Proofreader- Temp

MANSON WESTERN LLC • Torrance, CA

7h • Remote

About The Position

The Proofreader is responsible for proofreading large, complex assessment projects published both in print form and online, as well as proofreading a steady stream of product reprints, communications, Web content, and other types of content, both printed and electronic.

Requirements

• MINIMUM BA/BS IN ENGLISH, SOCIAL SCIENCES, OR RELATED.
• MINIMUM THREE YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AS A PROOFREADER, COPY EDITOR, TECHNICAL EDITOR OR SIMILAR.
• EXCELLENT COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND STRONG WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
• EXPERIENCE CENTERED AROUND PROOFREADING AND QUALITY CONTROL OF PRINTED MATERIALS AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, ELECTRONIC CONTENT.
• EXPERIENCE WITH LONG DOCUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE HEADING LEVELS AND MANY TABLES, FIGURES, AND CITATIONS AND REFERENCES.
• ABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENTLY HIGH PERFORMANCE ON COMPLEX PUBLISHING PROJECTS WITH MULTIPLE CONCURRENT DELIVERABLES.
• STRONG PROOFREADING SKILLS; USE COMMON PROOFREADER’S MARKS CORRECTLY AND EFFICIENTLY.
• EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT WORD TRACK CHANGES AND ADOBE ACROBAT PDF MARKUP.
• PROFICIENCY WITH MACINTOSH.

Responsibilities

• Work with editors to identify and correct errors in written materials.
• Check each job for accuracy, page numbers, correct headers and footers, and correct type styles.
• Proofread long documents with multiple heading levels and many tables, figures, numerical data, and citations and references.
• Apply Chicago style and APA style guidelines and use common proofreader’s marks correctly and efficiently.
• Update Editorial Manager and shared project documents on job status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level