Production Editor, Copy

Kettle • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $75,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Kettle is hiring Production Editors to join their team working on end-to-end digital website projects for a Bay Area based creative tech company. In this embedded role, you will act as a copy editor and proofreader, while also helping manage copy as it moves through creative reviews and into digital placements. These roles require team members to be onsite 5 days per week, for 2-3 months at a time, for specific projects. At other times during the year, the team is remote.

Requirements

• At least three years with specific copyediting and proofreading experience
• A sharp eye for detail and excitement about learning the intricacies of new products
• Comfort with learning new tech tools, and an interest in developing new systems that help creative teams work more efficiently
• Comfort with proofreading quickly when needed
• Comfort with collaboration, proactive communication, and considering many opinions
• Experience and familiarity with working on a Mac, and using Pages and Box a plus
• Digital agency experience

Responsibilities

• Partnering with Copywriters to copyedit decks and proofread design comps and builds
• Becoming a product expert to be able to read copy in multiple placements with an eye toward accuracy and consistency
• Setting up copy decks using templates (or building copy deck templates as needed)
• Communicating global copy changes that affect multiple deliverables
• Drafting accessibility copy using a template and/or AI tool
• Drafting alternative versions for global partners based on existing copy
• Managing copy after creative reviews as it moves into production, including reviewing and making edits in website builds
• Communicating copy changes to developers in as clear and as concise a way as possible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed