-pressure environment

- Ability to handle multiple projects with changing priorities in a tight deadline driven environment

- At least 2 years of proofreading experience, in an agency setting or professional services organization; checking documents for general errors, layout and style consistency, clarity, and cross-referencing a variety of materials

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