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Our not-so-secret sauce.

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11, of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a National Copyeditor at MMA. 

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With + offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC).

A day in the life. 

As our National Copyeditor on the National Marketing and Communications Team, you’ll support and execute business development and marketing initiatives to raise the profile of the Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) brand. You’ll also serve as a strategic partner to our business line and growth marketers in the development, execution, and administration of marketing programs and projects, with and without direct supervision.

Your specific responsibilities would include:
• Edit and proofread written content for accuracy, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Ensure adherence to company’s written style guide, including AP style, and maintain consistency in writing style and tone.
• Gain fluency in and champion the company’s voice and brand story in all written content.
• Assist with regular audits of the company’s editorial and writing style guide. 
• Verify facts, references, and sources to ensure accuracy and credibility.
• Collaborate with content creators to improve content flow, readability, and overall quality.
• Provide feedback and suggestions for content improvements, including restructuring and rephrasing.
• Exercise judgment and make editorial decisions to resolve ambiguities and enhance content quality.
• Employ generative artificial intelligence with discernment and in alignment with company best practices.
• Initiate compliance review process and document compliance requirements for future content development.
• Serve as an in-house advisor on AP style guide and the company’s editorial guidelines.
• Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and evolving editing techniques.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:
• 3+ years of copyediting experience.
• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a copyeditor, with a strong command of the English language, including grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Familiarity with style guides, including AP style.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot errors and inconsistencies.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Comfortable using collaboration tools such as Teams, email, and online Microsoft applications and other technology as needed to work successfully as part of a team in a remote environment.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in productivity applications such as Microsoft (required), Smartsheet (preferred), and Wrike (preferred).
• Comfortable using collaboration tools such as Teams and Office for the web in Microsoft . 
• Enthusiastic user of AI and eager to adapt to new use cases for AI over time. 
• Positive mindset and creative problem-solving skills. 

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

Valuable benefits.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are:
• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Remote work
• Charitable contribution match programs
• Stock purchase opportunities