Proofreader

2 weeks ago

chicago, United States 24 Seven Talent Full time

Our well-known client, a key player in the retail space, is looking to add a contract Proofreader to their team Role will be hybrid, require 40 hours a week for 2 months, with potential to extend and convert


Type: Contract (2 months) - potential to extend

Location: Hybrid, Chicago

Pay Range: $35-37/hr.


Overview:

Responsible for proofreading (spelling, grammar, punctuation) all creative assets (advertising/promotion/instore): Print, Digital, Email, Video.


General Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for checking all marketing materials of spelling, grammar, punctuation, point size, text style, accuracy, spacing and formatting are correct and consistent.
  • Ensures style and branding guidelines are adhered to.
  • Proactively researches all copy, questioning the slightest detail that could potentially be misunderstood by the consumer audience.
  • Ensures all necessary information and legal disclaimers are present and correct.
  • Demonstrates concern for the clients’ ad content and seeks to understand the message behind the verbiage. Questions anything that may not be clear or apparent to the intended consumer.
  • Works within our creative management system(s) (Workfront).
  • Conducts proofreading with online, digital and video assests and annotates proofreading comments.
  • Utilizes approval’s system (formerly ProofHQ) for reading and annotating work when appropriate.


Must Have Skills/Experiene:

  • High School/ GED + at least 5 years experience proofreading
  • Experience communicating both verbally (on phone, one-on-one, to groups) and in writing (emails, letters, reports, presentations) to various audiences (work group, team, company management, prospective acquisitions, external clients).
  • Advanced level skill in Adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
  • Experience speaking, reading and writing fluently in English.
  • Advanced knowledge of language rules in English.
  • Tolerant of both people and process keeping broader business goals in mind.
  • Experience producing accurate and detail-oriented work.
  • Able to handle pressure due to tight deadlines.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
  • Minimum of 6+ years of experience in advertising/marketing proofreading.
  • Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
  • Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).
  • Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).
  • Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
  • Experience translating from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English in marketing for a variety of marketing vehicles.
  • Experience translating from English to Spanish and Spanish to English in print, broadcast, direct mail, Web and presentations.
  • Able to independently interpret nuances of the English copy in order to write Spanish copy that captures the essence of the messaging and the brand tone of voice in a culturally appropriate manner for a variety of audiences.
  • Experience speaking, reading and writing fluently in Spanish.
  • Advanced knowledge of language rules in Spanish.


If you are interested in and qualified for this position, please forward your resume and portfolio today

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